"Towards a Competency-Based Assessment in Primary Education in Algeria: Innovations and Challenges"

Abstract

The new approach to assessing student learning outcomes at the end of primary school in Algeria brings innovations in terms of methods and alignment with developed competencies. However, concerns remain about its implementation difficulties and the risk of excessive focus on this single evaluation. Recommendations are made to strengthen the coherence of the assessment system and establish more diversified continuous assessment. Despite these advances, a more comprehensive transformation of assessment practices appears necessar