To thrive in a rapidly evolving, technology-mediated world, students must not only possess strong skills in areas such as language arts, mathematics and science, but they must also be adept at skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, persistence, collaboration and
Prior to the World Education Forum held in May 2015, FHI 360’s Education Policy and Data Center (EPDC) undertook a mapping of the “known universe” of national assessments, looking at them vis-a-vis the seven learning domains proposed by the Learning
This study, published as a background paper for the 2015 Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report (GMR), examines key trends and characteristics of national learning assessments (NLAs), which have been conducted with increasing frequency worldwide since the 1990s. Generally,
The aim of this paper is to describe the technical issues to be addressed in enhancing the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) contextual questionnaires instruments for the PISA for Development (PfD) study. This research, alongside discussions with key stakeholders, including those
“What is important for citizens to know and be able to do?” That is the question that underlies the world’s global metric for quality, equity and efficiency in school education known as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), administered
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) surveys, which take place every three years, have been designed to collect information about 15-year-old students in participating countries. It is now recognised that the future economic and social well-being of countries
This report is the outcome of a project initiated by the Royal Society in August 2010. The project was prompted by a high degree of concern, expressed in many quarters and documented in several earlier reports, about aspects of the
IEA‘s PASA Program was designed to enhance the capacity of the IEA for comparative international assessment and region-specific support, and to enhance the capacity of regional assessment institutions in Africa and Latin America for comparative regional and sub-regional educational assessment
This paper addresses the comparisons of the education system of Pakistan and the UK from six dimensions i.e. education and training authority, educational structure, curriculum formulation, assessment and evaluation, supervision and management, and teacher education and training. The results revealed
Le séminaire international intitulé Financement et mise en oeuvre des plans d’éducation s’est tenu en République de Corée avec la participation des représentants des pays suivants : Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Cuba, Inde, Maroc, Niger et République de Corée. Le thème
