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Basic way to use SAM test is a one-time assessment of the learning results of primary school graduates.

Assessment timing:

Assessment with SAM test should be conducted at the beginning of the 5^th school year as a part of evaluation of readiness for secondary school.

 Goals: 

• Results of the assessment will provide information for the evaluation of the results of primary education
• For teacher to evaluate his work as he/she starts working  with first-graders
• Regular assessment can be seen as monitoring of the primary education in frames of different scales (from school-level to the level of the local educational system).
• Monitoring results provide opportunity to determine the structure of  the school class and fill up knowledge gaps

Team of researchers can provide analysis and interpretation of SAM testing results

Target group:

• Local educational authorities
• School administrations
• Primary and secondary school teachers

Results:

•  Common level of educational results of region school system
• Successes of some schools and classes compare to others
• Quality consist of all contingent of students in region/school
• School classes comparison in same school and to average exponents of the region
• Revelation of possible directions of actions to improve average performance.
• Assessment of the implemented organization of the educational process in classroom/school

Team of specialists in education quality assessment can develop recommendations in the frames of assessed education system. On the result of analysis there can be developed ways of improvement of average performance of class/school.