Guidance Note on Using Learning Assessment in the Process of School Reopening

As countries consider how to reopen schools safely in the context of COVID-19 (coronavirus), one key question is how to assess students' learning to support learning recovery. The expected magnitude of learning losses, particularly among stude...

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Main Authors: Luna Bazaldua, Diego, Levin, Victoria, Liberman, Julia
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
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spelling okr-10986-368922022-02-01T05:10:43Z Guidance Note on Using Learning Assessment in the Process of School Reopening Luna Bazaldua, Diego Levin, Victoria Liberman, Julia LEARNING ASSESSMENT SCHOOL CLOSURE SCHOOL REOPENING ASSESSMENT TOOL CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT As countries consider how to reopen schools safely in the context of COVID-19 (coronavirus), one key question is how to assess students' learning to support learning recovery. The expected magnitude of learning losses, particularly among students with the highest needs, makes it essential for key stakeholders in the education process — policymakers, teachers, school principals, students, and their parents — to determine where students are in their learning trajectory relative to what had been expected prior to the pandemic, so they can adjust instruction and allocate resources accordingly. To collect this information, stakeholders can rely on student learning assessment, which is an essential feedback mechanism in the education system. This note provides key steps that countries with different availability of resources should consider in developing their plans for learning assessment activities to support learning recovery in the context of school reopening. Throughout this note, assessment of student learning is defined as gathering and evaluating information on what students know, understand, and can do to make informed decisions about the next steps in the educational process. In addition, some considerations and country examples for the implementation of high-stakes examinations are discussed. This note concludes with examples of learning assessment activities that countries around the world are planning or implementing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Likewise, this note highlights important lessons that can support resilience to future emergencies and crises. 2022-01-31T18:06:17Z 2022-01-31T18:06:17Z 2020-11-21 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/856951606239586214/Guidance-Note-on-Using-Learning-Assessment-in-the-Process-of-School-Reopening http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36892 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study
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topic LEARNING ASSESSMENT
SCHOOL CLOSURE
SCHOOL REOPENING
ASSESSMENT TOOL
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
spellingShingle LEARNING ASSESSMENT
SCHOOL CLOSURE
SCHOOL REOPENING
ASSESSMENT TOOL
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
Luna Bazaldua, Diego
Levin, Victoria
Liberman, Julia
Guidance Note on Using Learning Assessment in the Process of School Reopening
description As countries consider how to reopen schools safely in the context of COVID-19 (coronavirus), one key question is how to assess students' learning to support learning recovery. The expected magnitude of learning losses, particularly among students with the highest needs, makes it essential for key stakeholders in the education process — policymakers, teachers, school principals, students, and their parents — to determine where students are in their learning trajectory relative to what had been expected prior to the pandemic, so they can adjust instruction and allocate resources accordingly. To collect this information, stakeholders can rely on student learning assessment, which is an essential feedback mechanism in the education system. This note provides key steps that countries with different availability of resources should consider in developing their plans for learning assessment activities to support learning recovery in the context of school reopening. Throughout this note, assessment of student learning is defined as gathering and evaluating information on what students know, understand, and can do to make informed decisions about the next steps in the educational process. In addition, some considerations and country examples for the implementation of high-stakes examinations are discussed. This note concludes with examples of learning assessment activities that countries around the world are planning or implementing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Likewise, this note highlights important lessons that can support resilience to future emergencies and crises.
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author Luna Bazaldua, Diego
Levin, Victoria
Liberman, Julia
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Levin, Victoria
Liberman, Julia
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title Guidance Note on Using Learning Assessment in the Process of School Reopening
title_short Guidance Note on Using Learning Assessment in the Process of School Reopening
title_full Guidance Note on Using Learning Assessment in the Process of School Reopening
title_fullStr Guidance Note on Using Learning Assessment in the Process of School Reopening
title_full_unstemmed Guidance Note on Using Learning Assessment in the Process of School Reopening
title_sort guidance note on using learning assessment in the process of school reopening
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2022
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