The READ 2 RAS Program continues supporting Russia in building the capacity of its experts and researchers in measuring and improving the quality of education. Since its launch, the Program has supported the introduction of a Doctoral Degree Program in Educational Measurement and Evaluation, a Master of Arts Degree Program in Education Quality, training programs…
The UEE plays a vital role in Armenia’s education system. This year alone, over 4,300 high school students will take the high-stakes exam, which decides whether they graduate from secondary school, and which higher-education institution they are admitted to. The Assessment and Testing Center oversees the UEE as well as large-scale national and international assessments…
Awarded firm contract to design and conduct an assessment of language and math in three Indian states (Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha) that will be used to cross validate results from the recent National Achievement Survey (NAS) of grades 3, 5, and 8. The proposed assessment will be built around the official national learning outcomes…
Drafted customized National Assessment reports for 3 stakeholder groups: teachers, school directors, and parents
TF Student Assessment for Policymakers and Practitioners course is translated to Russian
The working meeting of the partners of the new launched Russian Training Center (RTC) took place in Moscow office of the World Bank. Meeting was participated by representatives of Moscow higher School for Economic and Social Sciences, eNano, open institute “Developing education”, Moscow State Pedagogical University, CICED, World Bank. The agenda of the meeting was…
Launch in the Russian Training Center in Moscow, Russia
In accordance with Article 45 of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, everyone has the right to education. Regulation of higher education is carried out in accordance with the Law “On Education”. In order to ensure further sustainable functioning and priority development of the education system, including higher education, in combination with the consistent reforms…
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Mongolian Government spends a relatively high amount of money on education compared to other countries in the East Asia Pacific, says a new World Bank report released today. In Mongolia, the government spends 4.6 percent of its GDP on education – a relatively high rate compared to the regional countries. However, most…
The East Asia and Pacific region has seven of the top ten performing education systems in the world, with schools in China and Vietnam showing significant progress, according to a new World Bank report released on March 15. This is a major accomplishment that offers important lessons to countries around the world. In the rest…
Until now, Armenia has had a 9-year compulsory education system. However, under a new provision made in the Law on General Education, a 12-year education system will become compulsory in Armenia. According to Ashot Arshakyan, the Head of the Public Education Department at the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia, the 12-year compulsory education…
Conducted a preliminary identification of key individuals and agencies responsible for quality assurance, test development, and teacher training
In February 2018, the XV International Scientific and Practical Conference “Trends in the Development of Education: the quality of educational results and educational reforms that contribute to its growth” took place in Moscow School for Social and Economic Sciences. For 15 years the conference “Trends in the Development of Education” has been a platform…
Dear participants of the Small Grants Program 2017! We are happy to announce the winners. The following projects became winners: 1, “Assessment competency improvement for teachers of Russia and Tajikistan” 2. “Developing a framework of school effectiveness in the context of Kazakhstan” 3. “Indicators of the development of students cognitive interests as parameters of quality…
Completed contracting of international technical assistance provider (University of Virginia) to prepare the training program on classroom assessment and the plan for the launch of the training
Began the identification and development of improved performance indicators on reading progress