Assessment of practical skills in the Technology Curriculum in the Netherlands

In 1993 the first stage of secondary education in The Netherlands was restructured. All pupils of the age of 12 - 15 years old follow a national core curriculum, called Basic Education. Technology is a new subject in this curriculum. The objectives of technology are divided into three domains: Technology and society; Technical products and systems; Designing and making products. The National Institute for Educational Measurement was commissioned for the assessment of the national curriculum. The assessment of the technology curriculum is undertaken by tests that cover a combination of two doma... Mehr ...