Given the prolonged and massive closures of school and learning institution, education systems around the world are working to react to the unexpected outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This working document, based on a rapid assessment carried out between 24
In this report, a team of Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment and Ministry of Education officials have collated and analysed the information from our participation in PISA-D so that it can be used to benefit the education sector
The new education policy must provide to all students, irrespective of their place of residence, a quality education system, with special focus on historically marginalized, disadvantaged, and underrepresented groups. Education is a great leveler, and is the best tool for
This policy note summarises findings regarding the measurement of learning outcomes in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) based on a recent scoping review. The review aims to identify ECEC interventions in economically developing countries between 1998 and 2017 which
Integrated interventions are regarded as the most effective way to address young children’s learning and development and break inter-generational cycles of poverty. According to Rao et al. (2017) integrated programs have the largest effects of any kind of program in
Income supplementation interventions provide cash transfers directly to the parents/families of young children, with the objective of improving learning and other outcomes. Interventions of this type directly address poverty as the origin of many of the challenges to children’s learning
Candidates’ disabilities can roughly be categorised into physical, visual, aural, oral, specific learning disabilities (SLD) and others [e.g. Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), etc.]. Depending on the nature and severity of their disabilities, candidates are given
A scoping review of ECEC interventions in economically developing countries between 1998 and 2017, aimed at improving children’s learning in the years before school, was conducted (Jackson et al., 2019). To gauge their effectiveness and to be included in the
This Policy provides a basis for assessment of kindergarten, primary, middle, and high school students in all public schools, as well as in recognised private, monastic, and non-state/non government schools that implement the Basic Education curriculum. As the top tier
Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) refers to severe problems in reading and writing (i.e. Dyslexia). The HKEAA has set up the Task Group on Special Examination Arrangements for Candidates with SLD to consider the applications from candidates with SLD. Members of
The purpose of this case study is to share information on SEA-PLM regional- and country-level capacity development activities, which are a defining feature of the SEA-PLM initiative. It provides a record of program activities to date and describes the program’s
This scoping review responds to the increasing interest in improving early childhood education and care (ECEC) in economically developing countries. As much of the research underpinning ECEC interventions has focused on economically developed countries, it is timely to review available
Parent-focused interventions assume two stages of cause-and-effect – first on changing parental behaviour, second on improving outcomes for the child. Parent-focused interventions occur in three modalities, namely as home visits, group-sessions or in connection with visits to health care providers
Quality-focused early childhood education and care (ECEC) interventions are aimed at improving the quality of an existing intervention, service or program. These studies are of particular interest in the current global ECEC context as the emphasis on early childhood services
Following on UNESCO’s efforts of “rethinking education” (2015 report) and our reexamination into the ‘quality of education’ and what this means for learning, UNESCO Bangkok carried out a regional study on “The Culture of Testing” looking at the Sociocultural Impacts
