The impact of the implementation of the educational standards on assessment and students' achievement: The teachers' expectations
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the expectations of the teachers related to the influence of the educational standards on assessment and achievements of the students. The research included 400 primary-school teachers who teach natural sciences (geography, biology, physics and chemistry). Apart from the subject the variables matters were: gender, length of service and the region in which a teacher works. We analyzed the data gained by the use of the explorative questionnaire construed for a wider research on the implementation of the educational standards in primary school. The results show that a bit more than half the teachers expect that the educational standards will induce important changes in their work, and the majority agree that the changes will be in the domain of assessment of the students' achievements. There are some differences in the expectations between the teachers of different subjects: chemistry teachers expect the biggest help from the implementation of the standards, while geography teachers expect the biggest changes in the domain of assessment. The implementation of the educational standards will mostly limit the possibilities of subjective assessments in chemistry and will be helpful in the reduction of failing grades and, consequently, in cease achievements in physics. The obtained results revealed also regional differences related to the teacher's perception of the student's knowledge according to the cognitive domains.
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2932653897