Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction -- Design of the Qatar student assessment system: a work in progress -- Implementing the QCEA in 2004, 2005, and 2006: test development and administration -- Scoring the QCEA and reporting results -- Lessons learned and future directions -- Appendix A: Assessment elements considered for the QSAS -- Appendix B: Steps to align assessments with curriculum standards -- Appendix C: Performance-level results of 2005 and 2006 QCEAs for Ministry of Education, private Arabic, and Independent schools…”