Najjumba, Innocent MulindwaMarshall, Jeffrey H.2013-04-092013-04-092013-02-22978-0-8213-9860-910.1596/978-0-8213-9850-0https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13098Uganda is one of the few African countries with a functional national assessment system. Established in 2003, the National Assessment of Progress in Education (NAPE) Program is executed by the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB). The program uses a learning outcomes measurement framework to annually measure achievement in literacy and numeracy proficiency on the basis of a cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of learners from the primary three (P3) and primary six (P6) grades. In 2008, the framework was extended to the senior two (S2) grade of lower secondary education for English, math, and biology. However, use of national assessment results to inform improvements in student learning remains weak. These data can nevertheless be used to search for solutions to the challenge of low-quality education in Uganda. The objective of this study is to generate a comprehensive, consolidated evidence base about student learning outcomes and teacher effectiveness in primary and secondary schools Uganda, grounded in existing, nationally owned NAPE assessment data. In specific terms, this analytical work attempts to establish the following: (a) the performance levels and patterns of students in P3, P6, and S2; (b) problematic curriculum areas in the respective grades; (c) teacher competency; and (d) predictors of student and teacher performance levels. The goal is not to reanalyze existing data, but rather, provide additional analysis that can help complement the very useful summary reports provided by NAPE for individual years. This analysis is also supported by findings from the qualitative end-of-cycle (EOC) curriculum examination reports generated by UNEB chief examiners.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC WORKACHIEVEMENT LEVELACHIEVEMENT RATESACHIEVEMENT TESTSADULT LIFEADULTSADVANCED STUDENTSAREA OF LITERACYASSESSMENT EXERCISEASSESSMENT FRAMEWORKAVERAGE SCOREBARRIERS TO EDUCATIONBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC LIFE SKILLSBASIC LITERACYBASIC SKILLSBOARDINGBOARDING SCHOOLSCLASSROOMCLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONCLASSROOM LEVELCLASSROOMSCOMPLETION RATECOSTS OF EDUCATIONCRITICAL THINKINGCURRICULACURRICULUMCURRICULUM BLUEPRINTCURRICULUM CHANGESCURRICULUM DELIVERYCURRICULUM REFORMSDROPOUT RATEEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION GOALSEDUCATION INSTITUTIONSEDUCATION MANAGEMENTEDUCATION PLANNINGEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATION TEACHERSEDUCATIONAL QUALITYEDUCATORSEFFECTIVE TEACHERSEFFECTIVE TEACHINGEMPLOYMENTENROLLMENT LEVELSENROLLMENT RATESEXAMEXAMSFEMALE TEACHERSFRIENDLY SCHOOLSFURTHER EDUCATIONGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER DYNAMICSGENDER EQUITYGENDER GAPGIRLSGRADE LEVELSHEAD STARTHEAD TEACHERSHIGHER GRADESHIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILLITERACYIMPROVEMENT IN LITERACYINSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALSINTERVENTIONSKNOWLEDGE GAPLEADERSHIPLEARNER SUPPORTLEARNERSLEARNINGLEARNING ACHIEVEMENTLEARNING ENVIRONMENTLEARNING ENVIRONMENTSLEARNING MATERIALSLEARNING OUTCOMESLEVEL OF LITERACYLEVELS OF LITERACYLIFELONG LEARNINGLITERACYLITERACY ACHIEVEMENTLITERACY SKILLSLITERACY TESTLOWER SECONDARY EDUCATIONLOWER SECONDARY LEVELMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONNATIONAL ASSESSMENTNATIONAL ASSESSMENT DATANATIONAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEMSNATIONAL ASSESSMENTSNATIONAL CURRICULUMNATIONAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL EDUCATIONNATIONAL LITERACYNERNET ENROLLMENTNET ENROLLMENT RATENET ENROLLMENT RATIONUMERACYOFFICIAL CURRICULUMPARITYPARTICIPATION RATESPASS RATEPEDAGOGICAL PRACTICESPEDAGOGICAL TRAININGPOST-PRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY CURRICULUMPRIMARY CYCLEPRIMARY EDUCATION UNIVERSALPRIMARY ENROLLMENTPRIMARY GRADEPRIMARY GRADESPRIMARY LEVELPRIMARY LEVEL OF EDUCATIONPRIMARY PUPILSPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL CYCLEPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPRIMARY SIXPRIMARY STUDENTPRIMARY STUDENTSPRIMARY TEACHERPRIMARY TEACHER TRAININGPRIMARY TEACHERSPRIVATE SCHOOLPRIVATE SCHOOLSPRIVATE STUDENTSPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLSPUBLIC SCHOOLPUBLIC SCHOOLSPUBLIC UNIVERSITIESPUPIL-TEACHER RATIOQUALIFIED TEACHERSQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF TEACHINGQUALITY TEACHINGREADINGREADING ACHIEVEMENTREADING SKILLSREGULAR SCHOOLSRESEARCHERSRURAL AREASRURAL CHILDRENRURAL SCHOOLSRURAL STUDENTSSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSCHOOL COUNTERPARTSSCHOOL CURRICULUMSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL HEALTHSCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURESCHOOL LEVELSCHOOL LOCATIONSCHOOL PERSONNELSCHOOL POPULATIONSCHOOL QUALITYSCHOOL SIZESCHOOL STUDENTSSCHOOL SYSTEMSCHOOL TEACHERSSCHOOLINGSCIENCE INSTRUCTIONSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOLSSERVICE TRAININGSPECIALIST TEACHERSSPIRITUAL VALUESSPORTSSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSSTUDENT LEARNINGSTUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESSTUDENT OUTCOMESSTUDENT PERFORMANCESTUDENT SCORESTEACHERTEACHER COMPETENCIESTEACHER COMPETENCYTEACHER DEVELOPMENTTEACHER EDUCATIONTEACHER EFFECTIVENESSTEACHER KNOWLEDGETEACHER PERFORMANCETEACHER PREPARATIONTEACHER TRAININGTEACHER TRAINING COLLEGESTEACHERSTEACHING QUALITYTEACHING-LEARNINGTEACHING-LEARNING PROCESSTERTIARY GRADUATESTEST ADMINISTRATIONTEXTBOOKSTRAINEESTRAINING ACTIVITIESTRAINING COLLEGETRAINING COURSESTRAINING PROGRAMSTUITIONUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONUPEURBAN SCHOOLSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-9850-0