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010 _a2019953613
020 _a9781464814181
_q(paperback)
020 _z9781464814198
_q(ebook)
035 _a(The World Bank)21272452
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
042 _apcc
100 1 _aKellaghan, Thomas,
_eauthor.
_929066
245 1 0 _aPublic examinations examined /
_cThomas Kellaghan, Vincent Greaney.
263 _a202012
264 1 _aWashington :
_bWorld Bank Group,
_c2020.
300 _a1 online resource (pages cm)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
347 _adata file
_2rda
520 3 _a"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 a strong positive impact on teacher behavior and student learning, help raise student achievement levels, and better prepare students for tertiary-level education and for employment. Examination agencies, many of which have followed the same procedures over decades, can learn from the successes and failures of other systems"--
_cProvided by publisher.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
700 1 _aGreaney, Vincent,
_eauthor.
_929067
776 0 8 _aPrint Version:
_z9781464814181
830 0 _aWorld Bank e-Library.
_929068
856 4 0 _uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-1418-1
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