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10<br />

assessment (Feuer et al., 1999). Still, linking items is not<br />

just a technical issue but a process fundamentally related<br />

to the intended purpose of the indicator (Mislevy, 1992).<br />

In the context of global monitoring, two key issues<br />

are worth considering. First, given the 2030 Agenda’s<br />

emphasis on leaving no one behind, accurate background<br />

information on the learners whose knowledge <strong>and</strong> skills<br />

are being assessed is essential. But the information is<br />

collected inconsistently by various assessments <strong>and</strong><br />

cannot be compared, especially when primary school-age<br />

children are expected to provide accurate information<br />

about their family circumstances. This hampers tracking<br />

the global indicator by population characteristics.<br />

Second is the need to collect pertinent information about<br />

cultural, linguistic <strong>and</strong> contextual elements to advance<br />

more valid interpretations of differences between<br />

countries. Take the 2014 CONFEMEN Programme for the<br />

Analysis of Education Systems (PASEC) survey, which<br />

FIGURE 10.13:<br />

Burundi outperformed its peers in terms of learning achievement – but why?<br />

Percentage of students, by proficiency level, selected sub-Saharan African countries, 2014<br />

a. Grade 2 b. Grade 6<br />

Language<br />

Language<br />

100 100<br />

80 80<br />

Level 4 Level 4<br />

60 60<br />

Level 3 Level 3<br />

%<br />

%<br />

40 Level 2 40<br />

Level 2<br />

Level 1<br />

20 <strong>and</strong> below 20<br />

Level 1<br />

<strong>and</strong> below<br />

0 0<br />

Niger<br />

Benin<br />

Togo<br />

%<br />

%<br />

Chad<br />

Côte d’Ivoire<br />

Senegal<br />

Cameroon<br />

Congo<br />

Burkina Faso<br />

Burundi<br />

Niger<br />

Chad<br />

Togo<br />

Congo<br />

Cameroon<br />

Côte d’Ivoire<br />

Benin<br />

Senegal<br />

Burkina Faso<br />

Burundi<br />

Niger<br />

Benin<br />

Togo<br />

Chad<br />

Côte d’Ivoire<br />

Senegal<br />

Cameroon<br />

Congo<br />

Burkina Faso<br />

Burundi<br />

Niger<br />

Chad<br />

Togo<br />

Congo<br />

Cameroon<br />

Côte d’Ivoire<br />

Benin<br />

Senegal<br />

Burkina Faso<br />

Burundi<br />

Mathematics<br />

Mathematics<br />

100 100<br />

80 80<br />

Level 3 Level 3<br />

60 60<br />

Level 2 Level 2<br />

40 Level 1 40<br />

Level 1<br />

Below<br />

20<br />

Level 1<br />

20<br />

Below<br />

Level 1<br />

0 0<br />

Source: PASEC (2015).<br />

202<br />

CHAPTER 10 | TARGET 4.1 – PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

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