17 Jan 2017
For Global Learning Metrics, Ask Cognitive Scientists by Helen Abadzi
By Helen Abadzi, College of Education, University of Texas at Arlington. The December of 2016 brought worrisome messages to many Ministries of... Read More
12 Dec 2016
A Global Offer for Learning: Rewards for Testing and Educational Progress by William Savedoff
By William Savedoff, Centre for Global Development. Developing countries spend $1 trillion annually on education and receive $13 billion in foreign aid,... Read More
08 Dec 2016
Education SDG Indicator on Learning Outcomes Gets a Major Upgrade by Luis Benveniste
By Luis Benveniste, World Bank, and Silvia Montoya, UNESCO Institute for Statistics. There has been an important shift in the global measurement... Read More
21 Nov 2016
How to Reach a Consensus on Reporting Learning Globally by Aaron Benavot
By Aaron Benavot, Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO, Paris. Carrying out national and cross-national learning assessments involves an enormous commitment of time,... Read More
24 Oct 2016
Aligning Key Initiatives in Monitoring Learning by Luis Crouch and Silvia Montoya
By Luis Crouch, RTI, and Silvia Montoya, UNESCO Institute for Statistics. In a recent blog on this site, we noted that there... Read More
26 Sep 2016
Calling All Partners: How to Diagnose and Treat Data Gaps that Threaten the Achievement of the Global Education Goals by Luis Crouch
By Luis Crouch, RTI, and Silvia Montoya, UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The gaps in education data have become a recurring theme in... Read More
28 Jul 2016
PISA for Development: Expanding the Global Education Community Esperanto or Developing a Dialect? By Camilla Addey
By Camilla Addey, Humboldt University in Berlin[1] In the 1990s, the International Large-Scale Assessment (ILSA) phenomenon suddenly exploded and over the following... Read More
21 Jul 2016
Can the Measurement of Learning Outcomes Lead to Quality Education for All? By Pablo Zoido, Michael Ward, Kelly Makowiecki, Lauren Miller, and Catalina Covacevich
By Pablo Zoido (former OECD), Michael Ward, Kelly Makowiecki, Lauren Miller, Catalina Covacevich (OECD) This is one of the complex questions that... Read More
09 Jun 2016
Lessons Learnt from 67 Years of UNWRA Support to the Education of Palestinian Refugees By Husein Abdul-Hamid, Joel Reyes, and Harry Patrinos
By Husein Abdul-Hamid, Joel Reyes, Harry Patrinos, World Bank. Delivery of education services to communities in conflict-ridden states requires an adjustment in... Read More
06 May 2016
How to Bridge the Skills Gap? The Scientific Benefits of Old-Fashioned Drill By Helen Abadzi
By Helen Abadzi, College of Education, University of Texas at Arlington In 2014, a television show in the United Kingdom, “The Apprentice”,... Read More