Publication Date
6-2021
Subjects
Citizen participation, Literacy education, Numeracy, Disadvantaged, Educational policy, Developing countries, Student assessment, Reading tests, Mathematics tests, Measures, Case studies, Primary education
Abstract
Designed as household-based assessments, citizen-led assessments (CLAs) are implemented by local organizations who assess children in their homes, thus reaching the most marginalized children, families, and communities, often in remote areas. CLAs add an essential piece of information for truly monitoring progress and help realistically represent the learning levels of all children – at national, regional, and global levels. By using simple tools and easy-to-understand reports, CLAs engage parents and community members in discussions about learning and help foster understanding of the importance of ensuring quality education through civil action. In this publication, members from organizations conducting CLAs in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh provide an overview of the CLA model and illustrate a range of ways in which the model has been implemented in the four South Asian countries to monitor and improve learning. In all four countries, the initiative is known as the Annual Status of Education Report, or ASER – a word that means ‘impact’ in three of these four countries. By design, ASER assesses foundational reading and numeracy skills.
Recommended Citation
Bhattacharjea, S., Saeed, S., Timalsina, R., & Ahamed, S. (2021). Citizen-led Assessments: A Model for Evidence-based Advocacy and Action to Improve Learning. Australian Council for Educational Research. 10.37517/978-1-74286-636-9
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Copyright Statement
Copyright Australian Council for Educational Research Limited 2021
Place of Publication
Melbourne Australia
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research
ISBN
978 1 74286 636 9
DOI
10.37517/978-1-74286-636-9
Geographic Subject
Asia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pacific region, Pakistan
Included in
Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, International and Comparative Education Commons
Comments
This topical case study is the fourth in the Using Assessment Data in Education Policy and Practice: Examples from the Asia-Pacific series initiated by the Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific (NEQMAP) at UNESCO Bangkok and the Global Education Monitoring Centre (GEM Centre).
Series editors: Mark Manns, UNESCO Bangkok and Ursula Schwantner, Australian Council for Educational Research.