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Tag Archives: target 4.6
South Asia’s progress in tracking basic numeracy with a new assessment
By Steffi Elizabeth Thomas, Senior Research Associate, Pratham Education Foundation-ASER Centre, India and Waqas Imran, Data Analyst, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), Pakistan There has been a global shift in focus towards the quality of education under … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Literacy, monitoring, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged learning, learning assessments, learning outcomes, literacy, numeracy, target 4.6
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How can we stop language barriers holding back learning for people on the move?
One in five students have a migrant background in OECD countries, resulting in multi-lingual / multi-cultural classrooms. Yet only half of immigrants receive language support in OECD countries on average. Arriving in a new country and suddenly sitting in a … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, Literacy, refugees, Uncategorized
Tagged Inclusion, language, literacy, mother-tongue, refugees, target 4.6
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How much does it cost to achieve universal literacy?
As events for International Literacy Day continue, new cost estimates have been produced by UNESCO showing that US$14 billion will be needed if the 20 countries with the lowest literacy rates, which are members of the Global Alliance for Literacy … Continue reading
Posted in Adult education, Literacy, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged adult literacy, literacy, numeracy, target 4.6, youth literacy
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About 15-40% of illiterate people come from households in which no member can read
This International Literacy Day we want to draw attention to those living in households where no member can read – those we call ‘isolated illiterate individuals’ – whose chances of finding work and enjoying a good quality of life can … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, Learning, Literacy, Uncategorized
Tagged illiteracy, Inclusion, learning, literacy, target 4.6
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100 million young people are still illiterate
This International Literacy Day there’s plenty to celebrate – the number of young people aged 15-24 with no literacy skills worldwide has fallen by 27% since 2000, a fact we hope to see reflected in plummeting adult literacy rates over … Continue reading
Literacy skills gaps: how do they change over time by wealth and by gender?
While there is a focus internationally on measuring literacy and numeracy skills at age 15, as captured in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), at least two aspects are neglected in debates on learning achievement. First, literacy and … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Literacy, Skills, Testing, Uncategorized
Tagged Gender, literacy, numeracy, reading, target 4.6
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Books are essential to solving the global learning crisis
By Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly, Head of Education Policy and Advocacy, Save the Children and Chair of the Global Book Alliance A new coalition of governments, international agencies, NGOs and the private sector has launched this week with the aim of closing … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Literacy, textbooks, Uncategorized
Tagged books, language, mother-tongue, target 4.6, Target 4.a, textbooks
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Children taught in their mother language are more likely to develop literacy skills
Today, on International Mother Language Day, which is focused on the importance of linguistic diversity for sustainable development, it is important to remember what difference being taught in your mother tongue can make to one’s ability to learn. Choices over … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Learning, Literacy, Uncategorized
Tagged language, learning, literacy, mother-tongue, target 4.6, target 4.7
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How far does media coverage of international large-scale assessment help hold governments to account for their education commitments?
By Mary Hamilton, Lancaster University, UK and Co-Director of the Lab for International Assessment Studies A key rationale for carrying out international comparative surveys of skills such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Programme for International Student … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Democracy, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, media, target 4.6
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“Fulfilling one’s responsibilities”: Accountability and service to the people in Rwanda’s education system
This blog is written by Catherine A Honeyman, Senior Youth Workforce Specialist at World Learning and visiting Lecturer, Duke Center for International Development at Duke University. Catherine is also the author of a case study on accountability and education in Rwanda commissioned … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, country case study, rwanda, target 4.1, target 4.6
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