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Reform in the German Educational System: An Ongoing Process

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Reform in the German Educational System: An Ongoing Process

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    1. Reform in the German Educational System: An Ongoing Process Mitchell Beck Wanda Smith Amy Wollowski EPS 530 Z SP 07 – Dr. Fazal Rizvi

    3. The German School System Germany is divided into 16 states or “Länder”; each is in charge of educational system Guidelines set by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs, but actual implementation is up to the individual Lander.

    4. PISA Programme for International Student Assessment Developed by the OECD Assesses reading, mathematical, and scientific literacy of 15 year olds Also tests skills self-regulated learning, problem solving, and technology skills PISA 2003 Report led to a reform package approved by the Standing Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs to standardize the curriculum across the Länder

    6. PISA: 2000 vs. 2003 (The OECD sets its average score at 500)

    8. Standing Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs Create Reforms Removal of social selection with tracking system Increase instruction from half- to full-day Create national standards of learning Adapt teacher training programs

    9. Ongoing and Future Reforms Monitoring quality assurance of national standards Continued development of additional occupation trainings Reporting of educational developments

    10. What has worked? Specific projects to improve reading, scientific and mathematical literacy Full-day schooling, national standards, teacher education all steps in the right direction Test scores have improved on all levels However, test scores have improved inconsistently

    11. Conclusion Reforms are step in the right direction, but change is happening slowly and inconsistently The socio-economic gap in German society, created by the school system, remains Germany must continue to improve schools; more sweeping change may be needed

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