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SUMMARY:A test of learning\, certification or accountability?  Perceptions
  of standardized testing in Kazakhstan - Dr Liz Winter and Dr Ros McLellan
  (University of Cambridge Faculty of Education)
DTSTART:20151028T170000Z
DTEND:20151028T183000Z
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CONTACT:Chloe Gayer-Anderson
DESCRIPTION:This paper sets out to examine the application of a Western co
 nstruct of the three primary purposes of national summative assessment to 
 post-Soviet context undergoing educational reform. These purposes are defi
 ned as assessment for: learning\; certification and school accountability 
 (Black\, 1998). Research among school teachers and students in Kazakhstan 
 resulted in qualitative data comprising 51 interviews and focus groups obt
 ained from various types of schools. The dataset was designed to satisfy r
 esearch questions on how the three purposes were met by the current nation
 al school-leaving assessment tool\, the Unified National Test (UNT). A fou
 rth area of discussion was how continuity of assessment was managed betwee
 n the school system and a newly Bologna Process-compliant higher education
  sector (EHEA\, 2012). Results indicated that the UNT was unable to satisf
 y all three purposes effectively\, or to prepare students adequately in a 
 learning-outcomes approach to assessment. Authors: Dr Liz Winter (FoE)\, D
 r Daniel Torrano (NUGSE)\, Dr Ros McLellan (FoE) with assistance from Daur
 enbek Kuleimenov\, Arailym Soltanbekova and Madina Tynybayeva (NUGSE).
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ
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