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OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes – Country Reviews
Countries can opt for a Country Review, which involves an OECD-led review team providing, from an international perspective, an analysis of evaluation and assessment policies in the country, and recommendations for policy development and implementation.
The scope and focus of each review is determined by the country in consultation with the Secretariat, depending on the present arrangements, their strengths and challenges, and country priorities. By providing an external perspective on evaluation and assessment issues, the Country Reviews are also intended to contribute to national discussions and inform other countries about policy innovations underway.
Each country review includes an intensive country visit to fully understand the country’s context, policies and practices and includes meetings with all major stakeholders. After the visit, the review team prepares a Country Review report.
Between May 2010 and 2012, fourteen countries chose to take part in a Country Review:
Australia, Belgium (Flemish Community), Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Sweden and the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland).
From 2016, a second series of reviews, building on the conclusions from the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes, is being carried out. The Country Review reports, which provide the conclusions of the review team, will be posted on the website as they become available.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 31 March 2022
Review team:
- Caitlyn Guthrie (OECD)
- Anna Vitoria Perico E Santos (OECD)
- Kirsteen Henderson (international consultant)
- Annie Norfolk-Beadle (OECD)
- Elizabeth Fordham (OECD)
- Aleksandar Baucal (international consultant)
Bulgaria: 29 March 2022
Review team:
- Caitlyn Guthrie (OECD)
- Annie Norfolk-Beadle (OECD)
- Anna Vitoria Perico E Santos (OECD)
- Kirsteen Henderson (international consultant)
- Christa Rawkins (OECD)
- Elizabeth Fordham (OECD)
- Ruochen Li (OECD)
Brazil: 15 July 2021
National assessment reform: Core considerations for Brazil
Kazakhstan: 14 December 2020
Strengthening national examinations in Kazakhstan to achieve national goals
Developing a school evaluation framework to drive school improvement
Developing a national assessment that supports Kazakhstan’s education goals
Raising the quality of initial teacher education and support for early career teachers in Kazakhstan
Albania: 7 May 2020
Review team:
- Soumaya Maghnouj (OECD)
- Elizabeth Fordham (OECD)
- Caitlyn Guthrie (OECD)
- Kirsteen Henderson (international consultant)
- Daniel Trujillo (OECD)
Serbia: 20 March 2020
Review team:
- Soumaya Maghnouj (OECD)
- George Bethell (international consultant)
- Elizabeth Fordham (OECD)
- Caitlyn Guthrie (OECD)
- Hannah Kitchen (OECD)
- Daniel Salinas (OECD)
Georgia: 17-19 November 2019
Review Team:
- Elizabeth Fordham (OECD)
- Hannah Kitchen (OECD)
- Richard Ruochen Li (OECD)
- Bert George (Ghent University)
- Mary Richardson (University College London)
Review Team:
- Elizabeth Fordham (OECD)
- Hannah Kitchen (OECD)
- Richard Ruochen Li (OECD)
- Kirsteen Henderson (international consultant)
- George Bethell (international consultant)
North Macedonia: 27 May-2 June 2018
Review Team:
- Hannah Kitchen (OECD)
- Soumaya Maghnouj (OECD)
- Richard Ruochen (OECD)
- George Bethell (international consultant)
- Elizabeth Fordham (OECD)
- Manuela Fitzpatrick (OECD)
Review Team:
- Julie Bélanger (RAND)
- Isobel McGregor (international consultant)
- Marguerite Clarke (World Bank)
- Elizabeth Fordham (OECD)
- Hannah Kitchen (OECD)
- Soumaya Maghnouj (OECD)
Review Team:
- Anne Looney, Executive Dean, Institute of Education Dublin City University, Ireland
- Kirsteen Henderson, Independent Consultant, Canada
- Elizabeth Fordham, OECD
- Hannah Kitchen, OECD
- Soumaya Maghnouj, OECD
The schedule for the visits that took place from May 2010 and 2012 and the composition of the review teams are listed below.
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary
Review Team:
- Gábor Halász (Professor of Education, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, University Eötvös Loránd, Budapest; Hungary)
- Janet Looney (Independent consultant, formerly with the OECD; United States)
- Deborah Nusche (OECD), Rapporteur
- Paulo Santiago (OECD)
- Claire Shewbridge (OECD)
Luxembourg: 31 May – 4 June 2010
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary ♦ Conclusions et recommandations (français)
Review Team:
- Melanie Ehren (Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Organisation and Management, University of Twente; Netherlands)
- Morten Rosenkvist (OECD)
- Paulo Santiago (OECD)
- Claire Shewbridge (OECD), Rapporteur
- Cláudia Tamassia (Programme administrator lead in the US-based Educational Testing Service (ETS); Brazilian national)
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary
Review Team:
- Graham Donaldson (formerly Her Majesty’s Senior Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland; United Kingdom)
- Joan Herman (Director, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) at the University of California – Los Angeles, United States)
- Paulo Santiago (OECD), Rapporteur
- Claire Shewbridge (OECD)
New Zealand: 23-30 August 2010
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary
Review Team:
- Dany Laveault (Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa; Canada)
- John MacBeath (Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge; United Kingdom)
- Deborah Nusche (OECD), Rapporteur
- Paulo Santiago (OECD)
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary
Review Team:
- Eunice Jang (Associate Professor; Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning; Ontario Institute for Studies in Education; University of Toronto; Canada)
- Peter Matthews (Education Consultant and Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Education, University of London; United Kingdom)
- Paulo Santiago (OECD)
- Claire Shewbridge (OECD), Rapporteur
Country Review ♦ Norwegian version ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary
Review Team:
- Lorna Earl (Director, Aporia Consulting Ltd.; formerly Associate Professor and Head of the International Centre for Educational Change at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto; Canada)
- William Maxwell (Her Majesty’s Senior Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland; United Kingdom)
- Deborah Nusche (OECD), Rapporteur
- Claire Shewbridge (OECD)
Belgium (Flemish Community): 25 January – 1 February 2011
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary
Review Team:
- Marian Hulshof (Programme Manager of Research and Development, Dutch Inspectorate of Education; Netherlands)
- Deborah Nusche (OECD)
- Claire Shewbridge (OECD), Rapporteur
- Louise Stoll (Professor at the London Centre for Leadership in Learning at the Institute of Education, University of London; United Kingdom)
Portugal: 23 February – 2 March 2011
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary
Review Team:
- Graham Donaldson (formerly Her Majesty’s Senior Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland; United Kingdom)
- Anne Looney (Chief Executive Officer, Irish National Council for Curriculum and Assessment; Ireland)
- Deborah Nusche (OECD)
- Paulo Santiago (OECD), Rapporteur
Czech Republic: 29 March – 5 April 2011
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary
Review Team:
- Alison Gilmore (Associate Professor/Co-director, Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago, New Zealand)
- Deborah Nusche (OECD)
- Pamela Sammons (Professor of Education, Department of Education, University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
- Paulo Santiago (OECD), Rapporteur
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary
Review Team:
- Francisco Benavides (OECD)
- Charlotte Danielson (Educational Consultant, United States)
- Laura Goe (Research Scientist, Educational Testing Service, United States)
- Deborah Nusche (OECD)
- Paulo Santiago (OECD), Rapporteur
Country Review ♦ Spanish Version ♦ Main Conclusions ♦
Review Team:
- Isobel McGregor (Educational Consultant, formerly with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate in Scotland; United Kingdom)
- Deborah Nusche (OECD)
- Pedro Ravela (Director, Institute for Educational Evaluation of the Catholic University of Uruguay; Uruguay)
- Paulo Santiago (OECD), Rapporteur
- Diana Toledo (OECD)
Slovak Republic: 27 March – 3 April 2012
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary ♦ Blog Post
Review Team:
- Johan van Bruggen (Education Consultant, formerly with the Dutch Inspectorate of Education; Netherlands)
- Deborah Nusche (OECD)
- Claire Shewbridge (OECD), Rapporteur
- Paul Wright (Independent Education Advisor; formerly with the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency; United Kingdom)
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland): 26 February – 5 March 2013
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary ♦ Blog Post
Review Team:
- Marian Hulshof (Programme Manager of Research and Development, Dutch Inspectorate of Education; Netherlands)
- Deborah Nusche (OECD)
- Claire Shewbridge (OECD), Rapporteur
- Lars Stenius Staehr (Testing Consultant for the Ministry of Education, Denmark)
Netherlands: 3-10 June 2013
Country Review ♦ Main Conclusions ♦ Summary ♦ Blog Post
Review Team:
- Henry Braun (Professor of Education and Public Policy, Lynch School of Education, Boston College; United States)
- Gábor Halász (Professor of Education, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, University Eötvös Loránd, Budapest; Hungary)
- Deborah Nusche (OECD), Rapporteur
- Paulo Santiago (OECD)
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