27-28 of August 2019 in Yerevan, Armenia
GAML 6 participants will be expected to:
- Receive updates on the UN and Education 2030 processes as well as the work of the Technical Cooperation Group on SDG4 – Education 2030 Indicators (TCG);
- Discuss alternative linking strategies for reporting on indicator 4.1.1;
- Assess and make recommendations on criteria to develop learning targets;
- Exchange on challenges in reporting and validating learning assessment data as well as using data for policy making;
- Deliberate on the work of the GAML actions to support capacity development.
Post-Meeting
Session presentations
Session 1: Opening of GAML 6
Global Alliance to Monitor Learning: Update on Progress
Meeting Commitments: Are countries on track to achieve SDG 4?
Session 2: Development of the global indicator 4.1.1
Minimum Proficiency Levels: Described, unpacked and illustrated
LLECE-ERCE - UNESCO's Large Scale Student Assessment Program in LAC
Options for Reporting Against 4.1.1 when using national assessment programs
Session 3: Development of literacy indicators: 4.6.1 (global), and 4.4.2 (thematic)
Task force 4.4: Progress report
Session 4: Development of thematic indicators for SDG Target 4.7
Global Alliance to Monitor Learning: Indicators 4.7.4 and 4.7.5
Intrinsic Motivation and Lifelong Learning
Session 5: Regional and global monitoring: Aligning frameworks and expectations
Are we achieving equitable learning? Results from the Foundational Learning module in MICS
Suivi régional: Alignement et progrès des évaluations du PASEC en Afrique Subsaharienne francophone
LLECE-ERCE - UNESCO's Large Scale Student Assessment Program in LAC
Session 6: Closing of Day 1
Session 7: Opening of Day 2 of the meeting
Session 8: Monitoring progress
SDG 4 indicator benchmarking consultation
Session 9: Brainstorming solutions
Benchmarking for learning: Linking 4.1.1 with broader issues in education policy
Session 10: Conclusion of the meeting
Global Alliance to Monitor Learning: Consultations and endorsement
Working documents
- Concept note (EN/FR)
- Work Plan
- Agenda (EN/FR)
- List of Participants
- Global Alliance to Monitor Learning (GAML): Rules for voting
- Meeting Commitments: Are countries on track to achieve SDG4? (EN/FR/ES)
- WD/1 Global Alliance to Monitor Learning (GAML): 2019 Progress Report (EN/FR)
- WD/2 Protocol for Reporting on SDG Global Indicator 4.1.1 (EN/FR)
- WD/3 Measuring digital literacy skills: SDG indicator 4.4.2
- WD/4 Definitions of adult functional literacy and numeracy for SDG indicator 4.6.1 (EN/FR)
- WD/5 New Indicator Proposal for SDG target 4.7: Skills (EN/FR)
- WD/6 Our Vision of Teachers Who Love Teaching and Children Who Love Learning (EN/FR)
- WD/7 Proposal for a Measurement Strategy for Thematic Indicator 4.7.4 using International Large-Scale Assessments in Education
- WD/8 Proposal for a Measurement Strategy for Thematic Indicator 4.7.5 using International Large-Scale Assessments in Education
- WD/9 4.7 Breadth of Learning Indicator Working Group
Reference documents
- REF/1 Policy Linking Method. Linking Assessments to Global Standards (USAID)
- REF/2 Minimum Proficiency Levels: Described, unpacked and illustrated
- REF/3 Options for Reporting against 4.1.1 when using national assessment programs
- REF/4 Rosetta Stone: Measuring global progress towards SDG 4 by linking assessments results to TIMSS and PIRLS International Benchmarks of Achievements
- REF/5 Proposal for a refined approach to monitoring and reporting indicator 4.1.4: Completion rate
- REF/6 SDG 4 Item bank and Exchange Platform: Concept Note
- REF/7 Costs and Benefits of Different Approaches to Measuring the Learning Proficiency of Students (SDG Indicator 4.1.1)
- REF/9 Measurement Strategy for SDG Global Indicator 4.7.1 and Thematic Indicators 4.7.4 and 4.7.5 using International Large-Scale Assessments in Education: Proposal
- REF/10 Regional Framework for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
- REF/11 A Conceptual Framework for Aligning Institutional Incentives in the Development of Education Data Systems
- REF/12 SDG 4 Indicator Benchmarking Consultation (EN/FR)
- REF/13 Benchmarking for Learning: Group Discussion
- REF/14 Case Studies: Group Discussions (EN/FR)
- REF/15 Projecting attainment of SDG 4.1.1
- REF/16 Global Proficiency Framework: Reading and Mathematics. Grades 2 to 6