One of the main objectives of the READ Program is to develop regional and transnational cooperation and partnerships between specialists and experts in the field of education assessment. READ has fostered such partnerships through joint projects, training, educational events, and grant programs. Countless joint discussions and exchanges of views organized within the Program lead to…
The 9th Annual international conference of the Eurasian Association for Educational Assessment (EAOKO) was held on November 13-14, 2020. Supported by the READ program, the event went online for the first time due to the pandemic. Despite that more than 250 participants from 11 countries and 32 Russia regions took part at the conference, including…
Eurasian Association for Educational Assessment (EAOKO) invites to join its 9th Annual Conference. The Conference has been arranged in collaboration with HSE Institute of Education with the support from the READ program. It will take place on November 13-14, 2020 as a series of online plenums, round table discussions and webinars, featuring representatives of leading…
On November 13, 2019, a meeting of the International Research of Students Achievements (IRSA) cross-country study working group was held at the VIII annual international conference in frames of the EAOKO (Eurasian Association for Educational Assessment) at the scientific and methodological institution “National Institute of Education” of the Ministry of Education of Belarus. During the…
The VIII annual international conference of the Eurasian Association for Educational Assessment (EAOKO) was held on November 14-15 in Minsk. Each year a conference topic concerning education assessment is selected according to its significance for partner countries. So, in 2018, the focus was on national exams. In 2019, the topic of the conference was school,…
Harry Patrinos’ speech, World Bank Global Education Practice Manager for Europe and Central Asia, concluded the program of READ conference. It was devoted to sharing a vision of the contribution of READ (Russia Education Aid for Development) program to improving education in the world and trends affecting its future. According to him, the READ program…
On November 6, at READ conference, World Bank representatives made presentations on how Russia Education Aid for Development (READ) program affects the development of education in the world and announced what World Bank plans to undertake in the future to improve it. Introductory remarks were made by Andrei Bokarev, Director of the Department of international…
Center for International Cooperation on Education Development (CICED) held a session in frames of READ conference, at which representatives of Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan shared experience and results achieved by their countries in the course of cooperation with READ (Russia Education Aid for Development) program. Participants of the discussion noted that developing countries are…
Representatives from Russia, Armenia, Tajikistan, and Ethiopia shared their experience in reforming examinations at READ conference. The session was opened by Viktor Bolotov, academic director of the Center for Psychometrics and Measurements in Education, HSE Institute of Education, with a presentation on the development and implementation of the Unified State Exam (USE) in Russian Federation.…
On November 5, Vincent Greaney, a member of the READ Program Expert Council, presented the book “Public examinations examined”, which was published under the sponsorship of the World Bank. The content of the book is a summary of 20 years of author’s experience at improving and reforming of countries’ examination systems in Eastern Europe, Asia,…
On November 5, winners of the international competition “Practices of Classroom Assessment-2019” organized with the support of the Center for International Cooperation in Education Development (CICED) shared experience at the READ conference. Tatyana Konovalenko from Samara region presented the technology of working with research projects of students containing embedded elements of classroom assessment. Tatyana Borisenko…
One of the objectives of the READ Program has always been to search for and disseminate the world’s best educational practices and research. The READ-2019 conference provided an opportunity to meet one of the world’s leading experts in the field of formative assessment and training – Professor Bill Boyle. From 1989 to 2014, he was…
Center for International Cooperation in Education Development (CICED) presented a series of reports on the use of monitoring research materials for the development of education in the framework of READ Program conference held in Moscow. Petr Nezhnov, head of the SAM (Test ’Achievement Monitoring) development team, presented the history, purpose, features and development prospects of this…
The X international conference of READ Program, which was held on November 5-6 in Moscow, opened with reports by Elena Kardanova and Elena Lenskaya on the development and prospects of MA and PhD programs created and implemented with the support of READ. During the presentation, E. Kardanova, head of the program for psychometric research and…
November 6-7 2019 a conference convened on the tenth anniversary of the READ (Russian Education Aid for Development) Program was held in Moscow. Experts from around the world convened to reflect on global progress and to reemphasize the continuing need for improved learning assessment systems to effectively combat Learning Poverty. “The world is facing an increasingly…
Kenglin Lai Assessment of student learning is essential to improving learning outcomes. While implementing assessments and getting results are the necessary first steps on the journey to improvement, turning those results into real actionable steps is what will actually impact children and their learning. On behalf of the World Bank’s Mongolia education team, on July…
Every once in a while we go in for a medical checkup, and the doctor runs tests to monitor our health. Based on the results, the physician can prescribe necessary medicine, evaluate the effectiveness of treatment, identify risk factors, and suggest preventive measures to improve our health. Now, consider what would happen if the results…
October 2-4 2019 experts of the Center for International Cooperation in Education Development (CICED) took part in a study tour: “Learning assessments: How to use data for policy making purposes?” that was organized in frames of READ program and with support from READ Trust Fund and READ RAS. The event was held at the headquarters of OECD (Organization for…
As the READ 2 Trust Fund grant recipient countries continue implementing their projects, country teams share their recent activities and achievements, as well as plans for the next three months… The detailed information is in the READ Trust Fund Newsletter September 2019.
As the READ 2 Trust Fund grant recipient countries continue implementing their projects, country teams share their recent activities and achievements, as well as plans for the next three months… The detailed information is in the READ Trust Fund Newsletter June 2019
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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>>
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.…