OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Netherlands 2014

How can student assessment, teacher appraisal, school evaluation and system evaluation bring about real gains in performance across a country’s school system? This review report for the Netherlands provides, from an international perspective, an independent analysis of major issues facing the Dutch evaluation and assessment framework in education, current policy initiatives and possible future approaches. This series forms part of the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes.

Contents:

+ Acronyms and abbreviations

+ Chapter 1. School education in the Netherlands
-National context
-Main features of the school system
-Quality and equity in Dutch education
-Main policy developments
-References

+ Chapter 2. The evaluation and assessment framework
-Context and features
-Strengths
-Challenges
-Policy recommendations
-References

+ Chapter 3. Student assessment
-Context and features
-Strengths
-Challenges
-Policy recommendations
-References
-Annex 3.1 Research on 21st century skills

+ Chapter 4. Teacher appraisal
-Context and features
-Strengths
-Challenges
-Policy recommendations
-References

+ Chapter 5. School evaluation
-Context and features
-Strengths
-Challenges
-Policy recommendations
-References

+ Chapter 6. Education system evaluation
-Context and features
-Strengths
-Challenges
-Policy recommendations
-References

+ Conclusions and recommendations
-School system context
-Strengths and challenges
-Policy recommendations

+ Annex A: The OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes

+ Annex B: Visit itinerary

+ Annex C: Composition of the Review team

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