ERIC Number: EJ1044787
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-7879
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National Assessment and the Opportunity to Learn in Educational Reform
Snyder, Conrad Wesley, Jr.; Mereku, Kofi D.; Amedahe, Francis K.; Etsey, Kofui; Adu, John
International Journal of Educational Reform, v22 n1 p76-102 Win 2013
Over two decades, national assessments in Ghana have revealed generally poor performances across curriculum-based tests for primary school (Grades 1-6). Various reform agendas have been applied to the education system, sometimes with isolated success, but the overall performances remained stable and low. Surveying teacher mentors in schools revealed that only some of the curriculum was taught and not a high percentage was ever taught. The students faced national tests that reflected only a portion of what they were taught; they did not have the opportunity to learn the curriculum material on which the tests were based. The problem is that schooling is not happening.
Descriptors: Educational Change, National Surveys, Educational Opportunities, Curriculum Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment, Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Public Schools, Scores, Mathematics Achievement, Weighted Scores, Elementary Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Barriers, Performance Factors, Underachievement, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ghana
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