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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1405-6666</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de investigación educativa]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[RMIE]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-6666</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Consejo Mexicano de Investigación Educativa A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1405-66662006000200617</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Diseño y desarrollo de los exámenes de la calidad y el logro educativos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Design and development of examinations of educational achievement and quality]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Backhoff]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Margarita]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Monroy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lucía]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tanamachi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María de Lourdes]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,INEE  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[DF ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,INEE  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,INEE  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,INEE  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>29</numero>
<fpage>617</fpage>
<lpage>638</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-66662006000200617&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-66662006000200617&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-66662006000200617&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Se describe la puesta en marcha de una nueva generación de pruebas nacionales que el Instituto Nacional para la Evaluación de la Educación (INEE) utiliza, en muestras de estudiantes con representatividad nacional y estatal, para evaluar la calidad del sistema educativo nacional con base en los aprendizajes logrados en educación básica y media superior. Se describen los propósitos y principios de la evaluación del aprendizaje que asume el INEE, así como el marco de referencia de los Exámenes de la Calidad y el Logro Educativos. Se definen las características de las pruebas nacionales como: criteriales, alineadas al currículum nacional y con un diseño matricial. Se detalla el proceso para diseñar, construir, aplicar y validar estos exámenes. Se conclu ye discutiendo la necesidad de contar con instrumentos evaluativos de calidad para cumplir con las metas del INEE y así ayudar a mejorar la educación en México.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: The article describes the initial use of a new generation of national tests by Mexico&#8217;s National Institute for the Evaluation of Education (Instituto Nacional para la Evaluación de la Educación&#8212;INEE) among sample groups of students who are representative in national and state terms. The aim is to evaluate the quality of the national education system, based on achievement attained at the elementary, secondary, and high school levels. A description is given of the objectives and principles assumed by INEE in evaluating learning, as well as the framework of reference of examinations of educational achievement and quality. The characteristics of national tests are defined: criteria, alignment with the national curriculum and the design matrix. The process is detailed for designing, constructing, administering and validating these examinations. The conclusion discusses the need to have evaluative instruments of quality to comply with the goals of INEE and thus help to improve education in Mexico.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pruebas de aprovechamiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[calidad educativa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[educación básica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[México]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[achievement tests]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[educational quality]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[basic education]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mexico]]></kwd>
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