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Citizen-Led Educational Monitoring Shows Promise
Citizen-Led Educational Monitoring Shows Promise
International Developments
A citizen-led approach to the collection of information about schooling and children’s learning is showing great promise in terms of educational monitoring and policy making.
The Big Picture : The Impact Of Assessments On Education Policy
The Big Picture : The Impact Of Assessments On Education Policy
International Developments
ACER’s analysis of the impact of large-scale assessments on education policy in the Asia-Pacific region aims to help stakeholders improve the design and usefulness of assessments.
A Collaborative Approach To National Assessment In Saudi Arabia
A Collaborative Approach To National Assessment In Saudi Arabia
International Developments
A collaborative assessment project involving the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and Saudi Arabia’s Public Education Evaluation Commission (PEEC) has involved the rapid development of national sample assessments of students in Grades 3 and 6 in Mathematics and Science.
Building Assessment Capability In South East Asia, Jeaniene Spink
Building Assessment Capability In South East Asia, Jeaniene Spink
International Developments
A new primary years assessment will help teachers, curriculum designers and policymakers to better measure the learning achievement of students in South East Asia. Jeaniene Spink reports.
Supporting Leadership Preparation In Indonesia, Kathryn Moyle
Supporting Leadership Preparation In Indonesia, Kathryn Moyle
International Developments
Kathryn Moyle reports on an evaluation of a professional learning program for aspiring school principals in Indonesia.
Mapping Progress : Using Data For Teaching And Learning, Geoff N. Masters
Mapping Progress : Using Data For Teaching And Learning, Geoff N. Masters
International Developments
In a world of rapidly expanding data, it is important to keep in mind that there are three central uses of data in school education. Geoff Masters explains.
Measuring Learning : Why We Need To Learn Together, Jeaniene Spink
Measuring Learning : Why We Need To Learn Together, Jeaniene Spink
International Developments
One of the keys to increasing the quality and comparability of learning measures is cooperation within the international community to develop common benchmarks to measure learning outcomes, argues Jeaniene Spink.
International Developments (No.6) 2016
International Developments (No.6) 2016
International Developments
In this issue of International Developments we look at the purposeful collection of educational data through progressive achievement testing to enable teachers to establish where students are in their long-term learning, diagnose individual strengths and weaknesses, identify the best next steps for action, decide on appropriate evidence-based interventions, monitor the progress students make over time, and evaluate the effectiveness of their own teaching decisions and approaches. We also explore how a new primary years assessment is helping teachers, curriculum designers and policymakers to better measure the learning achievement of students in South East Asia; investigate the impact of a professional …