National Self‐determination and International Dependence: the organisation and control of secondary school examinations in the small states of the Commonwealth
- 28 July 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice
- Vol. 5 (2), 151-173
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594980050202
Abstract
This paper contributes to the literatures on examinations, on self‐determination and dependence, and on small states. It draws particularly on materials for a Commonwealth Secretariat project on examination systems in small states. For the purposes of this paper, small states are defined as ones with populations below 3 million. The Commonwealth has 32 such states, scattered in different parts of the world. Review of systems for external secondary school examinations shows three basic models. Some small states operate their own examination systems, some participate in regional bodies, and some make use of examinations set in other countries. The paper notes the advantages and disadvantages of each model, and the reasons for variations.Keywords
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