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SUMMARY:Teacher competence beliefs on classroom assessment practices in se
 condary schools in Kazakhstan - Madina Tynybayeva (PhD student\, Nazarbaye
 v University Graduate School of Education)
DTSTART:20151028T170000Z
DTEND:20151028T183000Z
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CONTACT:Laura Carnicero
DESCRIPTION:Kazakhstan is a country undergoing massive educational reform 
 including the introduction of a trilingual policy in all schools. Taking a
  cross-cultural perspective\, this paper presents results of a qualitative
  study into classroom assessment practices of teachers in secondary school
 s in Kazakhstan. Particular attention is given to how teachers move from a
  post-Soviet construct of competence based on simple knowledge accrual and
  testing against state standards to a more Westernised student competence 
 and formative assessment belief model. Therefore\, the primary aim of this
  study is to apply Western theories of the purposes of assessment to the c
 ontext of teaching English\, Kazakh and Russian in Kazakhstan by exploring
  local teachers' beliefs and understanding about their practices.
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ
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