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

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

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

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History Context Someone BP 150 / 100 BP 120 / 80 Base Line Goal Site for Intervention A 1, A 2, A 3 …A n Alternatives Something I care about A3A3 A1A1 Alternative Analysis Implementation Analysis Assessment of learning gains Learners Ed Policy Analysis SMCDanish schools Teacher Trg/Ed Ed Policy Analysis Implementation Analysis Monitoring the effectiveness Financial Analysis Adapted from a presentation made by Dr. Irfan Muzaffar

Student Assessment & NEP  National Education Policy Regular Assessments & Periodic Review of the Assessment System 2. Explore and develop multiple tools of Student Assessment 3. 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

National Education Budget 465 Billion

National Budget For Teacher Education 5.2 Billion

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

National Budget For Assessment 1.8 Billion

Allocations for Student Assessment (National) % 0.3%

Provincial Education Assessment System - Allocations 12

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

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