Do you know how much your children are Learning?

Peru measures student learning outcomes through national standardized tests and reports the results publicly. To help communicate the purpose of testing and to garner support for the user of test results, the World Bank produced a film with Peru's Ministry of Education. The film is a powerful tool to help parents, teachers and administrators understand student test results and use them to improve learning outcomes. ... world bank peru education latin america

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