Lessons from the field developing and implementing the Qatar student assessment system, 2002-2006

Qatar has recently positioned itself to be a leader in education. Central to the country's efforts is the implementation of reforms to its K-12 education system. Central to the reform initiatives was the development of internationally benchmarked curriculum standards in four subjects: Arabic, E...

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Corporate Author: Qatar. Supreme Education Council (-)
Other Authors: Gonzalez, Gabriella (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND-Qatar Policy Institute c2009.
Series:Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-620-QATAR.
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Summary:Qatar has recently positioned itself to be a leader in education. Central to the country's efforts is the implementation of reforms to its K-12 education system. Central to the reform initiatives was the development of internationally benchmarked curriculum standards in four subjects: Arabic, English as a foreign language, mathematics, and science. To develop a method of testing student achievement in relation to the curriculum standards, a RAND study team worked with Qatar's Evaluation Institute between 2002 and 2006 to create the Qatar Student Assessment System (QSAS). The core component of
Item Description:"Prepared for the Supreme Education Council."
RAND-Qatar Policy Institute.
Physical Description:1 online resource (93 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-67).
ISBN:9781282451063
9786612451065
9780833048660