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Student Assessment Ratings and Data

A description of the Student Assessment scoring methodology and the meaning of categorical ratings displayed below are available in evidence-based frameworks.

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	Pakistan Punjab Country Report 2012
Classroom Assessment	Emerging
Enabling Context and System Alignment	Established
	Pakistan
Setting clear guidelines for classroom assessment:
Policy document	There is an informal system-level document that provides guidelines for classroom assessment.
Availability	The availability of the document is restricted.
Aligning classroom assessment with system learning goals:
Resources	There are some system-wide resources for teachers for classroom assessment.
Curriculum/ Standards	There is an official curriculum or standards document that specifies what students are expected to learn, but the level of performance required is not clear.
Having effective human resources to carry out classroom assessment activities:
Teacher development	There are some system-level mechanisms to ensure that teachers develop skills and expertise in classroom assessment.
Assessment Quality	Emerging
	Pakistan
Ensuring the quality of classroom assessment:
Practices	Classroom assessment practices are known to be weak.
Quality monitoring	There are no mechanisms to monitor the quality of classroom assessment practices.
Ensuring effective uses of classroom assessment:
Information dissemination	Classroom assessment information is required to be disseminated to some key stakeholders.
Uses	There are no required uses of classroom assessment to support student learning.
Examinations	Emerging
Enabling Context	Emerging
	Pakistan
Setting clear policies:
Stability	The examination is a stable program that has been operating regularly.
Policy document	There is a formal policy document that authorizes the examination.
Availability	The policy document is not available to the public.
Completeness	The policy document addresses some key aspects of the examination.
Having strong leadership:
Support
Coordination	There are independent attempts to improve the examination by stakeholder groups.
Openness to change
Having regular funding:
Regularity	There is irregular funding allocated for the examination.
Activities funded	Funding covers all core examination activities: design, administration, data processing and reporting.
Research and development	Funding does not cover research and development.
Having strong organizational structures:
Stability of organization	The examination office is a stable organization.
Accountability	The examination office is accountable to an external board or agency.
Recognition	Examination results are recognized by certification or selection system in the country.
Facilities
Having effective human resources:
Staffing	The examination office is inadequately staffed to effectively carry out the examination, issues are pervasive.
Preparation	The country does not offer opportunities that prepare for work on the examination.
System Alignment	Emerging
	Pakistan
Aligning examinations with learning goals and opportunities to learn:
What is measured	There is a clear understanding of what the examination measures.
Acceptance	What the examination measures is questioned by some stakeholder groups.
Preparation materials	There is comprehensive material to prepare for the examinations that is accessible to most students.
Providing teachers with opportunities to learn about the examination:
Teacher development	There are no courses or workshops on examinations available to teachers.
Teacher participation	Teachers are involved in most examination-related tasks.
Assessment Quality	Emerging
	Pakistan
Ensuring quality:
Technical report	There is no technical report or other documentation.
Quality assurance	There are no mechanisms in place to ensure the quality of the examination.
Ensuring fairness:
Inappropriate behavior	Inappropriate behavior surrounding the examination process is moderate.
Credibility	The examination results are credible for some stakeholder groups.
Barriers	A small proportion of students (less than 10%) may not take the examination because of language, gender, or other equivalent barriers.
Using examination information in a fair way:
Uses	Examination results are used by most stakeholder groups in a proper way.
Confidentiality	Student names and results are public.
Ensuring positive consequences of the examination:
Options	There are some options for students who do not perform well on the examination.
Consequences	There are no mechanisms in place to monitor the consequences of the examination.
National Large-Scale Assessment (NLSA)	Emerging
Enabling Context	Emerging
	Pakistan
Setting clear policies for NLSA:
Stability	The NLSA has been operating on an irregular basis.
Policy document	There is an informal or draft policy document that authorizes the NLSA.
Availability	The policy document is not available to the public.
Plan	There is a general understanding that the NLSA will take place.
Having strong public engagement for NLSA:
Support
Having regular funding for NLSA:
Regularity	There is regular funding allocated to the NLSA.
Activities funded	Funding covers all core NLSA activities: design, administration, analysis and reporting.
Research and development	Funding does not cover research and development activities.
Having strong organizational structures for NLSA:
Stability of organization	The NLSA office is a permanent agency, institution or unit.
Politics	Political considerations never hamper technical considerations.
Accountability	The NLSA office is accountable to a clearly recognized body.
Having effective human resources for NLSA:
Staffing	The NLSA office is inadequately staffed to effectively carry out the assessment.
Preparation	The country does not offer opportunities that prepare individuals for work on NLSA.
System Alignment	Emerging
	Pakistan
Aligning the NLSA with learning goals:
What is measured	The NLSA measures performance against curriculum or learning standards.
Acceptance	What the NLSA measures is questioned by some stakeholder groups.
Quality assurance	There are regular internal reviews of the NLSA to ensure that it measures what it is intended to measure.
Providing teachers with opportunities to learn about the NLSA:
Teacher development	There are no courses or workshops on the NLSA.
Assessment Quality	Emerging
	Pakistan
Ensuring the quality of the NLSA:
Inclusion	At least one option is offered to include all groups of students in the NLSA.
Quality assurance	There are a variety of mechanisms in place to ensure the quality of the NLSA.
Technical report	There is some documentation about the technical aspects of the NLSA, but it is not in a formal report format.
Ensuring effective uses of the NLSA:
Dissemination	NLSA results are poorly disseminated.
Uses	NLSA information is not used or is used in ways inconsistent with the purposes or the technical characteristics of the assessment.
Consequences	There are no mechanisms in place to monitor the consequences of the NLSA.
International Large-Scale Assessment (ILSA)	Latent
Enabling Context	Latent
	Pakistan
Setting clear policies for ILSA:
Past record	The country/system has not participated in an ILSA in the last 10 years.
Future plans	The country/system has not taken concrete steps to participate in an ILSA in the next 5 years.
Policy document
Availability
Having regular funding for ILSA:
Regularity
Activities funded
Research and development
Having effective human resources for ILSA:
Team
National coordinator
Staffing
System Alignment	Latent
	Pakistan
Providing opportunities to learn about ILSA:
International meetings
Opportunities to learn
Beneficiaries
Assessment Quality	Latent
	Pakistan
Ensuring the quality of ILSA:
Standards for publication
New knowledge
Ensuring effective uses of ILSA:
Dissemination
Feedback to schools
Media
Uses
Impact

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