At the global level, the recent 2019 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) Contribution from the SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee has stressed that the world is still not on track to achieve the SDG4-Education 2030 and that current education systems are facing
Optimizing Assessment for All is developing assessments of 21st century skills for classroom use. In a recent pilot of assessment of collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving, the classroom experiences clearly identified challenges that confront teachers and students as they
Many schools and education systems still place significant priority on measuring learning outcomes with scores, grades and marks. But this focus and emphasis often misses a bigger picture, and doesn’t take into account the process of learning. Assessment for Learning
The Analysis of 21st Century Skills Integration Program aims to support a strategy for assessing and teaching these skills in the Philippines. The project will culminate in a roadmap that focuses on alignment of curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy practices in
After five years of careful development, the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metric (SEA-PLM) is about to deliver. The data collection for the first assessment round (SEA-PLM 2019) is almost complete and final steps are being prepared to allow stakeholders to
In the Philippines, the needs, capacities and diverse circumstances of learners with special educational needs (LSENs) are carefully studied and given a special attention. With the implementation of its 12-year basic education program, the country has a goal in mind
Attended by more than 50 delegates, the NEQMAP Secretariat at UNESCO Bangkok organized the 6th annual meeting of NEQMAP on 13-14 December 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. This year’s gathering was special as for the first time it was organized with a
On June 7th 2014, 46-years-old Li Jinsheng walked into the examination room to participate his first Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination), known as the most important assessment for the Chinese. Although most of the questions were not answered, he became the
In today’s era of technological evolution, education is considered as the means of human development and gaining knowledge and skill to increase personal productivity and quality of life. Most of the people gain the knowledge and necessary skills from school, particularly
The Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific (NEQMAP) turns five – assessing the network’s contributions to national capacity development and SDG4 in the past, present and future A recent NEQMAP workshop in Penang, Malaysia, focused on three dimensions:
The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) is a new regional assessment developed specifically for the countries represented under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO). The novelty of SEA-PLM is
Assessing students’ views of quality of school life (QSL) could shed light on ways to promote and assure the quality of school education. However, research on QSL is considered scarce, particularly in the Malaysian school context. In addition, it is
Every student has different characteristics. Therefore, the style and pace of learning depend on the context, personal characteristics and home background of the learner. Similarly, the student’s learning is influenced by the curriculum as well as teacher- and school-related factors.
The National Education Assessment System (NEAS) of the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training of Pakistan has been conducting national achievement testing (NAT) of students completing grades 4 and 8 since 2005, with a regular NEAS budget. The latest round
Every three years the media turns its attention to the results from PISA, the Programme for International Student Assessment, which compares the performance of 15-year-old students around the world in reading, mathematics and science. Data are collected through carefully designed
