Monitoring Study of the Quality of Primary Education

In 2016, Ukraine began preparations for the first cycle of the national external research – the Monitoring Study of the Quality of Primary Education “The State of Development of Reading and Mathematical Competencies of Primary School Graduates”. The first and the second cycles of the study were conducted in 2018 and 2021 respectively. Next cycles will be held biennially (in 2024 and 2027).

Monitoring Study of the Quality of Primary Education

The New Ukrainian School is a key reform of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. The main purpose of this reform is making school a place where students enjoy their studies and not only get equipped with knowledge but also with learning power and character necessary for success in real life. To succeed in primary school reformation, it is necessary to analyze high quality data on students’ learning outcomes. Taking that into account, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine introduced the Monitoring Study of the Quality of Primary Education “The State of Development of Reading and Mathematical Competencies of Primary School Graduates”.

This external research was prepared by several institutions, namely the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment, the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, the Institute of Educational Analytics, and the Charitable Foundation ‘Institute for Education Development’. Additionally, several international experts and dozens of Ukrainian specialists, i.e. scientists, methodologists, teachers from several leading institutions of general secondary education and higher education, joined the project.

In 2016 and 2017, the working group prepared basic documents for the study – the concept, the study programme, the test specifications. Researchers also developed test-booklets in reading and mathematics, student and teacher questionnaires. All the materials were piloted via a series of surveys.

In 2021, nearly 8,000 students from 355 schools participated in the second cycle of the study.

The second cycle of the research was planned for 2020. However, it was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 almost 8000 students from 355 schools participated in the assessment.

The New Ukrainian School is a key reform of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. The main purpose of this reform is making school a place where students enjoy their studies and not only get equipped with knowledge but also with learning power and character necessary for success in real life. To succeed in primary school reformation, it is necessary to analyze high quality data on students’ learning outcomes. Taking that into account, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine introduced the Monitoring Study of the Quality of Primary Education “The State of Development of Reading and Mathematical Competencies of Primary School Graduates”.

This external research was prepared by several institutions, namely the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment, the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, the Institute of Educational Analytics, and the Charitable Foundation ‘Institute for Education Development’. Additionally, several international experts and dozens of Ukrainian specialists, i.e. scientists, methodologists, teachers from several leading institutions of general secondary education and higher education, joined the project.

In 2016 and 2017, the working group prepared basic documents for the study – the concept, the study programme, the test specifications. Researchers also developed test-booklets in reading and mathematics, student and teacher questionnaires. All the materials were piloted via a series of surveys.

In 2021, nearly 8,000 students from 355 schools participated in the second cycle of the study.

The second cycle of the research was planned for 2020. However, it was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 almost 8000 students from 355 schools participated in the assessment.

In 2016, Ukraine began preparations for the first cycle of the national external research – the Monitoring Study of the Quality of Primary Education “The State of Development of Reading and Mathematical Competencies of Primary School Graduates”. The first and the second cycles of the study were conducted in 2018 and 2021 respectively. Next cycles will be held biennially (in 2024 and 2027).

Monitoring Study of the Quality of Primary Education