Tag Archives: learning

About 15-40% of illiterate people come from households in which no member can read

Posted on 6 September 2019 by GEM Report

This International Literacy Day we want to draw attention to those living in households where no member can read – those we call ‘isolated illiterate individuals’ – whose chances of finding work and enjoying a good quality of life can … Continue reading →

Posted in Inclusion, Learning, Literacy, Uncategorized | Tagged illiteracy, Inclusion, learning, literacy, target 4.6 | Leave a comment

The learning assessment market: pointers for countries – part 2

Posted on 20 May 2019 by GEM Report

By Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and Luis Crouch, Senior Economist, RTI International [1] In a previous blog, we argued that the market for learning assessment is very inefficient and therefore warrants public action. As things stand: More than … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Literacy, Uncategorized | Tagged assessment, learning, learning assessments, literacy | 2 Comments

The learning assessment market: pointers for countries – part 1

Posted on 26 April 2019 by GEM Report

By Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and Luis Crouch, Senior Economist, RTI International [1] Measuring learning outcomes is key to the Sustainable Development Goal for education (SDG 4). There are about a dozen indicators that measure learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Literacy, Uncategorized | Tagged learning, learning assessments, learning outcomes, literacy | 5 Comments

Children taught in their mother language are more likely to develop literacy skills

Posted on 21 February 2018 by GEM Report

Today, on International Mother Language Day, which is focused on the importance of linguistic diversity for sustainable development, it is important to remember what difference being taught in your mother tongue can make to one’s ability to learn. Choices over … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Learning, Literacy, Uncategorized | Tagged language, learning, literacy, mother-tongue, target 4.6, target 4.7 | 7 Comments

Learning to realize education’s promise – a look at the 2018 WDR

Posted on 28 September 2017 by GEM Report

For the first time in forty years, the World Bank’s World Development Report (WDR), released on Tuesday, focuses exclusively on education. We are pleased to see its core messages resonating so well with our past reports, especially the 2013/4 EFA … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Africa, Basic education, Learning, Literacy, Quality of education, Teachers, teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged education, learning, Quality of education, world bank | 2 Comments

Promoting literacy in a multilingual society

Posted on 11 August 2017 by GEM Report

By Paula Korsnakova, Senior Research and Liaison Advisor, IEA Reflecting on the results of providing instruction in a language other than the one spoken at home Did you know that apparently 66% of children in the world are raised to … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, pedagogy, teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged language, learning, target 4.6, teaching | 3 Comments

Poor quality learning assessments are crumbling under the weight of the decisions they inform

Posted on 25 July 2017 by GEM Report

By Rachel Outhred, Education Consultant, Oxford Policy Management Much of the recent international discussion regarding the measurement of learning outcomes globally has been driven by the need to monitor Sustainable Development Goal 4 – ‘to ensure inclusive and equitable quality … Continue reading →