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DeLuca, Christopher; Pyle, Angela; Braund, Heather; Faith, Laurie – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2020
Currently, kindergarten education is shaped by two priorities: (1) the recognition that early learning must maintain a developmental orientation and support socio-personal growth; and (2) a growing emphasis on standards-based curriculum and the use of assessment to support children's learning. While some researchers have argued these two…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Kindergarten, Young Children, Personal Autonomy
Frans, Niek; Post, W. J.; Oenema-Mostert, C. E.; Minnaert, A. E. M. G. – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2020
Standardised tests play an important role in early childhood (EC) education in many countries. Although teachers' conceptions largely determine whether and how these instruments are used, research on this topic is scarce. As a result, factors that influence conceptions of standardised testing have remained largely unexplored. To examine teachers'…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Teacher Attitudes, Standardized Tests
Jensen, Bryant; Pérez Martínez, María Guadalupe; Aguilar Escobar, Angélica – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2016
Educational policy in Mexico and throughout Latin America is shifting focus from school access to school quality. Improving "quality" is often interpreted as enhancing student learning opportunities, but three issues remain unresolved: (a) what constitutes opportunity to learn (OTL) in classrooms; (b) how to assess classroom OTL (COTL);…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Educational Opportunities, Time on Task
Strakova, Jana; Simonová, Jaroslava – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2013
Student assessment in the Czech Republic is still rather traditional, with classroom practice continuing to focus on summative assessment. The country has regularly participated in international surveys, but the findings from these only started to influence educational policy during the past decade, when Czech students' performance fell markedly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Exit Examinations, Preschool Education