INCA International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive
INCA provides descriptions of government policy on education in Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the USA and Wales. It focuses on curriculum, assessment and initial teacher training frameworks for pre-school, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education in schools (3-19 age range). A description for South Africa is under development.
The INCA website is funded by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) in England. Content is managed by the Eurydice Unit for England, Wales and Northern Ireland at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). The initial teacher training sections are funded by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA).
News
- April 2008
- New INCA probe: coursework in five countries
- A thematic probe examining coursework in national/state examinations in France, the Netherlands, Norway, Ontario (Canada) and Victoria (Australia) was uploaded to this website in April 2008. Data was collected in November 2007.
- June 2008
- INCA probe: primary curriculum change in 10 countries
- A new thematic probe looking at changes in the primary curriculum since 2005 in France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Slovenia and Tasmania has been added to the INCA website.
- June 2008
- New system summary for Northern Ireland
- A new system summary for Northern Ireland has been added to the INCA website. Providing a concise overview of education in Northern Ireland, the summary is a useful briefing paper for study or policy visits.