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      Validating professional standards for teachers

      Many education systems are creating new professional standards for teachers, but how can these standards be validated cost-effectively? This Snapshot Literature Review summarises trends in validation studies of teacher professional standards, to help guide future…

      Published 01/04/19

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      Piloting a new learning assessment approach in Ethiopia

      Ethiopia is the first country to pilot the ACER-developed toolkit for the Analysis of National Learning Assessment Systems (ANLAS) by the GPE. ACER-GEM is contributing to the in-country support of the national team.

      Published 05/03/19

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      The Analysis of National Learning Assessment Systems

      The new GPE initiative – The Analysis of National Learning Assessment Systems (ANLAS) – aims to strengthen learning assessment systems in partner countries. The ANLAS toolkit is developed by ACER, with substantial input from ACER-GEM specialists.

      Published 05/03/19

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      Integrating the findings from the National Assessment of Student Achievement into the policy process: An experience from Nepal

      Initiated jointly by NEQMAP and ACER-GEM, this topical case study highlights an example from Nepal of how data from learning assessment are used effectively in education policy and planning.

      Published 07/11/18

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      Class 3 proficiency in Afghanistan 2015-16 : Outcomes of a learning assessment of mathematical and reading literacy

      The MTEG program assessed around 5000 Class 3 students in 15 provinces of Afghanistan in 2015-2016 in reading and mathematical literacy using a tablet-based assessment. This report provides information on Class 3 achievement and describes the growth in…

      Published 09/08/18

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      Learning progressions as an inclusive solution to global education monitoring

      This short paper describes how the development of global learning progressions provides an innovative solution, to balance the need for flexibility and consistency in global monitoring of learning.

      Published 06/06/18

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      Development of Reporting Scales for Reading and Mathematics: A report describing the process for building the UIS Reporting Scales

      As a technical partner of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, ACER-GEM has created reporting scales for reading and maths, with the intention of enabling countries to examine and report the outcomes of their assessment activities using a common framework. The newly…

      Published 09/05/18

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      Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth: Assessment Framework for Afghanistan

      Read the Assessment Framework for the Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth (MTEG) program in Afghanistan. MTEG is designed to monitor the learning growth of students from early to middle years of schooling.

      Published 21/12/17

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      ACER contributes to the Global Alliance to Monitor Learning

      As a technical partner of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, ACER contributes to the GAML by developing tools and methods to support the monitoring of the Education Sustainable Development Goals, and strengthen countries’ capacity to monitor learning.

      Published 20/12/17

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      Improving girls' education in Malawi

      ACER conducted a sector review of girls’ primary and secondary education in Malawi for UNICEF and Malawi’s Ministry of Education Science and Technology. The review investigated a range of factors that contributed to gender inequalities in access, quality…

      Published 20/10/17

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      Progress towards a global measurement scale

      Ray Adams writes about progress with the collaborative work undertaken by ACER's Centre for Global Education Monitoring (ACER-GEM) with the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) on developing a global scale that benchmarks student performance in reading and…

      Published 27/07/17

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      Ensuring learning data matters

      Translating assessment results into policy and practice is a crucial step in ensuring assessment data are used. This post in UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) blog highlights critical steps for reporting and disseminating…

      Published 16/02/17

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