Learning Metrics Task ForceVirtual Briefing October 2014

LMTF 2.0 – Five Key Results

1. Technical: Seven indicators for global tracking developed, with cross-cutting focus on equity

2. Institutional: Support at least 10 countries in adapting LMTF recommendations to improve assessment systems and use of assessment data to improve learning

3. Political: Recommendations inform the post-2015 education and development agendas

4. Assessment as a Public Good: Develop a strategy for advancing an agenda in which learning data is supported as a global public good

5. Knowledge Sharing: Actors and experts in learning assessment share knowledge and coordinate efforts virtually and in person.

Assessment as a Public Good

International Platform for Assessing Learning: the GPE Secretariat

has worked closely with LMTF partners on the development of a concept

paper for an International Platform for Assessing Learning (IPAL)

presented at the meeting in Brussels this June.

Based on the feedback of this meeting, further work has been done to

have a more detailed document as a basis for discussion. Thus a draft

concept note will be circulated soon to several partners for initial

discussion, and then to the LMTF advisory group.

It is expected that IPAL will support the building of national and regional

capacity for assessing learning particularly in developing countries,

financially and technically.

Technical UpdateAreas of

MeasurementLead Organizations Indicator Update

Reading

World Bank, UIS • The World Bank and the UIS convened a meeting of reading and assessment experts to identify possible indicators for monitoring reading in early grades and at the end of primary education (QI)

• Since then a strategy for establishing global metric for reading and numeracy is currently being developed with ACER – a new advisory board and project meeting is being planned.

Numeracy

KICE, GIZ, UIS • KICE, BMZ/GIZ and the UIS coordinated a virtual Working Group on Numeracy Indicators and identified and documented potential indicators related to numeracy in early grades and at the end of primary education

• The recommendations report is available online and was discussed at the “Working towards a post-2015 agenda – Measurement of learning in numeracy and beyond” Webinar  organized by BMZ, Save the Children and the Global Partnership for Education.

Learning for All /

Age and Education Matter for Learning

World Bank, UIS • The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on post-2015 education indicators released a guidance note for indicators linked to the OWG education targets. The TAG is meeting on 3 October to discuss next technical outputs, communication and consultation with stakeholders.

• Preliminary data from the UIS Catalogue for Learning Assessments is being used to explore options for developing learning-related indicators.

Ready to Learn

UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, CUE

• Technical Advisory Group (TAG) convened of experts who have developed cross-national tools to measure early learning and program quality

• Quality measurement meeting in Leiden, Netherlands September 2014 hosted by UNESCO, UNICEF, BvLF, ISSA

• Child outcomes meeting in Washington, DC October 30 2014

Citizen of the World

UNESCO, GEFI Youth Advisory Group, CUE

• In-person meeting of working group members in Bogota 15-16 July 2014 hosted by Secretary of Education. Eight competencies identified by group for further dialogue

• GEFI YAG with support from UNICEF hired consultant to lead youth dialogue on GCE competencies and potential measures in late 2014/early 2015

Breadth of Learning Opportunities

CUE, UIS, TBD TBD

EquityWorld Bank, UNICEF, Camfed, UIS

TBD

Country Support Update: Learning Champions

Learning Champions Process Map

15 National Action Plans to improve assessment systems

Set of practical tools to adapt LMTF Recommendations to different national contexts

Regional networks activated to advance collaboration and mentoring in the improvement of assessment systems

Provide countries with tools and

technical support

Development of Action Plan

Learning Champions Partners

LMTF

Advisory Committee

Learning Champions

Working Group

Learning Champion Framework

Outputs

Convene national partners and map

assessment landscape Documents/

TemplatesTechnical and Financial LinkagesFeedback

Identify tools to develop

In country meetingsVirtual briefs with LC Working Group

Draft tools

Share tools with LC

Refine and finalize

Implementation of Plan

Stakeholder analysis, mapping,

Meeting in January 2015

Case studies

LMTF Task Force Members and

Partners will work together to support

Learning Champions to develop and

implement plans to improve national

assessment systems, including the use of

data to improve learning

15 Learning Champions have been selected to adapt LMTF recommendations on assessing and improving learning to their national contexts.

Outcome: Improved national assessment systems

Learning Champion Framework

Overall Purpose The Learning Champions will lead an in country-level process to:

convene stakeholders; diagnose the quality of their assessment systems; and assess the

necessary technical and financial resources required to improve learning measurement and

outcomes.

Outcomes:

• A set of country-level validated tools and strategies that permit education systems to

measure learning accurately and verifiably across the LMTF seven domains and seven

areas;• A set of country-level validated tools and strategies that permit classroom-level and other

local educators to measure learning accurately and verifiably across the seven domains

and seven areas;• Consensus among 15 Learning Champions on which aspects of the respective tools and

strategies have universal applicability and comparability;• A plan to use the data generated from these tools and strategies for decision-making and

action at the system, school and classroom levels have begun to be implemented within

each Learning Champion country.

Learning Champions Illustrative Timetable

Action

Month (from July 2014 through December 2015)

Ju Au Se Oc No De Ja Fe Ma Ap Ma Ju Ju Au Se Oc No De

Identify education stakeholders “Map” current national learning metrics efforts Comprise country Learning Champions teams National Stakeholder meetings Select & negotiate with LMTF Secretariat target learning domains & measurement areas

Prepare Learning Champions initiative plan- December Meeting

Implement Learning Champions initiative plan Finalize tools and guides Monitor, document and share the experience, findings & results

Participate in sharing events organized by LMTF Secretariat

Prepare a final report, with products Share experience, findings & products with Ministry and other education stakeholders

Participate in final initiative review

Learning Champions: Task Force Role

• Convene a Learning Champions Working Group of experts from international organizations,

universities, and technical assistance firms, in addition to technical experts from the

Learning Champion countries themselves;

• Assign Learning Champion Focal Points to work with each country throughout the process;

• Coordinate expertise to respond to specific technical assistance requests

• Organize and facilitate virtual and in-country consultation and support

• Organize and facilitate web/teleconference opportunities for different LCs to consult and

cooperate, including regional and cross-national linkages;

• Help identify potential donors and technical assistance support for implementing Learning

Champion plans;

• Share relevant tools and resource documents to support country level activities.

Learning Champion Working Group

Objective:To support each Learning Champion to develop and implement a plan to improve national assessment systems, including the use of data to improve learning and to to derive lessons, strategies and products to support the broader experimentation with and extension of the LMTF domains of learning and areas of measurement.

Members:

• Learning Champion Technical Experts (15 – one from each Learning Champion)

• Technical Experts with cross-national and regional experience (10 from LMTF

Partner organizations)

• Learning Champion Working Group Co-Chairs

• LMTF Secretariat (CUE)

Knowledge Sharing and Key Dates

• Partner Update – October 2014

• Next Partner Update – January 2015

• Call for new members – Release in October 2014

• In-person meeting – First week of February 2015; place TBD

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