1 OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes HUNGARY Country Background Report 2010 On behalf of the Ministry of Education and Culture Compiled by Edit Sinka research fellow Advisory Board: Ildikó Balázsi, Sándor Brassói, Gábor Halász, László Limbacher, László Pongrácz This report was prepared by the Ministry of Education and Culture as an input to the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes. The document was prepared in response to guidelines the OECD provided to all countries. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the national authority, the OECD or its member countries. Further information about the OECD Review is available at www.oecd.org/edu/evaluationpolicy.