Comparative Approaches to Secondary School Assessment: Insights from England and Flanders

Introduction Assessment guides the trajectory a student will pursue throughout their academic years and determines the higher education opportunities and job prospects they can access after turning 18. In this paper, I will present the current arguments for an exclusively examination-based education prevalent in England and contrast it with the variety of assessment techniques employed in the Flanders region of Belgium. The assessment system in use has far-reaching effects, influencing everyth...
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