Wykorzystanie egzaminów o niskiej doniosłości do oceny efektywności nauczania – możliwości i ograniczenia

The article discusses the possibility of using low-stakes tests to assess teaching effectiveness measures (educational value-added, EVA) for primary schools in Poland. It was shown that EVA, calculated using the results of the OBUT test for diagnosis of skills of third grade pupils, which is voluntary for schools, and the Sprawdzian – external examination conducted in the sixth grade, can be a valuable tool for evaluation, provided that the third-grade test is conducted and assessed in accordance with the procedures. The authors identified problems in this field. Disturbing characteristics of the OBUT test may suggest that these procedures have not been complied with in every school. For this reason, the authors recommend changes in the implementation of such diagnoses of school achievements.