There program has two streams – Educational Measurement and Testing and Education Research. On September 9, 2019 the first students began classes. Six of the 11 enrolled graduate students are acting school principals. The full-time program accommodates the working school principals by offering late afternoon classes, allowing the entire cohort to go through the program…
CICED representatives have participated at Sixth Meeting of the Global Alliance to Monitor Learning (GAML) that was held in Erevan, Armenia. The event’s agenda included such issues as review of the “Education 2030” program implementation progress; assessment and making recommendations on criteria to develop learning targets; exchange on challenges in reporting and validating learning assessment…
August 26-27, 2019 a meeting of the IRSA (International Research of Student Achievements) international workgroup took place in Erevan (Republic of Armenia). Research teams leads and members from countries, participating in the study (Russian Federation, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Kyrgyz Republic and Republic of Tajikistan ) along with experts of the Center for…
During July 22-27, 2019, three capacity-building workshops were conducted for 60 education experts and teachers on developing and incorporating higher-ability questions for the subjects of Science, Math, and English into the Secondary Education Examination (SEE). These workshops were organized as follow-up to a 5-day training in 2018 in order to reiterate the presentation of higher-ability…
The meeting took place at Tribhuvan University (TU) on July 19-21, 2019 aimed at producing an outline for a modular course on item development. The workshop also included a debriefing with high-level officials, such as the Vice Chancellor.
From May 13-17, 2019 a team from countries of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) visited India for an Orientation Workshop for Capacity Needs Analysis (CNA) for Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021. The workshop highlighted the value of the India-Russia learning partnership, as well as the possible benefits of India learning…
10-14 June 2019 an International Symposium “30 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall” organized by Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) in the frame of “Glocal education in practical terms: teaching, research and citizenship” international meeting took place at Pomorie, Bulgaria. It was also part of XVII BCES Conference 2019. The symposium has become…
The topic of UNESCO Forum on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education will be ‘Learning and Teaching for Peaceful and Sustainable Societies: From early childhood to primary and secondary education’. The UNESCO Forum will focus on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education (GCED), two key programs to reach Target 4.7…
This publication presents global monitoring indicators used by countries and the international development community to monitor progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education. The indicators were offered by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), based on the latest data available. The indicators presented in this publication are based on UIS data for…
This study is underway to assess the impact of the EGRA follow-up training on the use of classroom assessment practices. Trainings coordinated with MECSS to prepare for data collection for the mid-line survey were completed in late April 2019, followed by data collection, and the final datasets were received by the World Bank and MECSS…
Cambodia developed 18 classroom assessment guidebooks for lower-secondary school teachers for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels for the six priority subjects, namely Khmer, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and History. The guidebooks help teachers conduct classroom assessments in accordance with the NLSA and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), in which Cambodia is due to…
We present the latest edition of “Trends Shaping Education 2019” study carried out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCED) Have you ever wondered if education plays an important role in preparing our civilization for an artificial intelligence age? Or whether climate change can impact on our schools, families and society? “Trends Shaping…
For many countries, the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has become a crucial instrument to measure proficiency of pupils at the end of lower secondary education. Formerly, however, only few lower-income countries have participated in this exercise. That means there’s a huge lack of international benchmark for how well students are performing at what is,…
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).
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…
Expert interview withMarguerite Clarke, Senior Education Specialist, World Bank Interviewers: Kumar Vivek, Pradyumna Bhattacharjee Q. Several schools of thought exist around the purposes of assessments (let’s call them “assessment principles”). How real, and how stark, in your opinion, are the differences between these philosophies? A. I don’t think it is stark or divisive, but there…
The READ 2 program in Cambodia aimed to assist MoEYS in building its staff capacities to bring the national assessment results to schools to improve student learning. While working towards this objective, the program achieved much more than it had intended: it created a national core team of trained MoEYS officers and teachers who are…
In the framework of the XVI International Scientific and Practical Conference “Tendencies of Education Development”, held from 14 to 16 February 2019 at the Moscow School for Social and Economic Sciences, CICED highlighted the opportunities for improving the qualifications of teachers and researchers in the field of education quality assessment, developed under the Russia Education…
In the framework of the XVI International Scientific and Practical Conference “Tendencies of Education Development”, held from 14 to 16 February 2019 at the Moscow School for Social and Economic Sciences, CICED highlighted the opportunities for improving the qualifications of teachers and researchers in the field of education quality assessment, developed under the Russia Education…
In the framework of the XVI International Scientific and Practical Conference “Tendencies of Education Development”, held from 14 to 16 February 2019 at the Moscow School for Social and Economic Sciences, CICED highlighted the opportunities for improving the qualifications of teachers and researchers in the field of education quality assessment, developed under the Russia Education…
The report was prepared by a group of specialists led by Tigran Shmis, curator of education at the World Bank, and Andrash Horvai, a representative of the World Bank in Russia. The leading Russian experts participated in the report as external experts. The report presents the results of the analysis of inequality in education in…
On January 17, 2019, a webinar was held. It was presented by developers of the SAM tool for teachers in Naberezhnye Chelny (Russua) schools. SAM test was conducted in mathematics among 5th grade students in 18 schools of the region in November 2018. As part of the online meeting, Dr. Sergey Gorbov and Dr. Petr…
“Promoting Capacity for Fair, Aligned, and Effective Assessment” Focal Areas • Enhancing stakeholder capacity to use assessment data to improve teaching and learning • High-stakes examination program reform • Training and professional development of teachers in classroom assessment practices October – December 2018 Achievements • Developed an overall work plan of the review of Senior…
“Strengthening the Classroom Assessment System” Focal Area • Enhancing classroom assessment practices nationwide October – December 2018 Achievements • Trained 50 pilot teachers for the teacher training program using the Classroom Assessment package, which included training modules for in-service teacher training and a teachers’ guide • Collected and analyzed baseline student learning assessment data •…
Bring to your attention on Marguerite Clarke’s article “Why PISA for Development is so important”/ The auther explores the impact of PISA-D in light of the release of the PISA-D results of the seven countries that participated in the initial pilot. As you may recall, during the years 2013 and 2014, the READ 1 Trust Fund…
“Strengthening Assessment and Examination Systems in Nepal’s School Sector” Focal Areas • Enhancing stakeholder capacity to use assessment data to improve teaching and learning • High-stakes examination program reform October – December 2018 Achievements • Prepared a detailed timeline for the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) standardization process • Prepared item writing manuals for Grade 10…
“Support to Early Grade Reading and Mathematics Assessments” Focal Areas • Enhancing stakeholder capacity to use assessment data to improve teaching and learning • Training and professional development of teachers in use of classroom assessment practices October – December 2018 Achievements • Rolled out teacher training in use of classroom assessment practices around acquisition of…
“Strengthening Student Assessment for Improved Learning” Focal Areas • Enhancing stakeholder capacity to use assessment data to improve teaching and learning • High-stakes examination program reform • Training and professional development of teachers in use of classroom assessment practices October – December 2018 Achievements • Trained four Kyrgyz psychometricians at Cito on the technical aspects…
“Improving Assessment Systems in India and South Asia” Focal Areas • Enhancing stakeholder capacity to use assessment data to improve teaching and learning • Setting up regional network for sharing of good practices and resources on assessment October – December 2018 Achievements • Completed background questionnaire analysis of mathematics of round 1 of the Grade…
“Strengthening National Capacity and Feedback Mechanisms for Assessments” Focal Areas • Dissemination and feedback mechanisms for National Assessment results • Enhanced capacity to use National Assessment data with other stakeholders October – December 2018 Achievements • Finalized national assessment report for teachers that highlighted levels of student achievement, errors they made on each item, and…
“Strengthening Educational Assessment Capacity to Support Better Learning Outcomes” Focal Areas • Enhancing stakeholder capacity to use assessment data to improve teaching and learning • High-stakes examination reform • Training and professional development of teachers in use of classroom assessment practices October – December 2018 Achievements • Introduced a new undergraduate course on Formative/Classroom Assessment…
All of the eight READ 2 Trust Fund grant recipient countries continue implementing their project activities. Countries share their recent activities and achievements from September till October 2018, as well as plans for the next months. Read more
The newsletter of the READ Trust Fund covers the fourth quarter of 2018. The issue focuses on the activities of the fund during the reporting period, provides an overview of future and past events, presents current blogs and discussions on education.. Newsletter can be found here>>
The CICED session was organized within the framework of the EAOKO VII Annual International Conference “Assessment of the quality of education at different levels”, which was held in Dushanbe in October 2018. The speakers were the leading Russian experts, specialists from the Moscow City University, the Open Institute “Developing Education” and the Russian Academy…
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. 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. Two Russian universities continue…
All of the eight READ 2 Trust Fund grant recipient countries continue implementing their project activities. Countries share their recent activities and achievements, as well as plans for the next three months. Read more
Next month, at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Bali, Indonesia, the World Bank will reiterate to key stakeholders that investment in human capital is crucial for economic development. Central to the World Bank’s motivation for the Human Capital Project (HCP) is evidence that investments in…
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 Monitoring Goal 4 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) focuses on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. It is a critical goal for World Bank client countries, many of which still struggle with ensuring that children stay in school and learn.…
On April 25, 2018, a group of Kazakh parents whose children were attending the Bayannuur School joined a consultation meeting with the project team of Mongolia’s Education Quality and Reform Project (EQRP) to share their thoughts on their children’s learning needs and experiences at school. The school is located in a rural district near a…
The manual and the book on assessment tool that measures subject competencies of school students of SAM have been published. Tests of SAM (Student Achievements Monitoring) in educational practice. Author: Nezhnov P.G. The manual is devoted to the system to monitor educational results, called SAM (Student Achievements Monitoring). The book is addressed to teachers,…
The 7th Annual Conference of the EAOKO “Education Assessment at Various Levels of Education” will take place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on October 19-20, 2018. The conference, supported by the READ 2 RAS Program, welcomes the participation of policymakers, government officials, academics, and experts in the field of education quality assessment across Europe and Central Asia…
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. The Russian Training Center (RTC), through the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, continues offering online courses and face-to-face seminars. The courses offered by the RTC are designed for…
Are students learning? It’s a question that has drawn a lot of discussion and debate. The only way we can answer this monumental question is by assessing what students know in a valid and reliable way. To keep up with cutting-edge research and innovative solutions that can inform dialogue and decisions aimed at improving student…