Public Examinations Examined

by Thomas Kellaghan and Vincent Greaney

High-stakes public examinations exert a dominant influence in most education systems. They affect both teacher and student behavior, especially at the middle and upper levels of secondary education. The content of past examinations tends to dictate what is taught and how it is taught and, more important, what is learned and how it is learned. By changing aspects of these examinations, especially their content and format, education systems can have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146481418X
• ISBN13: 9781464814181
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"