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This chapter begins by discussing different possible types of curriculum and the more typical national, standardised and centrally prescribed curriculum used in Africa. The next section discusses what is in the curriculum in Africa, including the role of new subjects. The next section of the chapter discusses technical and vocational education and where and how it can be provided. The final section of the chapter considers assessment, beginning with the functions of assessment and its relationship to the labour market and its possible use in school improvement but also in comparing schools and education systems. The section then looks at the many different forms that assessment can take place.

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Harber, C. (2017). Curriculum and Assessment. In: Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57382-3_6

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