OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education

How can student assessment, teacher appraisal, school evaluation and system evaluation bring about real gains in performance across a country’s school system? The country reports in this series provide, from an international perspective, an independent analysis of major issues facing the evaluation and assessment framework, current policy initiatives, and possible future approaches. This series forms part of the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes. Contents Chapter 1. School education in Portugal Chapter 2. The evaluation and assessment framework Chapter 3. Student assessment Chapter 4. Teacher appraisal Chapter 5. School evaluation Chapter 6. Education system evaluation