Curricula, Examinations, and Assessment in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa Paperback / softback
by The World Bank
Part of the Africa Human Development Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
Economic and social changes, fast evolution of technology, and the growing importance of internet services and international communications-all these require secondary education providers to adapt what is taught and learned in schools.
However, in Africa the content of secondary curricula is in most cases ill-adapted to 21st century challenges, where young people are mobile, have access to "more and instant information," and face health threats such as HIV/AIDS.
In addition, implementation problems exist, and the time for instruction is often much less then what is required by the prescribed secondary curriculum.
In Africa there is a need to develop a secondary education curriculum adapted to the local economic and social environment, but with international-comparable performance indicators.
This study analyses that challenge: the quality of curricula and assessment, and their development processes in secondary education in Africa against the background of existing contexts, conditions, and ambitions on the one hand and current pedagogical thinking on the other.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:140 pages
- Publisher:World Bank Publications
- Publication Date:28/02/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780821373484
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:140 pages
- Publisher:World Bank Publications
- Publication Date:28/02/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780821373484
