You are here: Home / Vol. 16, issue 1 / Paper 2025-15

Paper 2025-15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26883/2010.251.6611

ОЦЕНЯВАНЕ, ОСНОВАНО НА ДАННИ – ПОТЕНЦИАЛ И ПРЕДИЗВИКАТЕЛСТВА ПРЕД СИСТЕМАТА НА УЧИЛИЩНОТО ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ В БЪЛГАРИЯ

Петя Викторова Петрова
Институт по образованието, София

DATA-BASED ASSESSMENT – POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES FOR THE SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN BULGARIA

Petya Viktorova Petrova
Institute of Education, Sofia

Abstract: The Bulgarian educational system has been trying to make progress in the development of assessment tools and mechanisms for external evaluation. However, the effective use of assessment results as a fundament for improving teaching and learning remains a challenge. This article explores the potential and limitations of data-based assessment in Bulgarian schools, focusing on how information from external evaluations such as national external assessments (NEA), state matriculation exams, and institutional inspections is used at school and at regional levels. The study is based on a review of policy documents, existing research, and institutional data, and is complemented by insights from practice gathered through professional experience and observation. The paper identifies a lack of interpretive capacity and culture among school teams as one of the key barriers to meaningful data use. It also outlines the absence of structured support for data-driven school improvement at the regional and national levels.
The article proposes a conceptual framework to support schools in interpreting and using data effectively. It focuses on the need for capacity building, simplified tools for analysis, and the integration of formative assessment into everyday teaching practices. This model aims to shift the use of data from formal accountability toward a culture of professional learning and pedagogical transformation.

Keywords: data-based assessment, school improvement, national evaluation, formative assessment, educational leadership

References:

  1. OECD (2024). Strengthening Assessment Cultures in Bulgaria. Paris: OECD Publishing.
  2. Earl, L. (2003). Assessment As Learning: Using Classroom Assessment to Maximize Student Learning. Corwin Press.
  3. Datnow, A., Hubbard, L. (2015). Teachers’ Use of Assessment Data to Inform Instruction: Lessons from the Past and Prospects for the Future. Teachers College Record, vol. 117, issue 4

(Endnotes:)
1. Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata (2016). Naredba №11 ot 01.09.2016 g. za otsenyavane na rezultatite ot obuchenieto na uchenitsite. DV, br. 74 ot 20.09.2016 g.
2. Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata (2024). Standarti za inspektirane. https://mon.bg/bg/55
3. Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata (2022–2024). Dokladi po Natsionalnata programa „Razvitie na sistemataza otsenyavane“. Sofiya: MON.
4. Ministerstvo na obrazovanieto i naukata (2022/2023). Otvoreni danni za rezultati ot NVO, DZI i klasatsii na uchilishta. https://data.mon.bg/
5. Dokladi po NP „Inovatsii v deystvie“ i „Razvitie na sistemata za otsenyavane“,MON, 2022–2024
6. Naredbata za finansiraneto na institutsiite v sistemata na preduchilishtnoto i uchilishtnoto obrazovanie, MON, 2025

READ FULL PAPER