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All Children Reading by 2015: Assessing and Improving Learning Outcomes

This resource provides an overview of the Russia Education Aid for Development (READ) Trust Fund, which aims to improve learning outcomes through enhanced assessment systems. It offers a conceptual framework, tools, and strategies for assessing and improving the quality of education. The resource also highlights the importance of student learning for reducing poverty and increasing economic growth.

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All Children Reading by 2015: Assessing and Improving Learning Outcomes

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  1. READ Overview and Relevance for ‘All Children Reading by 2015’ Marguerite Clarke mclarke2@worldbank.org The World Bank All Children Reading by 2015: From Assessment to Action Washington, DC April 12-14, 2010

  2. Common Starting Point • Importance of student learning for reducing poverty and increasing economic growth Assessment as key input

  3. Overview

  4. Russia Education Aid for Development (READ) Trust Fund • 5-year $32 million trust fund • To help FTI countries improve learning outcomes through improved assessment systems • Focus on strengthening the capacity of institutions responsible for carrying out student assessment “When students learn, nations prosper”

  5. READ Focal Countries

  6. READ Products and Activities

  7. Conceptual Framework and Tools

  8. Dimension #1: Assessment Types/ Functions

  9. Dimension #2: Quality Drivers

  10. READ Framework Performance levels Indicators ? Stages of development Strategies

  11. ‘Enabling Environment’ Indicators

  12. ‘System Alignment’ Indicators

  13. ‘Technical Quality’ Indicators

  14. Stages of Assessment System Development

  15. ‘EMERGING’

  16. ‘ESTABLISHED’

  17. ‘MATURE’

  18. Tools Based on the Framework

  19. Other READ Tools • PISA • Reading component skills assessment for 15 year olds • ‘National Assessments’ toolkit series • Translation into Portuguese and Russian • http://go.worldbank.org/M2O1YDQO90

  20. Relevance for ‘All Children Reading by 2015’

  21. Three Areas • Source of materials and information on good practices/’what works’ • Tools, templates, materials • Training • Pilot projects • Evidence base for discussion/dialog • Society, educators, policymakers, donors • Framework for strategic action

  22. Further Information/Resources • READ Website http://go.worldbank.org/C42AEVXDT0 • Vision note • First Annual Report • includes Self-diagnostic TORs • First Global Conference materials • Presentations by READ focal countries • READ framework presentation • Forthcoming • Roadmap paper, Synthesis of Self-Diagnostic findings from 7 READ countries, READ Video

  23. Go raibh maith agat! Marguerite Clarke mclarke2@worldbank.org

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