TY - BOOK AU - Kellaghan,Thomas AU - Greaney,Vincent ED - World Bank. TI - Assessing student learning in Africa T2 - Directions in development SN - 0821358499 AV - LB2822.75 .G73 2004 U1 - 371.26096 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - Educational evaluation KW - Africa KW - Case studies KW - Educational tests and measurements N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-76) and index N2 - "Assessing Student Learning in Africa emphasizes the importance of learning quality and offers concrete suggestions for improving educational assessment practices in Sub-Saharan Africa. It reviews four major areas of educational assessment: public examinations; national assessments; international assessments; and classroom assessments." "The authors focus on how these four types of assessment are used to monitor and evaluate learning, describe the differences between them, and analyze each one. They also make recommendations for using the different forms of assessment to enhance student learning."--BOOK JACKET ER -