British Council initiated the project English and Digital Girls’ Education (EDGE) that aims to improve the life prospects of adolescent girls in socio-economically marginalized communities in Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
In Jomtien in 1990 and again in Dakar in 2000, world leaders committed to the measurement and improvement of learning as part of Education for All. Yet clear, actionable metrics, particularly in the early grades and in the poorest countries,
The report focuses on the analysis of the changes in results of TIMSS and PIRLS between 2003 and 2011, the most recent available data, and the period when the largest improvements in performance took place. Additionally, the report analyses the
The ASER survey is an innovative approach to measure children’s learning, first developed in 2005 in rural India and often regarded as the largest citizen-led, annual household survey in education in India. It records whether sampled children between the ages
This third volume of PISA 2012 results explores students’ engagement with and at school, their drive and motivation to succeed, and the beliefs they hold about themselves as mathematics learners. The volume identifies the roles schools can play in shaping
This report is the second in a series. The first volume – Strong Performers, Successful Reformers: Lessons from PISA for the United States (OECD, 2010a) – highlighted insights from the education systems of a selection of top-scoring and rapidly improving
