The article presents the theoretical-conceptual framework of an empirical research. It aims to examine the conceptions that a non-probabilistic sample of future teachers, in training, have about assessment: for example, the assessment of the learning product with reporting purposes is considered…

According to Scriven (2000), evaluation is “the process through which the value, merit, or significance of some entity are determined” (p. 39). In line with this definition, the paper talks about the quality evaluation of the Italian school system carried out, at the national level, through the…