Research for CULT Committee – Evaluation of Education at the European Level

This study addresses the question of similarities and differences of the education evaluation approaches of the EU and the OECD with the aim of exploring the possibilities of further developing the education evaluation system and the related policies of the EU. The study analyses the existing EU level educational evaluation practices and policies with a special focus on the use of educational indicators and the assessment of pupil competences. On the basis of the analysis a number of recommendations have been formulated for possible future EU level policies and actions.

External author: Gábor Halász (ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary)

European Parliament: Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union: Publications available via the EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/directorate-general-for-internal-policies-of-the-union-cbf.cKABstF7wAAAEjwYYY4e5K/

European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Studies 2016: Research for CULT Committee - Evaluation of Education at the European Level http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/573424/IPOL_STU(2016)573424_EN.pdf

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