‘11 plus’ examination. See primary school leaving examination

Advanced Level (A-Level), 32–36, 38–39, 41, 43–47, 108, 123–132, 270, 275, 298–299, 340, 344–345

Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level, 35–36, 45–46, 298–299

Alberta High School Diploma, 82–83, 86, 91–92

Alberta High School Equivalency Diploma, 82, 91

AO Level, 127

appeals, 43, 94, 111, 249, 334

Australian Certificate of Education, 77, 348

Australian Scholastic Aptitude

Test, 309

Baccalauréat, xi, xv, 16–17, 19–21, 23–27, 154–156, 191, 340

Baccalauréat Professionnel, 17

Baccalauréat Technique, 16, 154

Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Education, 182–186

Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate, 182–186

boundary-setting

See standard-setting

Brevet, 16–17, 19–20, 23–24, 154–155, 191, 339, 348

Brevet Professionnel, 154

Cambridge International Examinations, xi, xiv, 6, 103, 292, 298–300, 340

Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination, 270–272, 275–277, 283–284

Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate, 270–272, 275–276, 279, 282

Certificat de Fin d’Études Secondaires, 23

Certificate of Basic General Education, 244

Certificate of Extended

Education, 36

Certificate of High School Achievement, 82–83, 91

Certificate of Secondary (Complete) General Education, 244

Certificate of Secondary Education, 32, 37, 181

cheatingSee also corruption, 7, 26, 42, 74–75, 169, 175, 281–282, 284

Confucian examinations, xiv, 190–191

Core Skills tests, 48, 310

corruptionSee also cheating, xiii, 2, 4, 6–10, 75, 169, 175, 199, 203, 249, 255–256, 258, 281–282, 346

costs of examinations, 4, 26–27, 92, 162, 220, 299–300, 312, 338, 341, 343, 347

coursework assessment, 25, 35, 37, 39, 44–45, 62, 74–75, 86, 115–116, 126–127, 131, 169, 174, 183–184, 282, 321, 323, 331, 344–345, 348

cut-off scores. See grades; moderation; standard-setting