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Marinho, Paulo; Leite, Carlinda; Fernandes, Preciosa – Research in Mathematics Education, 2017
This article describes mathematics teachers' evaluation practices and the reasoning and beliefs that support those practices. The data were collected in two Portuguese schools representing very different results in the national exams, through semi-structured interviews with mathematics teachers and departmental curriculum coordinators as well as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Summative Evaluation, Mathematics Tests, Educational Practices
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Oppedisano, Veruska; Turati, Gilberto – Education Economics, 2015
This paper provides evidence on the sources of differences in inequality in educational scores and their evolution over time in four European countries. Using Programme for International Student Assessment data from the 2000 and the 2006 waves, the paper shows that inequality decreased in Germany and Spain (two "decentralised" schooling…
Descriptors: Evidence, Equal Education, Etiology, Educational Development
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Sarrico, Claudia S.; Rosa, Maria J.; Coelho, Ines P. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to measure and compare the performance of Portuguese secondary schools. Design/methodology/approach: Some data on the schools were collected via an electronic questionnaire sent to 103 secondary schools of the centre region of Portugal; other needed data were available through the Centre Regional Education…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Dropout Rate, Benchmarking, Educational Assessment