Category Archives: Testing
What are we learning? PISA will cast a wider net post-2015
As part of its contribution to the post-2015 education framework, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) proposes to enhance its Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to make it more relevant to developing countries. These ideas, outlined in … Continue reading
What should every child learn? And how can we check on progress?
By Seamus Hegarty, chair of the Standards Working Group of the Learning Metrics Task Force and visiting professor at the University of Warwick Many children around the world attend school but do not learn. According to estimates in the 2012 EFA … Continue reading
Posted in Equity, Learning, Quality of education, Teachers, Testing, Uncategorized
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Obama aims to fix “No Child Left Behind”
This week President Barack Obama will send to Congress his long-awaited proposals for overhauling the No Child Left Behind law, which was introduced under the Bush administration. While there are elements of continuity with the current law, the new framework … Continue reading
Posted in Developed countries, Marginalization, Testing
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