Tag: Assessment - Page 2 - The Education and Development Forum (UKFIET)

Originality in the time of plagiarism

by Mike Douse | Oct 7, 2024 | Learning

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has highlighted the issue of plagiarism, with Large Language Models (LLM) overwhelming education at all levels as the incessant AI cheating versus detection battle rages on. Read More

Beyond the Cursory: Creating a Space for Sustained Dialogues on Language in Education

by Mir Abdullah Miri, Amy Lightfoot, Ann Veitch and Lizzi O. Milligan | Jun 3, 2024 | Learning

In March 2024, UKFIET, in collaboration with the British Council, convened an important event in London to highlight the critical yet often overlooked role of language in education. Read More

How do schooling and home backgrounds influence children’s English language learning in Ethiopia, India and Vietnam?

by Obiageri Bridget Azubuike and Rhiannon Moore | Jun 21, 2023 | Learning

There is a growing demand for English language skills in many lower-and middle-income countries (LMICs); as a result, many governments have put in place policies to improve students’ learning of English language. Our recent study, published in Social Science and Humanity Open employed Bourdieu’s theory of cultural reproduction to examine… Read More

Making assessments more accessible for children with disabilities

by Veronica Stapleton | Feb 20, 2023 | Education and Disabilities

The International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA) tool, created by Save the Children in 2011, measures children’s early learning and development. Its play-based tasks help evaluate motor development, emergent literacy, emergent numeracy and social-emotional development. The tool is designed to assess children from three to six years old and… Read More

Simple, Timely Learning Assessments Are Essential to Driving Instruction That Leads to Improvements in Learning Outcomes

by Inyang Umoren | Feb 1, 2023 | Assessment, Learning

Measuring learning outcomes is essential to gauge where learners fall behind, inform decisions on interventions needed to support struggling learners to catch up, and track their progress. Read More

Reconceptualising ‘rigour’ and rebalancing power dynamics in assessment – PODCAST

by Fergal Turner | Jan 31, 2022 | 2021 UKFIET Conference, Assessment

Following on from last year’s UKFIET Symposium, the Schools2030 team came back together to reflect on what they had learned for this podcast, hosted by Schools2030’s Global...

Rebalancing power dynamics and reconceptualising ‘rigour’ in measuring learning – Schools2030 at UKFIET 2021

by Schools2030 | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021 UKFIET Conference, Assessment

This article was written by the Schools2030 team based on their session at the recent September 2021 UKFIET Conference. It was published originally on the Schools2030 website on...

Expanding understanding of the use of Large-Scale Assessments for educational improvement

by Israel Moreno Salto and Ricardo Sabates | Jun 10, 2021 | Assessment, Learning

This blog was written by Dr Israel Moreno Salto from the Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico and Professor Ricardo Sabates from the Faculty of Education, University...

Ethiopia Builds its First National Assessment of Pre-primary Education

by Belay Hagos Hailu and Fitsum Mulugeta | Apr 14, 2021 | Assessment, Early Childhood, Learning

This article was written by Dr. Belay Hagos, Associate Professor of Education, Director, Institute of Educational Research, Addis Ababa University and Fitsum Mulugeta, Education...

Uncovering learning inequities in Southeast Asia

by Jeaniene Spink and Jacqueline Cheng | Feb 24, 2021 | Learning

This blog was written by Jeaniene Spink, Research Director, and Jacqueline Cheng, Research Fellow, ACER Education and Development research program. It was originally published on...

Following FACTS to Recover and Revamp Nigeria’s Education System During and Beyond COVID-19

by Thelma Obiakor | Feb 18, 2021 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog was written by Thelma Obiakor, London School of Economics and Centre for the Studies of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), and Adedeji Adeniran, RISE Nigeria and CSEA. It...

Preparing young people for a better future in the UK: Addressing social justice through the curriculum

by Linda Peck | Nov 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This article was written by Linda Peck of AlignEd International Schools are now grappling with how to transform the curriculum to address the unprecedented challenges that have...