Student Assessment Archives

Should Your Next-Door Neighbor Assess Your Daughter’s Reading Skills?

Alejandro Ganimian ˙ Dec 10, 2015 ˙ PREAL Blog

How can citizen-led assessments of student performance in developing countries build demand for quality education?Read more +

Ariel Fiszbein ˙ Jan 8, 2014 ˙ PREAL Blog

How can we interpret the 2012 PISA results and what do they tell us about the challenges of education policy in our countries?Read more +

˙ Dec 4, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog

Key takeaways for the eight Latin American countries that participated in the 2012 PISA.Read more +

˙ Nov 7, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog

An analysis of student examinations worldwide shows some countries' efforts to improve quality go unnoticed due to low scores. Read more +

˙ Nov 6, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog

Webcast on the importance of and challenges to monitoring student learning, and research on how to best carry out assessments.Read more +

˙ Jun 5, 2013 ˙ PREAL Blog

A report on measuring learning outcomes discusses the importance of assessment efforts.Read more +

˙ Jan 25, 2012 ˙ PREAL Blog

Psychologists and economists reach consensus on defining the most important soft skills associated with success.Read more +

˙ Sep 22, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog

Wall Street Journal article discusses new teacher evaluation methods and how the results will be used for incentives.Read more +

˙ Aug 4, 2011 ˙ PREAL Blog

PREAL publication analyzes how Latin American and Caribbean countries performed on PISA tests. Read more +