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7 - Revising the Content and Standards of Student Assessment

from Part II - Piloting Initiatives and Scaling Up to the Whole System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2023

By
Olga Mozhayeva ,
Aidana Shilibekova ,
Dinara Ziyedenova  and
Zamira Rakhymbayeva
Edited by
Colleen McLaughlin ,
Liz Winter  and
Natallia Yakavets
Colleen McLaughlin
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Liz Winter
Affiliation:
University of Exeter
Natallia Yakavets
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

Chapter 7 provides a rationale and description of the main transformation processes in the content and standards for assessment of student learning achievements in Kazakhstan introduced within the Renewed Content of Education. Revision of assessment is a complex process that requires consistency with the socio-cultural context and well-structured communication to achieve its credibility. The presented assessment framework was intended to develop the internal structure and content of assessment based on criteria that could be reflected in improving learning outcomes, reducing disparity and building a sustainable culture of interaction based on transparent assessment mechanisms. As with any system, the assessment system depended on the integrity of its consideration and the interrelatedness of teachers’ actions in each classroom. Despite facing a problem of implementation complexity in the initial stages, the teaching community coped with the rethinking of the traditional approach and showed a willingness to develop its own methodological potential in assessment, which made it possible to expand the understanding and involvement of students, parents, politicians and society.

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reforms in assessmentcriteria-basedformative and summative assessmentdiagnostic testingpilot and control schools
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Mapping Educational Change in Kazakhstan , pp. 113 - 136
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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