Title: National Center for External Evaluation of Education External evaluation of education
1National Center for External Evaluation of
Education External evaluation of education
2- National Center for External Evaluation
- is a public institution responsible for
conducting external evaluation exams in Croatian
educational system.
3Objectives of external evaluation
- To establish a system for improving the quality
of education - To establish a system of standardized evaluation
of knowledge and skills competencies
4Croatias and EU education-related documents
serving as a basis
- Declaration of Knowledge Croatia as Based on
Knowledge and Knowledge Application (HAZU, 2002.) - 55 recommendations for increasing Croatias
competitiveness Education for Growth and
Development (NVK, 2004) - Plan for Developing Education and Training System
for period 2005 2010 (MZOS, 2005) - Lisbon Declaration Education and Professional
Development until 2010 (EU, 2000)
5What took place in the period 2004 - 2009?
- System of external evaluation was introduced into
Croatian educational system. - LAW ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOLS introduces mandatory - 1. National Exams,
2. State Matura and
3. Self-evaluation. - National Center for External Evaluation of
Education is established as a public institution.
6Legal basis
- Law on National Center for External Evaluation of
Education (22.10.2004.) - Centers Statute (Croatian Parliament,
9.12.2005.) - Directors appointment (16.3.2006.)
- Center is a public institution with public
competencies - LAW ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOLS - Law on Adult Education
7OUR MISSION
- Center is responsible for external evaluation
within Croatias educational and training system
and for conducting exams based on national
standards.
8Tasks of the National Center for External
Evaluation of Education
- Research and preparation of national standards
and exam materials - Conducts international proficiency tests
- Coordinates the work of all participants
responsible for conducting national exams (task
forces, reviewers, exam coordinators, evaluators) - Organizes and conducts training of
afore-mentioned groups - Organizes and conducts national exams and State
Matura (print, distribution) - Processes and analyzes results, makes proposals
for modifications - Trains all participants to use results and to
introduce modifications in the system
9INSTITUTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWLEDGE EVALUATION
- Ministry of Science, Education and Sports
- National Center for External Evaluation of
Knowledge - Council for Introduction of State Matura in
Croatian Educational System - Council for Curriculum
- Scientific Project for Introducing State Matura
in Croatian Educational System (MZOS) - Four-year secondary schools
- Adult education institutions
- Primary schools
- Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, CARNET,
University Computing Center, Central Bureau of
Statistics, Institute of Social Sciences Ivo
Pilar - Education and Teacher Training Agency, Agency for
Vocational Education and Training, Agency for
Adult Education
10National exams and external evaluation
- Standardized procedures used to examine students
abilities to use knowledge and skills on certain
subjects - Based on curriculums
- Enable duly, reliable and objective monitoring of
the efficiency of schools and teachers - Conducted throughout educational process under
equal and comparable conditions - Provide explanations for success or lack of
success in education and training results - Other instruments are also applied, used to
determine quality of communication between
teachers and students, school climate, social and
demographic characteristics, students and
teachers motivation factors, level of teachers
qualifications.
11Tasks of national exams and STATE MATURA
- National exams have FORMATIVE tasks
- State Matura has SUMMATIVE tasks
- National exams should provide basis for improving
educational system and for initiating
self-evaluation process in schools - State Matura has to provide standardized
evaluation of knowledge and skills of senior-year
students at the end of mandatory education
12Methodology of approach
- Methodological approach on which the project is
based is an adapted Learning Results-Oriented
Approach - Approach consists of two key stages 1. defining
desirable results (achievements) of learning,
harmonized with current secondary schools
curriculums, - 2. making defined desirable results
(achievements) operational developing
instruments of exams (exercises, tests) which
have attested measuring characteristics
(validity, reliability, objectivity,
sensibility).
13Classification of knowledge and cognitive
processes (revised Bloom taxonomy)
Knowledge dimensions Dimensions of cognitive processes Dimensions of cognitive processes Dimensions of cognitive processes Dimensions of cognitive processes Dimensions of cognitive processes Dimensions of cognitive processes
Knowledge dimensions 1. memory 2. understanding 3. application 4. analysis 5. evaluation 6. creation
Factual knowledge
Conceptual knowledge
Procedural knowledge
Meta-cognitive knowledge
14Levels of importance of learning and teaching
content
Necessary to know Deep and permanent understanding
Important to know Knowledge and effective action
Valuable to know General knowledge
15Objectives of introducing State Matura
- Clear definition and standardization of desirable
competencies learning results. - Attested, reliable and objective verification of
qualifications for performing a vocation
certification. - Meeting the needs of labor market Testing
knowledge and competencies important for
successful adaptation to job requirements. - Contribution to defining national qualifications
Development of national vocational standards as
a part of National Framework of Qualifications. - Transparency and comparability of qualifications
securing distinction and recognition of our
qualifications in the EU our secondary school
diplomas are becoming clear and comparable
documents on local and European labor markets, as
well as in European educational system.
16Development objectives
- To structure education in alignment with needs of
economy and to harmonize with EU developments. - To stimulate positive competition between
schools. - To improve the quality of schools promotion of
quality of learning and teaching. - To improve the culture of attesting and
evaluating knowledge and competencies
increasing the quality of assessments in school. - To better define desirable results, objectives of
education basis for curricular reform. - To increase efforts investment into quality of
own work. - Better quality of communication between teachers
and students partnership.
17Key competencies
- Communication in native language
- Communication in a foreign language
- Mathematic literacy, science and technology
- Digital literacy
- Learning about learning (learning skills)
- Inter-personal, inter-cultural, social and
citizen competencies - Innovation and entrepreneurship
- Cultural awareness and expressivity
18Centers ACHIEVEMENTS
- System of task forces established (secondary
school teachers and university teachers on a
certain subject) - System of exam coordinators in secondary schools
established - Building of self-evaluation system in secondary
schools has began - Scientific and technical cooperation with a
series of important institutions established - Education of all participants has began
19Exams conducted
- In 2006, national exams in 1st grades of
comprehensive schools - In 2007, national exams in 2nd grades of
comprehensive schools - In 2007, test of knowledge of 8th grade students
of primary schools (students sample math and
Croatian) - In 2007, national exams in 1st grades of
vocational schools and comprehensive schools - In 2008, test of knowledge of 4th grade students
of primary schools - In 2008, test of knowledge of 8th grade students
of primary schools - In 2008, experimental State Matura for 3rd grades
- In 2009, national test of achievements in 2nd
grades of comprehensive schools - In 2009, experimental State Matura for 3rd grades
- Exam catalogues for State Matura in 2010
published - Self-evaluation in comprehensive schools,
vocational schools and primary schools
20STATE MATURA
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22WHAT IS EXAMINED?
23SAME FOR EVERYONE
Elementary level
Croatian language
Math
State Matura
Foreign language
24Yet, somewhat different
25for students of classic comprehensive schools
Elementary level
Croatian language
Math
State Matura
Foreign or classic language
26for schools operated on languages of ethnic
minorities
Elementary level
Croatian language
Mother tongue
State Matura
Foreign language or Math
27STATE MATURA EXAMS
28EDUCATION COMPLETED
- FOUR-YEAR VOCATIONAL AND ART SCHOOLS
- STATE MATURA
- (there is no Matura paper)
29STATE MATURA CENTRAL REGISTER AND CONTINUATION OF
EDUCATION
- STUDENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS
- STUDENTS OF FOUR-YEAR VOCATIONAL AND ART SCHOOLS
- STATE MATURA EXAMS
- three mandatory examsandoptional state matura
exams
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31WHEN WHAT
15 October EARLY REGISTRATION
1 FEBRUARY REGISTRATION of exams accompanied with the list of course programs in which students intend to enroll after finishing secondary school
FEBRUARY JUNE EXAMS FROM OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
APRIL ESSAY (Croatian and Foreign language)
16 MAY 30 MAY EXAMS FROM MANDATORY SUBJECTS
30 JUNE RESULTS AND ENTRY INTO STATE MATURA CENTRAL REGISTER
15 JULY REGISTRATION FOR AUTUMN TERM (for those who did not take the test, who failed in the 1st term or who wish for a better grade)
16 AUGUST 30 AUGUST AUTUMN TERM
1 SEPTEMBER RESULTS AND ENTRY INTO STATE MATURA CENTRAL REGISTER
1 SEPTEMBER STUDIES
32Reserach Conclusions
- Education of parents
- Teacher training
- Teachers Marking vs. Exam Marking
- Regional Socio-Economical conditionings
- Students motivation
- New type of examination
33Today and tomorrow
- CENTER is an institution that provides links
between professions, with a goal to improve
quality of education - CENTER offers and seeks cooperation
- CENTER should serve to everyone to build
evaluation system which would responds to
requirements of new generation and labor market - External evaluation will become SCHOOLS need
34What else we do
- NQF expert groups
- Licencing teachers principals
- PISA, PIRLS
- International cooperation (CITO, IEA, ALTE,
Language Survey, ) - Regional cooperation (Prag Group, C-S Regional
Group)
35THANK YOU !