自1994年新政府开始废除种族隔离制度以后，新南非教育系统也进行了重大改革，其重点是解决教育公平和质量两个问题，特别是历史上被边缘化的黑人群体。新南非教育改革过程中关键性举措是制定了一系列旨在促进公平和提升质量的教育评估政策，教育评估政策的发展和演变揭示了其对教育实践的影响。总体而言，新南非的系列教育评估政策解决了种族隔离制度下最明显的教育公平问题。然而，由于坚持以连续评估和国家评估测试作为改革课堂学习和教学实践的关键标准，新评估政策倾向于采用注重课堂评估的方法阻碍了其向以改善学习为目的评估方法的转变。
Since the new government began dismantling the apartheid system in 1994，the South African education system has undergone significant reforms，with a focus on addressing issues of educational equity and quality，particularly for historically marginalized black communities. A key initiative of the new South African education reform process has been the development of a series of education assessment policies aimed at promoting equity and enhancing quality. The development and evolution of these education assessment policies reveal their impact on educational practices. Overall，the series of education assessment policies in the new South Africa have addressed the most glaring issues of educational equity under the apartheid regime. However，due to the emphasis on continuous assessment and national assessment tests as key benchmarks for reforming classroom learning and teaching practices，the new assessment policies tend to hinder the transition towards assessment methods that prioritize improvement in learning outcomes.
