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
- July 2008
- New INCA probe: regulation of examinations and qualifications
- A thematic probe examining the regulation of examinations and qualifications in other countries was uploaded to this website in July 2008. Data was collected in autumn 2007.
- July 2008
- INCA comparative tables updated
- The INCA Comparative Tables provide a brief overview of key issues across the Archive countries. They have just been updated and a table covering the organisation of the school year and school day has been added.
- 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.