Historical Development of Academic Achievement Assessment

Abstract

Academic achievement refers to students’ learning outcome of a school curriculum. It is a crucial indicator of education quality. Academic achievement assessment is an essential means by which education quality is evaluated and guaranteed. Since the beginning of school education, there has been examination of student performance, a form of academic achievement assessment to some extent. But in the context of modern education, academic achievement assessment has specific features of its own. This specificity lies in its close connection with people’s efforts to promote equity and quality in education, to adjust education policy, as well as to make classroom interventions.