Micro-Qualifications Validation Workshop
EQAP engages stakeholder representatives to review the draft documentations on the six micro-qualifications in meteorological services. These accredited short courses are delivered by the Fiji Meteorological Services. The draft documents…
Pacific Education: gap in critical thinking
Year 4 and Year 6 students in the PILNA 2018 research were assessed for their grasp of basic literacy and numeracy skills. For questions or items that required critical thinking, more than half of the students were unable to provide the expected response…
Citizens’ right to quality education denotes right to timely education data
Blog by EQAP's Education Statistician Gregory Keeble
Pacific Education: pupil-teacher ratio
Education research suggests that student learning outcomes improve with low pupil-teacher ratio. In other words, smaller classes are generally beneficial as it can mean that students receive more attention, or focused assistance, from their teacher.…
Samoa’s new Tool Development Unit completes Phase 1 of three-month training
A team of education officers in Samoa has completed the first phase of a three-month training programme in the development of test instruments facilitated by the Pacific Community (SPC).
Pacific Education: High-quality early learning opportunities can lead to better education outcomes later in life
High-quality early learning opportunities can lead to better education outcomes later in life. The PILNA 2018 research found this to be the case, as significant association was found between student attendance at an early childhood education programme…
Psychometric Analysis & Item Development Training of Samoa's Education Assessment & Examinations Division
EQAP's specialists in psychometric analysis and item development are facilitating the professional development training of Samoa's education assessment and examination officers. The need for the training was flagged after Samoa's Ministry of Education,…
Psychometric Analysis & Item Development Training of Samoa's Education Assessment & Examinations Division
EQAP's specialists in psychometric analysis and item development are facilitating the professional development training of Samoa's education assessment and examination officers. The need for the training was flagged after Samoa's Ministry of Education,…
Psychometric Analysis & Item Development Training of Samoa's Education Assessment & Examinations Division
EQAP's specialists in psychometric analysis and item development are facilitating the professional development training of Samoa's education assessment and examination officers. The need for the training was flagged after Samoa's Ministry of Education,…
Psychometric Analysis & Item Development Training of Samoa's Education Assessment & Examinations Division
EQAP's specialists in psychometric analysis and item development are facilitating the professional development training of Samoa's education assessment and examination officers. The need for the training was flagged after Samoa's Ministry of Education,…