Our children and youth have enormous potential. But millions of children fail to master basic literacy and numeracy. How can we leverage assessment to get all children learning?
It is no longer sufficient to report percentages and pass rates. We need to move towards meaningful figures and narratives which tell us what children are able to do and where they are in their learning progression.
A vital step towards improving learning is to measure and monitor learning, whether at classroom level or system level. Teachers, parents and children themselves need to know where they are in their learning, to help them progress. Government decision makers need to know how children in their education system are doing, to inform improvements and address equity gaps.
The Assessment Platform is a collaborative initiative, initiated by UNICEF, to help actors at all levels take the necessary steps to better measure and monitor learning, in order to improve learning.
We also need to improve measurement of learning in education in emergency contexts, and better use that information to improve learning. For such contexts we need simpler instruments and methodologies without compromising validity and usefulness. We also need to automate complex routine processes.

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Sustainable Development Goal 4 has cast the spotlight on learning, moving beyond the focus on access in the early years of EFA. In this context the development of a Knowledge Platform on Assessment for Learning was initiated, a partnership between different organizations supporting and strengthening assessment for learning. The Platform aims to be a source of guidance and support on assessment, as well as facilitate peer knowledge sharing and exchange.

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Innovative low-tech assessment solutions build teacher capacity and bring fun to the classroom

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While COVID-19 has disrupted students’ education around the world, it has also provided an opportunity for significant change around how students are evaluated – a chance for ministries of education to rethink academic assessments and to implement new approaches.

How can formative assessment foster learning as schools reopen?

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Read more about the importance of supporting to teachers to strengthen their capacity to effectively use assessment and how UNICEF, Pratham and others have successfully used formative assessment around the world.

Rethinking assessments in the context of COVID-19

rosa2021-03-26T10:17:51+00:00January 11th, 2021|Articles|0 Comments

While COVID-19 has disrupted students’ education around the world, it has also provided an opportunity for significant change around how students are evaluated – a chance for ministries of education to rethink academic assessments and to implement new approaches.

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Launching soon: UIS Survey of COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on National Education Planning Units

rosa2020-08-07T04:57:32+00:00August 7th, 2020|News & Events|0 Comments

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) will soon be contacting countries to request information about the impact of the pandemic on the national statistical operations, including international reporting. The responses will allow the UIS and donor agencies to design mitigation and assistance strategies, which will be beneficial for Member States and other stakeholders.

UNESCO-UNICEF-World Bank jointly conducts survey to monitor national education responses to COVID-19 school closures

rosa2020-10-02T17:08:48+00:00August 7th, 2020|News & Events|0 Comments

Implemented jointly by the UNESCO/UIS, UNICEF and The World Bank, this survey seeks to collect information on national education responses to school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis of results will inform local and national responses and help in preparation for the reopening of schools.

Supporting high-quality assessment in Bhutan

rosa2020-03-13T12:22:41+00:00February 4th, 2020|News & Events|0 Comments

ACER India has conducted a series of workshops to increase Bhutan’s expertise in national assessment item development, questionnaire design and sampling procedures. Anu Radha Sharma reports.

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Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment (OTLA): Anthology of Practitioner Action Research Reports (2020-21)

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Formative Assessment for Quality, Inclusive Digital and Distance Learning during and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic (Learning Guide for Teachers and Trainer’s Manual))

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