Review article
Religious education in the face of national examinations
Ana Thea Filipović
orcid.org/0000-0002-0119-1940
Abstract
National examinations, which are being held for the first time in the school year of 2009/2010, are a novelty in the pedagogical-educational system of the Republic of Croatia. As a form of external evaluation of secondary school results, it was designed to promote the standardization of educational results and measuring instruments; and based on the measurable results of study, to identify some of the strengths and weaknesses of our educational system. In addition, national examinations were seen as a way of stimulating new and more efficient forms of school teaching practice and study, to contribute to the building of a quality monitoring system and – the internal and external – evaluation of the accomplished goals of education in our schools, as well as to initiate a better connection between primary, secondary and higher education. (Catholic) religious education is one of the school subjects which enters the elective part of national examinations and which, together with the obligatory part, is usually required for entering into certain university courses. The article provides first-hand information and gives detail on the work of the expertise working team for religious education at the national examinations which was less known until now, and which due to the nature of secrecy of information, was never written about. Positive incentives are also stressed as well as potential limitations for religious education as a school subject in public schools, following its pedagogically fair and equal participation at the national examinations. The first review of the test examination for religious education is also given.
Keywords
religious education; national examination; external evaluation of education; expertise working group; quality of religious education
Hrčak ID:
53638
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Publication date:
30.4.2010.
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