Nepal Student Assessment : SABER Country Report 2012

In 2012, Nepal joined the Russia Education Aid for Development (READ) trust fund program, the goal of which is to help countries improve their capacity to design, carry out, analyze, and use assessments for improved student learning. As part of the...

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Language:English
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Published: 2014
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topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SCHOOLING
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY
ASSESSMENT EXERCISE
ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
BASIC EDUCATION
CANDIDATES
CERTIFICATION
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
CLASSROOMS
COMPLETION RATES
COMPLETION RATES FOR GIRLS
CURRICULA
CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
CURRICULUM GUIDELINES
DECISION MAKING
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
DISPARITIES IN ACCESS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
EDUCATION OFFICIALS
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION PROJECTS
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATORS
EFFECTIVE EDUCATION
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
ENROLLMENT RATE
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXAM
EXAMINATION OFFICE
EXAMINATION PAPER
EXAMINATION PROCESS
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
EXAMINATION RESULTS
EXAMINATION SUPERVISORS
EXAMINATIONS
EXTERNAL CERTIFICATION
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
FIELD TESTING
GENDER PARITY
GIRLS
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
HIGH SCHOOL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPERSONATION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTRUCTION
ITEM BANKS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
LEADERSHIP
LEAKAGE
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEARNING STANDARDS
LIBRARIES
LIFELONG LEARNING
LITERACY
MATHEMATICS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MODERATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL CURRICULUM
NATIONAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
NATIONAL SCHOOL
NATIONAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM
NET ENROLLMENT
NET ENROLLMENT RATE
OFFICIAL CURRICULUM
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS
PRESERVICE TEACHER TRAINING
PRIMARY COMPLETION
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY STANDARDS
RADIO
REGISTERED CANDIDATE
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHOOL EDUCATION
SCHOOLS
SCORES
SECONDARY EDUCATION
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS
STUDENT FEES
STUDENT GROUPS
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT RESPONSES
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
SUBJECT AREAS
SUBJECTS
TEACHER
TEACHER SUPERVISION
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TECHNICAL QUALITY
TEST ADMINISTRATION
TEST ADMINISTRATORS
TEST ITEM
TEXTBOOKS
TRAINING COURSES
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
TRAINING PROGRAMS
UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
YOUTH
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SCHOOLING
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY
ASSESSMENT EXERCISE
ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
BASIC EDUCATION
CANDIDATES
CERTIFICATION
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
CLASSROOMS
COMPLETION RATES
COMPLETION RATES FOR GIRLS
CURRICULA
CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
CURRICULUM GUIDELINES
DECISION MAKING
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
DISPARITIES IN ACCESS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
EDUCATION OFFICIALS
EDUCATION POLICIES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION PROJECTS
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATORS
EFFECTIVE EDUCATION
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
ENROLLMENT RATE
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXAM
EXAMINATION OFFICE
EXAMINATION PAPER
EXAMINATION PROCESS
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
EXAMINATION RESULTS
EXAMINATION SUPERVISORS
EXAMINATIONS
EXTERNAL CERTIFICATION
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
FIELD TESTING
GENDER PARITY
GIRLS
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
HIGH SCHOOL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPERSONATION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTRUCTION
ITEM BANKS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
LEADERSHIP
LEAKAGE
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEARNING STANDARDS
LIBRARIES
LIFELONG LEARNING
LITERACY
MATHEMATICS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MODERATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
NATIONAL CURRICULUM
NATIONAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
NATIONAL SCHOOL
NATIONAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM
NET ENROLLMENT
NET ENROLLMENT RATE
OFFICIAL CURRICULUM
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS
PRESERVICE TEACHER TRAINING
PRIMARY COMPLETION
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY STANDARDS
RADIO
REGISTERED CANDIDATE
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOL CURRICULUM
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHOOL EDUCATION
SCHOOLS
SCORES
SECONDARY EDUCATION
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS
STUDENT FEES
STUDENT GROUPS
STUDENT LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENT RESPONSES
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
SUBJECT AREAS
SUBJECTS
TEACHER
TEACHER SUPERVISION
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TECHNICAL QUALITY
TEST ADMINISTRATION
TEST ADMINISTRATORS
TEST ITEM
TEXTBOOKS
TRAINING COURSES
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
TRAINING PROGRAMS
UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
YOUTH
World Bank
Nepal Student Assessment : SABER Country Report 2012
geographic_facet South Asia
Nepal
relation Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) country report;2012
description In 2012, Nepal joined the Russia Education Aid for Development (READ) trust fund program, the goal of which is to help countries improve their capacity to design, carry out, analyze, and use assessments for improved student learning. As part of the READ trust fund program, and in order to gain a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of its existing assessment system, Tajikistan participated in a formal exercise to benchmark its student assessment system under The World Bank's Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) program. SABER is an evidence-based program to help countries systematically examine and strengthen the performance of different aspects of their education systems. SABER-student assessment is a component of the SABER program that focuses specifically on benchmarking student assessment policies and systems. The goal of SABER-student assessment is to promote stronger assessment systems that contribute to improved education quality and learning for all. The importance of assessment is linked to its role in: providing information on levels of student learning and achievement in the system; monitoring trends in education quality over time; supporting educators and students with real-time information to improve teaching and learning; and holding stakeholders accountable for results. The SABER-student assessment framework is built on the available evidence base for what an effective assessment system looks like. The framework provides guidance on how countries can build more effective student assessment systems. The framework is structured around two main dimensions of assessment systems: the types/purposes of assessment activities and the quality of those activities. Assessment systems tend to be comprised of three main types of assessment activities, each of which serves a different purpose and addresses different information needs. These three main types are: classroom assessment, examinations, and large scale, system level assessments. This report focuses specifically on policies in the area of student assessment.
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title Nepal Student Assessment : SABER Country Report 2012
title_short Nepal Student Assessment : SABER Country Report 2012
title_full Nepal Student Assessment : SABER Country Report 2012
title_fullStr Nepal Student Assessment : SABER Country Report 2012
title_full_unstemmed Nepal Student Assessment : SABER Country Report 2012
title_sort nepal student assessment : saber country report 2012
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20138046/saber-student-assessment-country-report-nepal-2012
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20090
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spelling okr-10986-200902021-04-23T14:03:54Z Nepal Student Assessment : SABER Country Report 2012 World Bank ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION ACCESS TO SCHOOLING ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT EXERCISE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM BASIC EDUCATION CANDIDATES CERTIFICATION CLASSROOM CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION CLASSROOMS COMPLETION RATES COMPLETION RATES FOR GIRLS CURRICULA CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK CURRICULUM CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK CURRICULUM GUIDELINES DECISION MAKING DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS DISPARITIES IN ACCESS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION PROJECTS EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATORS EFFECTIVE EDUCATION ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ENROLLMENT RATE ETHNIC GROUPS EXAM EXAMINATION OFFICE EXAMINATION PAPER EXAMINATION PROCESS EXAMINATION QUESTIONS EXAMINATION RESULTS EXAMINATION SUPERVISORS EXAMINATIONS EXTERNAL CERTIFICATION EXTERNAL EXAMINATION FIELD TESTING GENDER PARITY GIRLS GRADUATE PROGRAMS HIGH SCHOOL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES HUMAN RESOURCES IMPERSONATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTRUCTION ITEM BANKS LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION LEADERSHIP LEAKAGE LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING STANDARDS LIBRARIES LIFELONG LEARNING LITERACY MATHEMATICS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MODERATION MULTIPLE CHOICE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL CURRICULUM NATIONAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK NATIONAL SCHOOL NATIONAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM NET ENROLLMENT NET ENROLLMENT RATE OFFICIAL CURRICULUM OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS PRESERVICE TEACHER TRAINING PRIMARY COMPLETION PRIMARY LEVEL PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY STANDARDS RADIO REGISTERED CANDIDATE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL CURRICULUM SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL EDUCATION SCHOOLS SCORES SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS STUDENT FEES STUDENT GROUPS STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES STUDENT RESPONSES STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SUBJECT AREAS SUBJECTS TEACHER TEACHER SUPERVISION TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNICAL EDUCATION TECHNICAL QUALITY TEST ADMINISTRATION TEST ADMINISTRATORS TEST ITEM TEXTBOOKS TRAINING COURSES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING PROGRAMS UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE VOCATIONAL TRAINING YOUTH In 2012, Nepal joined the Russia Education Aid for Development (READ) trust fund program, the goal of which is to help countries improve their capacity to design, carry out, analyze, and use assessments for improved student learning. As part of the READ trust fund program, and in order to gain a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of its existing assessment system, Tajikistan participated in a formal exercise to benchmark its student assessment system under The World Bank's Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) program. SABER is an evidence-based program to help countries systematically examine and strengthen the performance of different aspects of their education systems. SABER-student assessment is a component of the SABER program that focuses specifically on benchmarking student assessment policies and systems. The goal of SABER-student assessment is to promote stronger assessment systems that contribute to improved education quality and learning for all. The importance of assessment is linked to its role in: providing information on levels of student learning and achievement in the system; monitoring trends in education quality over time; supporting educators and students with real-time information to improve teaching and learning; and holding stakeholders accountable for results. The SABER-student assessment framework is built on the available evidence base for what an effective assessment system looks like. The framework provides guidance on how countries can build more effective student assessment systems. The framework is structured around two main dimensions of assessment systems: the types/purposes of assessment activities and the quality of those activities. Assessment systems tend to be comprised of three main types of assessment activities, each of which serves a different purpose and addresses different information needs. These three main types are: classroom assessment, examinations, and large scale, system level assessments. This report focuses specifically on policies in the area of student assessment. 2014-09-11T21:40:58Z 2014-09-11T21:40:58Z 2012 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20138046/saber-student-assessment-country-report-nepal-2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20090 English en_US Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) country report;2012 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Nepal