Launch: A New Primer on Large-Scale Assessments of Educational Achievement

Building a strong education system that promotes learning for all is fundamental to a country’s development and economic growth. Among the different actions that can strengthen the quality of an education system, regular, large-scale assessments of student achievement levels – when done well – can be particularly relevant and cost-effective. Over the last 10 years, an increasing number of countries around the world have initiated national large-scale assessment programs or participated in international or regional large-scale assessment exercises for the first time.

This new World Bank book comes in response to the huge demand from policymakers and other education stakeholders for a concise, easy-to-read introductory guide on the topic of large-scale assessments of educational achievement. It is meant to be a first-stop resource for those wanting to understand how to properly design, develop, administer, analyze, and use the results from large-scale assessments of educational achievement. It also provides an update on the main international and regional large-scale assessment studies conducted in the last ten years.

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