Schools, Universities and Large-Scale Assessment Responses to COVID-19: The Swedish Example

Autor/inn/en	Wiberg, Marie; Lyrén, Per-Erik; Lind Pantzare, Anna
Titel	Schools, Universities and Large-Scale Assessment Responses to COVID-19: The Swedish Example
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 11 (2021), Artikel 175 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wiberg, Marie) ORCID (Lyrén, Per-Erik) ORCID (Lind Pantzare, Anna)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Standardized Tests; Testing; College Entrance Examinations; Aptitude Tests; Educational Change; School Closing; Elementary Schools; Secondary Schools; Higher Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; College Admission; Responses; Distance Education; Computer Assisted Testing; National Competency Tests; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Testdurchführung; Testen; Aufnahmeprüfung; Aptitude test; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Bildungsreform; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Sekundarschule; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Schweden
Abstract	The aim of this paper is to describe, analyze, and discuss how Swedish schools and the national tests in schools, university teaching and examination, and the college admissions test, Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT), have been affected by the COVID-19 situation. A further aim is to discuss the challenges in schools, universities and in the admissions test process in Sweden which are due to the COVID-19 situation. Contrary to many other countries, Swedish schools remained open, except for upper secondary school and universities where teaching went online. However, the spring administrations of the national tests and the high-stake college admission test, SweSAT, were cancelled, which had impact on admissions to universities in the fall. By using documentation from the news, school, and university authorities, as well as governmental reports of the events and a student survey, challenges are discussed. The novelty of this study includes a discussion of the events and their upcoming challenges. A discussion of what could be learned and what to expect in the close future is included, as well as conclusions which can be drawn from this situation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01