Using learning assessment to improve teaching inside Syria

It is widely recognised that education does not and should not stop during emergencies. There are nearly 50 million children living in conflict today. Ensuring they have access to quality, relevant learning experiences is a... [ view full abstract ]

It is widely recognised that education does not and should not stop during emergencies. There are nearly 50 million children living in conflict today. Ensuring they have access to quality, relevant learning experiences is a key part of building short term resilience, and part of long term sustainable development once there is peace. 

This year the Department for International Department will support a learning assessment across 153 schools in opposition-held areas of Syria (March-June 2017), and subsequently a series of workshops to determine how to use the findings to improve teaching in this very challenging context (June-August 2017). This will be the first large scale learning assessment to be undertaken in Syria, and the findings will be highly relevant to other conflict contexts. The learning assessment will use the Early Grade Reading Assessment and the Early Grade Maths Assessment to measure grade 2 literacy and numeracy in grade 3 students.