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Direct linkWaldow, Florian – Comparative Education Review, 2014
In societies following a meritocratic ideal, educational certificates and examinations play a key role in allocating life chances to individuals. Procedures for allocating life chances need to be perceived as fair by those concerned if examinations and certificates are to possess legitimacy. This article traces and compares basic conceptions of…
Descriptors: Justice, Foreign Countries, Ethics, Comparative Education
Lindblad, Torsten – 1983
The system of standardized second language tests administered to Swedish junior and senior high school students is described. The tests are used to give teachers an idea of the performance levels of their entire classes, not individual students, for comparison with national norms. They are administered more than a year before the students leave…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French, German
Download full textPostlethwaite, T. Neville – 1986
The use of standardized testing in secondary schools (with students between 10 and 19 years old) is described for four European countries: (1) England; (2) West Germany; (3) the Netherlands; and (4) Sweden. In the decentralized English system, several published standardized tests are available; they are used less at the secondary level than in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewedWedman, Ingemar – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994
A brief description is presented of the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT), its content, and its use. The SweSAT has been used for college admission in Sweden since 1977. Some related research activities, including studies of sex differences, dimensionality, and effects of test coaching, are described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students
Bergentoft, Rune – Francais dans le Monde, 1978
A discussion of the testing system in Sweden within the context of the position of foreign languages in the educational system. Topics addressed are the standardized grading system, the different types of tests, the content of the French tests and opinions of teachers and students. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, French, Grading, Language Instruction
Heyneman, Stephen P., Ed.; Fagerlind, Ingemar, Ed. – 1988
In September 1984, the Chinese government asked the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank to assist the officials of the Chinese Ministry of Education in thinking through some policy options for examinations and standardized testing. This document summarizes the descriptions of testing programs and advice provided to these Chinese…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Peer reviewedEngstrom, Jan-Ake; Noonan, Richard – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1990
Key findings based on data from the Second International Science Study for 19,036 third, fourth, seventh, eighth, ninth, eleventh, and twelfth graders in Sweden are discussed. Findings concerning achievement, attitudes, gender differences, future education, and career choices indicate that science achievement is increasing, and gender differences…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
