| Country or Region | Nepal |
| Year | 2011 - 2012 |
| Producer(s) | Education Review Office - Government |
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Apr 02, 2015
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Overview
Identification
Version
Production Date
2014Summary
Abstract
The National Assessment of Student Achievement (NASA) has been administered every two years since 2011 by the Education Review Office to grade 8 (ISCED 2) students in general education programmes in public and private schools. NASA is a low-stake assessment. It is a written assessment, administered face-to-face and delivered through paper-pencil tests. Test-takers are presented with one of three cognitive booklets, which are aligned with the national curriculum.
The National Assessment of Student Achievement, administered to grade 8 students, serves the following purposes:
- designing individualised instructional plans
- supporting teachers (training, relevant materials, etc.)
- school or educator accountability
- promoting competition among schools
- sub-national level monitoring of learning outcomes
- monitoring education quality levels
- planning education policy reforms
Kind of Data
Random sampleUnits of Analysis
Results are available at the school, sub-national and national level. Data are disagregated by sex, geographic location (urban and rural), major cities, types of schools and ethnicity.Results are published in reports, which are available in print and online. Results are published in the media.
Scope
Notes
The National Assessment of Student Achievement, administered in grade 8, assesses students in Mathematics, the Nepali language, and Social Studies. Description of test items: Test items consist of multiple choice questions with three or more response options and open-ended questions requiring short constructed responses.
Description of stimuli: Test stimuli consist of mixed texts.
Reporting metrics: Student performance is reported by average score for each subject. For each subject, scores are also reported by construct; the constructs for all subjects are knowledge, comprehension, application and problem solving.
Scores are also broken down by content domain.
Content domains for Mathematics: algebra, arithmetic, geometry, sets and statistics.
Content domains for the Nepali language: grammar, reading, writing and vocabulary.
Content domains for Social Studies: civics, economics, geography, history and politics.
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
NationalUniverse
Students enrolled in grade 8 (ISCED 2) in general education programmes in public and private schools.Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Education Review Office | Government |
Other Producer(s)
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Education Review Office | Government | Test development and administration; data processing and dissemination; programme development |
| Minstry of Education | Government | Test development and administration; data processing and dissemination; programme development; financial support through ministerial budget |
| National University | Test development and administration; data processing and dissemination; programme development | |
| Teachers unions | Test development; data dissemination; programme development | |
| Parents associations | Data dissemination |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Review Office | ERO | Governement | Data collection |
| UNESCO Institute for Statistics | UIS | United Nations | Design the questionnaire for the metadata collection, review and publication in the UIS catalogue, available online |
Date of Metadata Production
2014DDI Document ID
NPL-NASA-Grade8-2011