All of the eight READ 2 Trust Fund grant recipient countries continue implementing their project activities. Countries share their recent activities and achievements from September till October 2018, as well as plans for the next months. Read more
Completed background questionnaire analysis of mathematics of round 1 of the Grade 10 National Achievement Survey (NAS) (2014-15) for schools, teachers, and students
The newsletter of the READ Trust Fund covers the fourth quarter of 2018. The issue focuses on the activities of the fund during the reporting period, provides an overview of future and past events, presents current blogs and discussions on education.. Newsletter can be found here>>
Although the Ministry of Education and Science supported the 2007 and 2009 NLSA activities, the results were not optimally disseminated to the different stakeholder groups and rarely used in decision-making. In 2014, CEATM’s analysis of the results included disaggregation by subject, languages of instruction (Kyrgyz, Russian, and Uzbek), gender, school location, and region. In addition,…
The Center for Educational Assessment and Teaching Methods (CEATM), an independent firm not linked to the Ministry of Education and Science, is the institution responsible for carrying out NLSAs in the Kyrgyz Republic. Building on previous NLSA rounds conducted in 2007 and 2009, and with the support of the READ Trust Fund, CEATM implemented another…
Since receiving the PISA 2006 and 2009 results, education leaders in the Kyrgyz Republic have been struggling to find answers to why student performance is so low and what needs to be done to improve education quality. While there are data available on system-level performance, education leaders recognize the need for more regular and systematic…
Monitored the training and coaching processes of the teacher professional development models (CLASS and Coaching) with international technical assistance from the University of Virginia
COMPLEX OF CONTEXTUAL QUESTIONNAIRES To compare the results of SAM of students with different cultural and socio-economic learning environments, a complex of contextual questionnaires has been developed. The booklet presents the main features and stages of develompent.
METHODOLOGY OF LESSON WITH IN-BUILT DIAGNOSTICS The booklet presents a scheme of lesson with in-built diagnostics. In this lesson design technology in which a three-level model of mastering subject content is used as a means of diagnosing academic subject competencies.
TOOL FOR DIAGNOSING TEACHING PRACTICES The booklet presents the use of Tool for Diagnosing Teaching Practices for primary, based on SAM model.
SAM localization The SAM test in Math was created in the Russian language for use in Russian schools. Its use in other languages in different cultural environments needs test localization. The booklet presents the steps of SAM localization in Armenian, Belorussian, Kyrgyz and Tadjik languages.
SAM The booklet presents the steps of SAM development for use in primary school.
Student Achievement Monitoring (SAM) for secondary school The booklet presents the steps of SAM in natural science, which is made for assessment of subject competencies of 5 grade students.
Assessment of subject competencies MATHEMATICS The booklet presents the use of SAM for assessment of the level of subject competencies of students in mathematics when transferring from primary to secondary school.
Report 2018 In 2018, CICED continued to support Russian researchers in their further work of development of methodologies of education quality assessment and building up the expert capacity of Russian specialists working in the field of education quality assessment. In 2018, work was also completed on the preparation of cross-country research on the mathematical competence…
Report 2017 In 2017 the Center for International Cooperation in Education Development (CICED) continued implementation of the second stage of the Russia Education Aid for Development (READ) Program. Currently CICED’s activities in the READ Program focus on increasing the importance of measuring the levels of knowledge and skills acquired by students in partner countries and…
Report 2106 In 2016 CICED joined the implementation of the second stage of the READ Program in order to fulfill the tasks of developing and promoting educational assessment tools, building expert capacity and making a contribution to development aid in education.
READ grant is supporting the design and piloting of computer-based testing in mathematics, a core UEE subject. The focus is on ensuring alignment of the computer-based test with both the State Standard for education and State Standard for mathematics curriculum. The second stage of the computer-based UEE pilot commenced in February 2018, covering over 700…
To further institutionalize efforts to build assessment capacity in Armenia, work was completed on developing a Master’s program in education that incorporates courses on student assessment. In 2013, a report on international best practices and an implementation plan with program specifications and course content for such a Master’s program was prepared and discussed with universities…
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS The booklet presents stages, tools and methods for assessing the quality of education, developed for internalional research in the first and second stage of the READ program.
SAM localization The SAM math test was created in Russian for use in Russian schools and its use in other countries with a different cultural and linguistic environment requires adaptation and localization procedures. SAM in math for primary school was localized in Armenian, Belarusian, English, Kyrgyz and Tajik languages. SAM in other languages is being…
METHODOLOGY OF ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF MATH TEXTBOOKS The booklet presents the summary of the methodology of analysis and comparison of Math textbooks used in primary schools.
The newsletter of the READ Trust Fund covers the first quarter of 2018. The issue focuses on the activities of the fund during the reporting period, provides an overview of future and past events, presents current blogs and discussions on education.. Newsletter can be found here>>
The newsletter of the READ Trust Fund covers the second quarter of 2018. The issue focuses on the activities of the fund during the reporting period, provides an overview of future and past events, presents current blogs and discussions on education.. Newsletter can be found here>>
The newsletter of the READ Trust Fund covers the third quarter of 2018. The issue focuses on the activities of the fund during the reporting period, provides an overview of future and past events, presents current blogs and discussions on education.. Newsletter can be found here>>
Established in October 2008, the Russia Education Aid for Development (READ) program has been a collaboration of the Government of the Russian Federation and the World Bank that focuses on improving education quality in low-income countries. The READ trust fund was a part of this program, with an amount of United States (U.S.) 32 million…
The site has accumulated information about the Small Grants Program over the lifetime of its work (2009-2017), including the topics of grant rounds, applications submitted for the competition, the work of the expert commission to select the competition winners, as well as reports on the results of projects that received grant awards. The site also…
The list of distance courses on the learn.ciced.org portal has been expanded. For conducting the courses CICED attracts leading experts. Courses are available to everyone at no cost. Participants who successfully complete the course receive a certificate of professional development of the federal standard. The target audience of the courses includes educators at various levels,…
In April 2018 in Denmark, CICED representatives took part in the work of the group on early preschool child development. At the April meeting the main focus of the work was aimed at analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of similar projects conducted by different countries.
Series of methodological seminars held for specialists on the topics of conducting of cross-country and large-scale research. Sessions were organized at conferences of CICED partners: the VII Conference of the Eurasian Association for Educational Assessment (EAOKO) and the XV International Conference of the Moscow School for Social and Economic Sciences “Trends in the development…
Contextual questionnaires for SAM localized in Armenian, Belarusian, Kyrgyz and Tajik languages.
Bank of items for SAM in mathematics for primary school (90 items for 2 versions) in Armenian, Belarusian, Kyrgyz and Tajik languages developed.
Bank of items for SAM in mathematics for secondary school developed.
Cross-country research was piloted in Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Sampling consisted of more than 1600 students.
Theoretical design and test versions (60 tasks) of SAM tool for secondary school in natural science developed.
A package of analytical tools has been developed to accompany monitoring studies using the Student Achievement Monitoring (SAM) tool.
METHODOLOGY OF ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF MATH TEXTBOOKS In the framework of conducting cross-country research it is planned to use Student Achievement Monitoring (SAM) as the main tool for data collection. SAM is based on the taxonomy developed in the theory of cultural growth by Lev Vigotskiy. In 2017 a methodology of analysis and comparison…
COMPLEX OF CONTEXTUAL QUESTIONNAIRES In today’s technology-oriented society an understanding of how it is possible to improve learning outcomes is of vital importance both for the formulation of educational policies and for the actors of the educational process, including parents and the students themselves. In order to collect contextual information about students undergoing testing and…
Student Achievement Monitoring (SAM) for secondary school Assessment of subject competencies MATHEMATICS In 2017 Russian experts examined the possibilities of SAM taxonomy for its use in other subject areas and at other levels of the educational system. Based on the results of research studies it was decided to develop SAM in the following areas: SAM…
Conducted trainings on the Classroom Organization domain of classroom practice for selected teachers, mentor and Deputy Directors of 14 schools
A portion of the global work program was dedicated to reviews and research on key topics and issues in the area of student assessment. As part of this work stream, the World Bank Education Note, “Measuring Learning – How Effective Student Assessment Systems Can Help Achieve Learning for All,” and the READ Working Paper, “Review…
Beginning in 2009, and with the ongoing support of the READ Trust Fund, the World Bank and the Governing Board of OECD’s PISA have been working together to find ways to adapt the PISA tests so that low-income countries can more readily benefit from them. As a result of this collaboration, a new reading component…
The READ Trust Fund supported the publication of a five-volume series on key concepts in national assessments of student achievement levels. This series introduces key concepts in national assessments of student achievement levels, from policy issues to address when designing and carrying out assessments through test development, sampling, data cleaning, statistics, report writing, and the…
To help build the evidence base on ways to make PISA more relevant for a wider range of countries, READ support was used to commission two background reports. The first of these, “The Experiences of Middle-Income Countries Participating in PISA, 2000-2015” provides a systematic review of the experiences of 40 middle-income countries that have participated…
Due to technology and other advances, 21st century labor market requirements have shifted from needing workers with educational qualifications for “life-time” jobs to needing workers with strong cognitive and socio-emotional skills who are able to develop the skills needed to do specific jobs that are constantly changing. In 2010, the World Bank launched the STEP…
In 2011, READ Trust Fund support was used to initiate background work for possible SABER domain on learning standards. The work was put out for competitive bid and ultimately awarded to the American Institutes for Research (AIR). Similar to the work carried out on SABER-Student Assessment, the aim was to develop an evidence-based framework and…
Section program Download materials Watch video View all photoes The CICED session took place within the framework of the EAOKO VII Annual International Conference “Assessment of the quality of education at different levels”, which was held in Dushanbe in October 2018. The speakers of the session are the leading Russian experts, specialists from the Moscow…
Finalized national assessment report for teachers that highlighted levels of student achievement, errors they made on each item, and reasons for selecting wrong answer options Incorporated into the national assessment report for teachers proposed teaching approaches to improve student learning achievement
Provided practical support to 14 pilot schools’ 14 mentors and 28 teachers on tracking the Emotional Support domain of classroom practice (including cycle tracking forms and video segments of the classroom practice)