28-29 November 2017, Madrid, Spain

The fourth GAML meeting:

• Received updates on UN and Education 2030 processes regarding development indicators, as well as recommendations regarding reporting and capacity development with identification of the action items that have implications for the GAML work programme;
• Discussed and endorsed GAML governance and priorities in organization and communication;
• Reviewed and endorsed measurement strategies for each of the learning- and skills-related indicators under the responsibility of GAML;
• Discussed and approved the conceptual, methodological and reporting frameworks for Indicator 4.1.1; and
• Finalised the learning outcomes and skills-related inputs to be integrated in the report that will be prepared by the Technical Cooperation Group on SDG 4–Education 2030 Indicators (TCG) to the Education 2030 Steering Committee with a detailed “work plan for each target together with an assessment of resources needed to fund the finalisation of the conceptual, methodological and operational work on the global indicators”.

Meeting documents

• Concept note (PDF)
• SDG 4 Reporting: Linking to the UIS Reporting Scale through Social Moderation (PDF)
• Agenda and documents (PDF)
• 2017 progress report (PDF)
• SDG 4 reporting: UIS global framework content for reference (PDF)
• SDG 4 reporting: Defining benchmarks and proficiency levels in the UIS Reporting Scale (PDF)
• SDG 4 reporting: Linking to the UIS Reporting Scale through social moderation (PDF)
• SDG 4 reporting: Data alignment (PDF)
• SDG 4 reporting: Options for 4.1.1 reporting (PDF)
• SDG 4 reporting: Indicator 4.1.1 development process summary (PDF)
• Investment case for expanding coverage and comparability for global Indicator 4.1.1 (PDF)
• Cross-national assessments technical meeting: Summary (PDF)
• SDG Indicator 4.1.1: Inputs to the measurement and reporting strategy (PDF)
• Measurement/reporting strategy for SDG Indicator 4.2.1 (PDF)
• 4.2.1 action plan: Examining developmental milestones within and across countries (PDF)
• Measurement strategy and action plan for SDG Target 4.4 (PDF)
• Measurement strategy and action plan for SDG Target 4.6: OECD proposal (PDF)
• Measurement strategy and action plan for SDG Target 4.6: UIL proposal (PDF)
• Measurement strategy and action plan for SDG Target 4.7 (PDF)
• Framework for Interim Reporting (PDF)
• Quick guide for implementing a national learning assessment (PDF)
• Strategic planning committee: Terms of reference (PDF)
• Priority areas for GAML governance, communications and direction setting (PDF)
• Communications and stakeholder engagement guide (PDF)
• Summary decisions (PDF)
• Overview and glossary (PDF)
• Constructing UIS proficiency scales and linking to assessments to support SDG Indicator 4.1.1 reporting (PDF)
• SDG 4 reporting: Proposal of a protocol for reporting Indicator 4.1.1 (PDF)
• System-wide analysis of assessment practices (SWAAP) (PDF)
• Key questions on the domains of measurement for SDG 4.2.1 (PDF)
• SDG 4.2.1: Connecting early learning to the UIS Reporting Scales (PDF)
• Measurement options for development of SDG Indicator 4.2.1 (PDF)
• Functional literacy and numeracy: Definitions and options for measurement for the SDG Target 4.6 (PDF)
• Principles of good practice in learning assessments (PDF)
• SDG 4 monitoring: Framework development (PDF)
• Selected task forces progress reports (PDF)
• Technical expert meeting on SDG Indicator 4.6.1 (PDF)

Reference presentations

• Opening (PDF)
• Update on Progress at the Global Level (PDF)
• Update on Progress (PDF)
• Key Findings from the Questionnaire on Country Participation in Cross-National Assessments (CAN) (PDF)
• Social Moderation Approach to Linking to the UIS Reporting Scale (PDF)
• Task Force 4.1 Update (PDF)
• Expanding coverage for Indicator 4.1.1 (PDF)
• Task Force 4.2 (PDF)
• Task Force 4.4 (PDF)
• Task Force 4.6 Progress and Draft Measurement Strategy Presentation (PDF)
• Framework for interim reporting (PDF)
• Closing presentation (PDF)