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Languages in Secondary Education: An Overview of National Tests in Europe – 2014/15

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Languages in Secondary Education: An Overview of National Tests in Europe – 2014/15

19 February 2018

 

Date of publication: 25 September 2015

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This Eurydice report provides a comparative overview of the national tests in Europe assessing the language competences of secondary school students. The analysis covers aspects such as the increasing importance of national tests in languages, the objectives of the tests, the skills tested, as well as the means developed by countries aiming at ensuring consistent and reliable scoring procedures, and the influence of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) on national tests.

The report includes the 28 EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Türkiye, Montenegro and Serbia. The reference year is 2014/15.

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