How to improve education quality? Make learning assessment systems better

By Ramya Vivekanandan, Global Partnership for Education Secretariat

Strengthening learning assessment systems is a priority area for GPE’s Knowledge and Innovation Exchange. In order to improve learning outcomes, a range of interventions is necessary to support developing countries in ensuring strong systems to monitor what their students are learning.

This blog is the third in a six-part series on the KIX discussion papers commissioned by the GPE Secretariat to inform the design and implementation of the GPE Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX). The post highlights relevant thematic outcomes in the 2019 Results Report and from GPE’s ongoing country-level evaluations.

Without data on whether and how students are learning, it is impossible to ensure quality education. With the drive for education of quality front and center of the Education 2030 agenda, the issue of learning assessment is an increasing priority for developing countries and the partners that support them.