Student Assessment: Policy and Financial Gaps & Imperatives

1. Student Assessment: Policy and Financial Gaps & Imperatives Post ASER 2012 Dialogue January 28, 2013

2. Objectives of the Presentation • To Present Some Reflections on the Connections between Assessment, Policy and Financial Arrangement • Discuss Way Forward

3. Setting the Context • We Have Multiple Sources and data sets on Assessment • ASER, PEAC, PEC, NEAS etc • But Why Student Assessments Needed ? • To Get Rid of Low Student Achievements • Cost-Benefit Analysis • How Assessment Results are Used--- Data, Policy, Budget Connections • Disease

4. Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Lack of quality basic education is a leading cause of poverty of mortality and is responsible for one third of all global deaths. economic deprivation of the masses. Epidemiological Education Data illiteracy data provides strong evidence that hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease and kidney failure. the development of an intolerant, and xenophobic society. Studies clearly demonstrate the enhanced susceptibility of out of school children to South Asian populations crime and anti-social behaviors. CVD. In developing countries like Pakistan, the magnitude of the uncontrolled hypertension is even greater. problem of failure of education system Assessment Provides us a baseline BUT what to do Next ? Adapted from a presentation made by Dr. Irfan Muzaffar

5. Alternative Analysis Ed Policy Analysis Ed Policy Analysis Alternatives Financial Analysis A1 A1, A2, A3…An A3 SMC Danish schools Teacher Trg/Ed Site for Intervention Monitoring the effectiveness Monitoring the effectiveness Assessment of learning gains BP 150 / 100 Base Line Context Goal BP 120 / 80 Implementation Analysis Implementation Analysis History Someone Learners Something I care about Adapted from a presentation made by Dr. Irfan Muzaffar

6. Student Assessment & NEP • National Education Policy 2009 • Regular Assessments & Periodic Review of the Assessment System • Explore and develop multiple tools of Student Assessment • Multiple Systems of assessment and institutions (examinations, NEAS/ PEACE, continuous assessment) to provide feedback to curriculum development, textbooks development and teacher education and professional development. Chapter 6; Section 6.4, NEP 2009 6

7. National Education Budget 465 Billion

8. National Budget For Teacher Education 5.2 Billion

9. Budget for Teacher Education(National) 13% 37% 9

10. National Budget For Assessment 1.8 Billion

11. Allocations for Student Assessment (National) 14.4% 0.3%

12. Provincial Education Assessment System - Allocations 12

13. Looking Ahead • Standalone Assessments------ Organic Connection Between Assessment & Policy Action • Teacher Education, CPD, Text Books, etc. • Research Using Student Assessment as a Parameter to Evaluate How far Intervention are Contributing • Regular Assessments Need to be Undertaken • Adequate Budgets are Allocated

14. Thank You 14