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Week 34: Improving education in Bangladesh
Staff from ACER’s Delhi, Melbourne and Perth offices are helping to build assessment capacity in Bangladesh for the improvement of education quality.
The World Bank-funded Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project, introduced in 122 subdistricts throughout Bangladesh, aims to improve the quality of education through a series of academic support interventions and incentive schemes. ACER is supporting the initiative through a national curriculum-based test to systematically sample the literacy and numeracy achievement of students in the eighth grade.
Staff in Delhi, Melbourne and Perth have been assisting the Monitoring and Evaluation Division of the Bangladesh Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) in the implementation of assessments in English, mathematics and Bangla for students in eighth grade by developing tests, providing test administration manuals and leading the analysis of results.
In Delhi, Research Fellows Neelam Yadav, Ashtamurthy (Ashtu) Killimangalam and Rudra Sahoo have been developing and trialing items for the project, with support from ACER India Manager Ratna Dhamija. ‘It’s a great example of a team effort,’ says Neelam. ‘With Ratna’s support and the guidance of Jocelyn Cook in Perth and Daniel Urbach in Melbourne we’ve provided the DSHE with a quality assessment tool.’
As Ashtu explains, the collaboration has involved staff from ACER’s Delhi, Melbourne and Perth offices, particularly Jocelyn and Daniel, as well as Louise Courtney and Ray Peck in Melbourne.
‘Being involved in developing the assessment framework, item writing and trialing, and data analysis, under the guidance of Daniel Urbach, is a great example of ACER’s commitment to building capacity,’ Rudra observes.
The work also involved translation and reverse translation of items for the maths assessment.
As Ashtu explains, the results from the main survey will usefully inform policymakers about the best next steps to adjust policies and intervention. ‘The long-term vision is to build assessment capacity in Bangladesh and improve the quality of education,’ says Ashtu. ‘It’s about understanding and supporting every learner.’
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GOAL 1
Learners and their needs
every learner engaged in challenging learning opportunities appropriate to their readiness and needs
GOAL 2
The Learning Profession
every learning professional highly skilled, knowledgeable and engaged in excellent practice
GOAL 3
Places of learning
every learning community well resourced and passionately committed to improving outcomes for all learners
GOAL 4
A Learning Society
a society in which every learner experiences success and has an opportunity to achieve their potential
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