How to use standardized assessment results to improve learning in Mongolia? Key takeaways from the Guatemala workshop on student learning assessment

Kenglin Lai Assessment of student learning is essential to improving learning outcomes. While implementing assessments and getting results are the necessary first steps on the journey to improvement, turning those results into real actionable steps is what will actually impact children and their learning. On behalf of the World Bank’s Mongolia education team, on July…

International cooperation in the field of education quality assessment

From March 18 to March 22,  a study visit to Moscow, supported by the World Bank, enabled delegations from  Armenia, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan and Vietnam (consisting of these countries’ representatives from their Ministries of Education, Universities and National Assessment Centres) to get acquainted with Russian universities’ experience  in  the development of  graduate level programs…

Conducted a brainstorming workshop with the Mongolian National University of Education and MECSS

Conducted a brainstorming workshop with the Mongolian National University of Education (MNUE) and MECSS to develop strategies for improved pre-service teacher training on formative assessments for reading and math skills in the primary grades, with ongoing development of recommendations for options around material support to the MNUE and specific training needs of teaching faculty

Pre-tested the teacher training module for the national reading intervention and delivered training to master trainers

Pre-tested the teacher training module for the national reading intervention and delivered training to master trainers who will in turn train primary grade teachers in 108 schools. The master teacher training included two officials from MECSS, 30 provincial education officers, five staff members from the Institute of Teacher Professional Development (ITPD), and five staff members…