Achievement Survey

FIGURE 7.1. Comparison of Student Subgroups from India’s 2015 National Achievement Survey

An encouraging finding was reported on the genderwise parameter, where it was found that on an average, girls are doing better than boys in all subjects.

No significant di erence was found in the performance of students from rural or urban backgrounds.

Performance of students on an average, in Cycle 4 as compared to Cycle 3, had gone down.

Source: Adapted from NCERT 2015. Note: SC = Scheduled Caste; ST = Scheduled Tribe. Performance of SC/ST students was significantly below the “Others” category of students.

modification of classroom practices. Reports can also inform pre-service and in-service teacher training opportunities, the content of instructional materials for teachers, and curriculum development (Kellaghan, Greaney, and Murray 2009).

Box 7.2 summarizes some of the uses and policy implications of the national large-scale assessment results in the Republic of Korea. Korea’s national large-scale assessment has been used to determine school quality and school accountability; at the same time, the assessment results have supported implementation of tailored programs for students and system-level policies for schools.