Within the overall framework of what it takes to build up a sound assessment system, this conference focused on strengthening the enabling environment—the policies, institutional arrangements, financial resources, and human resources that support learning assessment activities in a country. These elements are fundamental: getting them right is prerequisite to ensuring that learning outcomes improve and that money spent on assessment produces results.
Conference Objectives
- Support READ countries in improving learning outcomes through strong, sustainable assessment systems
- Provide READ countries with an opportunity to collectively, and with support from assessment experts, think through ways in which to improve the enabling environment for assessment systems
- Hold a premiere screening of the film “When Children Learn, Nations Prosper”, which highlights the critical importance of education quality and measuring learning outcomes
- Learn lessons from other countries’ experience in the area of the enabling environment
- Offer a venue for those engaged in assessment work to interact, network, and consult with each other
- Communicate the ways in which READ is working to help countries
Conference Participants
- Delegations of assessment/education officials from the 7 READ countries
- Practitioners in assessment from a handful of countries
- International experts on assessment and education quality
- Russian experts on assessment and education quality
- World Bank experts on assessment and READ program staff
For more information about the READ program, please visit our website at https://www.worldbank.org/readtf
