Introduction
The Seminar on Pupil Outcomes Assessments aims to explore approaches and assessment tools already developed and being used at significant scale at primary level. In particular, we will explore assessments which go beyond the standard cognitive tests which exist in most education systems so as to explore changes in values, attitudes, executive functions, habits of mind, social-emotional skills and competencies. Before the seminar, Equitable Education Fund (EEF) in collaboration with Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE) has identified over 50 instruments of potential interest in our international scoping paper. For this seminar we have shortlisted over 10 agencies, who have developed instruments which suits the said criteria.
Expected Outcomes
As an overall outcome of participation, we hope that both developer and users of assessment tools such as policymakers, researchers, school leaders and teacher will have
Speakers
Acting Director of Bureau of Educational Testing, Office of the Basic Education Commission
Director of Center for the Development of Inclusion Technologies (CEDETI), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Director of Research Institute for Policy Evaluation and Design (RIPED)
Professor of Psychology at Université de Paris Cité and President of the International Society for the Study of Creativity and Innovation (ISSCI)
Policy Analyst, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD)
Director of IEA Amsterdam, International Association for the
Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
Director, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, University of the Western Cape
Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, MDI Principal Investigator
Director of Hong Kong Centre for International Student Assessment, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Agenda
| 8.30 – 9.00 น. | Registration |
| 9.00 – 9.10 | Welcoming remarks by EEF Dr. Udom Wongsing, Director of Teacher and School Development Office, Equitable Education Fund (EEF) |
| 9.10 – 9.45 | Opening remarks “The value of learning outcomes assessments” Prof. Vicharn Panich, Advisor to EEF Board of Governance |
| 9.45 – 9.50 | Family Photo |
| 9.50 – 10.35 | “Large scale assessments in Thailand” Dr. Chanatip Tuipae, Acting Director of Bureau of Educational Testing, Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC); Asst. Prof. Sirada Burachat, Director of the National Institute of Educational Testing Service (NIETS) |
| Coffee Break | |
| 10.45 – 12.00 | “Developing and Implementing Assessments for Teacher-School Development Programme” Nattawut Permjit, Researcher, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) |
| Lunch | |
| 13.00 – 13.15 | “The importance of innovative assessment tools to the mission of EEF and partners” Dr. Kraiyos Patrawart, Managing Director, Equitable Education Fund (EEF) |
| 13.15 – 14.30 | “Playful assessment of executive functions with Yellow-Red application: validation data with Chilean and Thai children” Prof. Ricardo Rosas, Director of Center for the Development of Inclusion Technologies (CEDETI), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Assoc. Prof. Weerachart Kilenthong, Director of Research Institute for Policy Evaluation and Design (RIPED), University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce |
| 14.30 – 15.45 | “Monitoring and Developing ASEAN Basic Education: Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM)” Alejandro S. Ibañez, SEA-PLM Project Manager / Policy and Programme Specialist, SEA-PLM Secretariat / SEAMEO Secretariat; Antoine Marivin, SEA-PLM Senior Project Manager, SEA-PLM Secretariat / UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) |
| Coffee Break | |
| 15.45 – 17.00 น. | “Evaluation of Potential Creativity (EPoC)” Prof. Todd Lubart, Professor of Psychology at Université de Paris Cité and Director of the Laboratory LaPEA (Laboratoire de Psychologie et d’Ergonomie Appliquées) |
| 8.30 – 9.00 | Registration |
| 9.00 – 9.15 | Revisiting questions from the floor |
| Coffee Break | |
| 9.15 – 11.15 | “The Survey on Social and Emotional Skills (SSES) and Innovative Assessments” Dr. Hannah Ulferts, Policy Analyst, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
| Coffee Break | |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | “IEA International Comparative Trend Assessments: TIMSS (mathematics and science), PIRLS (reading literacy), ICCS (civics and citizenship), and beyond” Part 1 Dr. Andrea Netten, Director of IEA Amsterdam, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) |
| Lunch | |
| 13.30 – 14.30 | “IEA International Comparative Trend Assessments: TIMSS (mathematics and science), PIRLS (reading literacy), ICCS (civics and citizenship), and beyond” Part 2 Dr. Andrea Netten, Director of IEA Amsterdam, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) |
| Coffee Break | |
| 14.45 – 16.45 | “Assessing and Integrating Essential Skills for Learning” Dr. Claire Scoular, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) |
| 8.30 – 9.00 | Registration |
| 9.00 – 9.15 | Revisiting questions from the floor |
| 9.15 – 10.30 | “The Children’s Worlds International Survey of Children’s Well-Being: Towards an Understanding of Children’s Perspectives and Views of their Lives and Well-Being” Prof. Shazly Savahl, Director, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, University of the Western Cape, South Africa: Core Group Member of the Children’s Worlds International Survey of Children’s Well-Being (ISCWeB) |
| Coffee Break | |
| 10.45 – 12.00 | “The Competency Calculator: 21st Century Competencies” Dr. Nathan Roberson, Chief Research Officer, Beyond Education |
| Lunch | |
| 13.00 – 14.15 | “Measuring Students’ Social and Emotional Development and Non-cognitive skills with the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI)” Dr. Eva Oberle, Assistant Professor, MDI Principal Investigator, Human Early Learning Partnership, University of British Columbia |
| 14.15 – 15.30 | “Making the most of assessment data: pursuing evidence-based policies” Prof. Esther Ho Sui-chu, Director of Hong Kong Centre for International Student Assessment, Department of Education Administration & Policy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Coffee Break | |
| 15.45 – 17.00 | “Reflective Dialogue: Observations, learnings and aspirations for the future of Thai assessments” Moderated by EEF Please note that this session will be conducted in Thai. Interpretation will still be available. |
Date and Venue
Online
There will be two online channels of participation
Language and Interpretation
Simultaneous interpretation
(Thai-English) will be available onsite and online (via Zoom).