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Opposs, Dennis; Baird, Jo-Anne; Chankseliani, Maia; Stobart, Gordon; Kaushik, Amit; McManus, Hugh; Johnson, David – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2020
Seldom have comparative studies of educational assessment systems been undertaken, especially regarding their standard setting procedures. This study examines the effects of governance structures on the power relations in standard setting in the dominant school-leaving or university-entrance examinations. We present acritical analysis of the…
Descriptors: Governance, Standard Setting, Educational Assessment, College Entrance Examinations
OECD Publishing, 2021
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the frequent closure of school buildings in most countries in the world and has interrupted the school attendance of at least 1.2 billion students in 2020 and 2021. Although many education systems are adapting to varying degrees, the pandemic is showing that countries' current learning infrastructures…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Practices, School Closing
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Ahmad, Nisar – World Journal of Education, 2013
The primary purpose of this paper is to review and evaluate the causes of educational poverty in less developed countries. The basic intent in carrying out such a study is to define and derive the role of governing agencies in deliberately creating educational poverty in the country, so that the private interest of the rich and powerful ruling…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Developing Nations, Access to Education, Equal Education