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ED50 Promotion rate of learners in grades not receiving ICT-assisted instruction (by gender, by type of institution
and by grade) (for ISCED levels 1-3)
Definition:
Percentage of learners enrolled only in grades with NO ICTassisted
instruction during the last academic year who were
promoted to the next higher grade for ISCED levels 1-3.
Data requirement:
(LPI) Number of learners promoted only from previous grades
with ICT-assisted instruction at the end of the last academic
year (t-1) (by gender, by type of institution and by grade) for
ISCED levels 1-3.
(refer to questionnaire item E.4.1)
(LEI) Number of learners enrolled only in grades with ICTassisted
instruction during the last academic year (by gender,
by type of institution and by grade) for ISCED levels 1-3.
(refer to questionnaire item E.3.1)
(LP) Number of learners promoted from the previous grades at
the end of the last academic year (t-1) (by gender, by type of
institution and by grade) for ISCED levels 1-3.
(refer to questionnaire item E.4)
(L) Number of learners enrolled during the last academic year
(by gender, by type of institution and by grade) for ISCED
levels 1-3.
(refer to questionnaire item E.3)
Formula:
LP
L
t
g
LPI
t 1
g 1 LEI
t
g
t 1
g 1
* 100
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Purpose:
To measure the promotion rate of learners enrolled in grades
where ICT are not used as a pedagogical aid.
Method of collection:
Administrative data collection through annual school census
(or extract data from school records).
Data source(s):
Statistical units of the ministries of education or, alternatively,
national statistical offices.
Where:
LPI t
g = Number of learners enrolled only in grade g-1 with ICT-assisted instruction during the last academic year who were
promoted to the next grade g (by gender and type of institution) in school-year t
LEI t1
g
1 = Number of learners enrolled only in grades g-1 with ICT-assisted instruction during the last academic year (by
gender and type of institution) in school-year t-1
LP t
g = Number of learners enrolled during the last academic year in grade g-1 who were promoted to the next grade g (by
gender and type of institution) in school-year t
L t1
g
1 = Number of learners enrolled during the last academic year (by gender and type of institution) in grades g-1 in
school-year t-1
Analysis and interpretation:
A high promotion rate implies a high proportion of learners
successfully passing from a lower grade to a higher grade.
By comparing the promotion rate of learners who enrolled in
grades without ICT-assisted instruction with those who attended
the same grades with ICT-assisted instruction, one can verify if
there are differences. If so, further investigation, using testing
methods, may be needed to determine the degree to which
these differences can be attributed to the impact of ICT on
teaching and learning.
Methodological and definition issues or operational
limitations:
One must be cautious not to attribute low promotion rates
solely to the non-use of ICT in teaching and learning, as there
are other factors contributing to successful passage from one
grade to another.
In countries where learners are automatically promoted to the
next grade for ISCED levels 1-3 or in terminal grades where a
quota system may directly or indirectly affect promotion rates,
this indicator becomes meaningless.