In Africa many are in school but not learning: new report on learning assessments
Publication Date
9-14-2016
Subjects
Monitoring (Assessment), Disadvantaged, Developing countries, Literacy education, Numeracy, Student assessment, Comparative analysis, International programs, Case studies, Primary education, Africa, Australia
Abstract
A new ACER report for UNICEF examines the major impediments to children’s learning as a considerable proportion of students in Eastern and Southern African schools do not reach expected basic learning benchmarks in numeracy and literacy.
Recommended Citation
ACER. (September 2016) 'In Africa many are in school but not learning: new report on learning assessments', Research Developments, ACER. https://rd.acer.edu.au/article/in-africa-many-are-in-school-but-not-learning-new-report-on-learning-assess
Place of Publication
Melbourne
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Geographic Subject
Africa
Comments
Read the full report: Improving Quality Education and Children’s Learning Outcomes and Effective Practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region, by Tim Friedman, Ursula Schwantner, Jeaniene Spink, Naoko Tabata and Charlotte Waters, Australian Council for Educational Research, 2016.