Ministry of Education 
                                                   Ghana
                   NATIONAL PRE-TERTIARY 
                     LEARNING ASSESSMENT 
                                   FRAMEWORK
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                Contents
                Foreword vii
                Acknowledgements viii
                Contributors ix
                Acronyms xii
                1.0 Introduction                                                       1
                2.0 Why have an Assessment Framework?                                  3
                3.0 Why do we assess?                                                  4
                     3.1 Reasons for assessing                                         4
                     3.2 Assessment purposes                                           5
                4.0 What do we assess?                                                 8
                     4.1 The core competences                                          9
                     4.2 The Four Rs                                                  11
                5.0 How do we assess?                                                 13
                     5.1 Assessment practices in schools (School-level assessment)    13
                     5.2 Assessment practices in the districts                        23
                     5.3 Assessment practices at the National level                   26
                     5.4 Inclusivity in Assessment                                    32
                     5.5 Ensuring the quality of assessment                           33
                     5.6 Using assessment data effectively                            35
                     5.7 Keeping accurate records                                     38
                     5.7 Tracking Learner Achievements                                39
                     5.8 Data Utilisation                                             39
                     5.9 Performance Standards at each Grade                          40
                6.0 Who conducts assessment?                                          43
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                       6.1 School level Assessment                                        43
                       6.2 District level Assessment                                      43
                       6.3 National Level Assessment                                      44
                       6.4 International level assessment                                 44
                  7.0 When do we assess?                                                  45
                  8.0 Overview of assessment at each Key Phase                            46
                       8.1 Key Phase 1 (Kindergarten 1 & 2)                               46
                       8.2 Key Phase 2 (B1-B3)                                            49
                       8.3 Key Phase 3 (B4-B6)                                            51
                       8.4 Key Phase 4 (B7-B9)                                            53
                       8.5 Key Phase 5 (SHS 1-3)                                          57
                       8.6 TVET  60
                  The future of assessment in Ghana                                       62
                  References 64
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