TY - JOUR TI - Assessment Competence of Teaching Staff – a Factor in the Implementation of National Policy in the Field of School Competence Assessment AU - Stratan, Victoria TI - Assessment Competence of Teaching Staff – a Factor in the Implementation of National Policy in the Field of School Competence Assessment AB - The article addresses the issue of assessment competences of teachers in the context of the reform undertaken in the Republic of Moldova at the level of educational policies related to the school competence assessment. The article examines the national normative framework; the educational policy documents underlying the assessment process in primary education are mentioned and analysed. The descriptors to be demonstrated by the teachers in the classroom assessment process, as well as the principles of andragogy, are listed here. The objective of this article is to analyse the main achievements of the national educational system at the level of educational documents and highlight the importance of training the assessment competences of teachers as an essential factor in increasing students’ performance.  VL - 2022 IS - 10 (2022) PY - 2023 SN - 2353-4745 C1 - 2544-0179 SP - 31 EP - 47 DO - 10.4467/25439561LE.22.004.17530 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/labor-et-educatio/article/assessment-competence-of-teaching-staff-a-factor-in-the-implementation-of-national-policy-in-the-field-of-school-competence-assessment KW - assessment KW - assessment criteria KW - descriptor KW - standard KW - teachers’ assessment competence KW - professional competence