Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences has launched a new degree program called Master in Educational Assessment and Testing with support of the READ TRUST FUND Program. This is the first program of its kind in Armenia that will provide specialized training in the field of educational assessment. The goal of this…
In early April, the American Association of Educational Researchers (AERA) and the National Council for Measurement in Education (NCME) held an annual conference. Its one of the oldest global forums for educational researchers. Representatives of the seven largest national schools of measurement told about specifics of the formation of a new generation of experts and…
Two international experts from Georgia trained 20 participants from the Education Review Office (ERO), the National Examinations Board (NEB), the Centre for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST), and Tribhuvan University (TU).
The READ program supports the development of two new master’s degree programs in Russia: a full-time program on “Educational and Psychological Measurement” at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) and a part-time program on “Educational Evaluation and Assessment” at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Science.
From March 18 to March 22, a study visit to Moscow, supported by the World Bank, enabled delegations from Armenia, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan and Vietnam (consisting of these countries’ representatives from their Ministries of Education, Universities and National Assessment Centres) to get acquainted with Russian universities’ experience in the development of graduate level programs…
The READ 2 RAS Program continues supporting Russia in building the capacity of its experts and researchers in measuring and improving the quality of education. Since its launch, the Program has supported the introduction of a Doctoral Degree Program in Educational Measurement and Evaluation, a Master of Arts Degree Program in Education Quality, training programs…
International Perspectives by Marguerite Clarke – How countries use their international large-scale assessment results: The example of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Large-scale assessments of educational achievement are key to understanding the overall performance of an education system and the factors driving this performance. International large-scale assessments have the added benefit of…
With more children enrolled in school worldwide than ever before, many countries are looking beyond issues of education access to issues of education quality. Indeed, Quality Education is one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, and a major focus of the World Bank’s Human Capital Project. Effective learning assessments are an important measure…
READ 2 TF Country Projects – Status Updates on March 2019 in READ Trust Fund Newsletter.
Like many countries, Tajikistan has embarked on ambitious education sector reforms to provide opportunities for younger generations to succeed and to ensure the social, economic, and political development of the country. As part of these reforms, Tajikistan is transitioning to competency-based 2 education, introducing changes to the design and implementation of the school curriculum and…