The project began in 2005, with 23 Agency member and observer countries participating in phase 1 of project activities. The overall goal for this phase was to examine how assessment policy and practice can support effective decision-making about teaching and learning approaches, methods and steps in the best possible ways.

The aims of the project were:
- To develop a knowledge base looking at assessment policies and practice in the participating countries;
- To examine innovative examples of effective assessment policy and practice and highlight recommendations and guidelines for assessment in inclusive settings.

This web area presents the results and materials developed during the project activities, including presentations of examples of innovative practice from project experts, a review of literature from non-European countries and country reports of assessment policy and practice in the participating countries.

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Country Contacts

Fifty assessment experts participated in phase 1 of the project, from Austria, the Flemish and French speaking communities of Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, the German Bundesländer, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom (England).

The contact details of all experts involved in the project are available to download as an MSWord file (91kb).

Project Information

Please use the links below to access the different materials coming from the Project.

The non-European literature review can be downloaded by clicking on a link below:
non-European literature review MSWord file (315kb) or non-European literature review Adobe Acrobat pdf (860kb).

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This review (available in English only) presents literature describing legislative frameworks, the possible purposes of assessment and developments in assessment practice in primary inclusive education settings in non-European countries.

A full explanation of working definitions and project parameters (37kb) used in the project, translations of key words (153kb) and a glossary of terminology (42kb) can be downloaded as MSWord files.

Experts' presentations of examples of innovative practice in their countries can be accessed here.

The main information gathering activity for phase 1 of the project was the preparation of Country Reports describing assessment policy and practice. These country reports are available in two presentation formats:

- A database of key topics where information from countries can be cross referenced;

- Full country reports that are indexed using agreed key terms. Indexed reports can be downloaded as MSWord files.

Summary Report

The main findings from phase 1 project work are presented in the summary report 'Assessment Inclusive Settings - Key Issues for Policy and Practice'.

Download copies of the report in 19 languages as an MS Word text only file or an Adobe Acrobat pdf file with graphics.

A short flyer of key messages is also available as an MSWord text only file or an Adobe Acrobat pdf graphics file.

Recommendations Matrix

This Recommendations Matrix has been prepared as a tool that will help readers to cross reference all the recommendations presented in the phase 1 summary report, with the project Country Reports.

The Matrix can be downloaded as an MSWord file (174kb).