Enhancing the Quality of Education in the Maldives : Challenges and Prospects

The quality of education is a major policy challenge facing the Maldives. The country achieved the first generation objective of providing universal access to basic education through rapid expansion of enrollment. As is frequently the case with suc...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ACADEMIC STAFF ACCEPTABLE STANDARD ACCESS TO DATA ACHIEVEMENTS ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROCESS BASIC EDUCATION CAREER CAREER CHOICE CAREER GUIDANCE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LIBRARIES COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE COGNITIVE SKILLS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CURRICULUM CURRICULUM CHANGES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EARLY DROPOUT ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION COURSES EDUCATION LEADERSHIP EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION PERSONNEL EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL POLICIES EDUCATIONAL REFORM EFFECTIVE TEACHERS EFFECTIVE TEACHING EMPLOYMENT EXAMINATION PASS RATES EXPATRIATE TEACHERS FACULTY OF EDUCATION FEMALE STUDENTS FOREIGN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GENDER DISPARITIES GENERAL EDUCATION GIRLS HEALTH EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY HOME LEARNING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION QUALITY INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS LABOR FORCE LEARNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS LEARNING LEVELS LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING STRATEGIES LITERATURE LOCAL TEACHERS LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION MINISTERS OF EDUCATION MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NUTRITION OPEN LEARNING PASS RATE PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY TEACHERS PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS QUALIFIED TEACHERS QUALITY ASSESSMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHERS QUALITY TEACHERS RAPID EXPANSION OF ENROLLMENT REFRESHER COURSES RESEARCHERS RESOURCE CENTER RESOURCE CENTERS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL INSPECTIONS SCHOOL LEADERS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL POPULATION SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SCHOOL SITE SCHOOL STATISTICS SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOL TEACHER SCHOOL TEACHERS SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SENIOR TEACHERS SERVICE TRAINING SPORTS STANDARD OF EDUCATION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ATTAINMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT WELFARE SUBJECT AREAS SYLLABI TEACHER TEACHER COMPETENCE TEACHER COMPETENCIES TEACHER DEVELOPMENT TEACHER EDUCATION TEACHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TEACHER EDUCATORS TEACHER INCENTIVES TEACHER MOTIVATION TEACHER QUALITY TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING MATERIALS TEACHING METHODS TEACHING TECHNIQUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEST DEVELOPMENT TEST SCORES TRAINING NEEDS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING PROGRAMS TUITION UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNTRAINED TEACHERS VISITS TO CLASSROOMS YOUNG PEOPLE
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topic	ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ACADEMIC STAFF ACCEPTABLE STANDARD ACCESS TO DATA ACHIEVEMENTS ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROCESS BASIC EDUCATION CAREER CAREER CHOICE CAREER GUIDANCE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LIBRARIES COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE COGNITIVE SKILLS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CURRICULUM CURRICULUM CHANGES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EARLY DROPOUT ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION COURSES EDUCATION LEADERSHIP EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION PERSONNEL EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL POLICIES EDUCATIONAL REFORM EFFECTIVE TEACHERS EFFECTIVE TEACHING EMPLOYMENT EXAMINATION PASS RATES EXPATRIATE TEACHERS FACULTY OF EDUCATION FEMALE STUDENTS FOREIGN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GENDER DISPARITIES GENERAL EDUCATION GIRLS HEALTH EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY HOME LEARNING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION QUALITY INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS LABOR FORCE LEARNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS LEARNING LEVELS LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING STRATEGIES LITERATURE LOCAL TEACHERS LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION MINISTERS OF EDUCATION MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NUTRITION OPEN LEARNING PASS RATE PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY TEACHERS PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS QUALIFIED TEACHERS QUALITY ASSESSMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHERS QUALITY TEACHERS RAPID EXPANSION OF ENROLLMENT REFRESHER COURSES RESEARCHERS RESOURCE CENTER RESOURCE CENTERS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL INSPECTIONS SCHOOL LEADERS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL POPULATION SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SCHOOL SITE SCHOOL STATISTICS SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOL TEACHER SCHOOL TEACHERS SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SENIOR TEACHERS SERVICE TRAINING SPORTS STANDARD OF EDUCATION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ATTAINMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT WELFARE SUBJECT AREAS SYLLABI TEACHER TEACHER COMPETENCE TEACHER COMPETENCIES TEACHER DEVELOPMENT TEACHER EDUCATION TEACHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TEACHER EDUCATORS TEACHER INCENTIVES TEACHER MOTIVATION TEACHER QUALITY TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING MATERIALS TEACHING METHODS TEACHING TECHNIQUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEST DEVELOPMENT TEST SCORES TRAINING NEEDS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING PROGRAMS TUITION UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNTRAINED TEACHERS VISITS TO CLASSROOMS YOUNG PEOPLE
spellingShingle	ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ACADEMIC STAFF ACCEPTABLE STANDARD ACCESS TO DATA ACHIEVEMENTS ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROCESS BASIC EDUCATION CAREER CAREER CHOICE CAREER GUIDANCE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LIBRARIES COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE COGNITIVE SKILLS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CURRICULUM CURRICULUM CHANGES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EARLY DROPOUT ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION COURSES EDUCATION LEADERSHIP EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION PERSONNEL EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL POLICIES EDUCATIONAL REFORM EFFECTIVE TEACHERS EFFECTIVE TEACHING EMPLOYMENT EXAMINATION PASS RATES EXPATRIATE TEACHERS FACULTY OF EDUCATION FEMALE STUDENTS FOREIGN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GENDER DISPARITIES GENERAL EDUCATION GIRLS HEALTH EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY HOME LEARNING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION QUALITY INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS LABOR FORCE LEARNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS LEARNING LEVELS LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING STRATEGIES LITERATURE LOCAL TEACHERS LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION MINISTERS OF EDUCATION MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NUTRITION OPEN LEARNING PASS RATE PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY TEACHERS PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS QUALIFIED TEACHERS QUALITY ASSESSMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHERS QUALITY TEACHERS RAPID EXPANSION OF ENROLLMENT REFRESHER COURSES RESEARCHERS RESOURCE CENTER RESOURCE CENTERS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL INSPECTIONS SCHOOL LEADERS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL POPULATION SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SCHOOL SITE SCHOOL STATISTICS SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOL TEACHER SCHOOL TEACHERS SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SENIOR TEACHERS SERVICE TRAINING SPORTS STANDARD OF EDUCATION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ATTAINMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT WELFARE SUBJECT AREAS SYLLABI TEACHER TEACHER COMPETENCE TEACHER COMPETENCIES TEACHER DEVELOPMENT TEACHER EDUCATION TEACHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TEACHER EDUCATORS TEACHER INCENTIVES TEACHER MOTIVATION TEACHER QUALITY TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING MATERIALS TEACHING METHODS TEACHING TECHNIQUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEST DEVELOPMENT TEST SCORES TRAINING NEEDS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING PROGRAMS TUITION UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNTRAINED TEACHERS VISITS TO CLASSROOMS YOUNG PEOPLE World Bank Enhancing the Quality of Education in the Maldives : Challenges and Prospects
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description	The quality of education is a major policy challenge facing the Maldives. The country achieved the first generation objective of providing universal access to basic education through rapid expansion of enrollment. As is frequently the case with such countries, the second generation challenge is to provide education of adequate quality. Evidence from a variety of sources shows that education quality in the Maldives is weak, and needs urgent improvement. Learning outcomes in both primary and secondary education are modest. National assessments of learning outcomes at Grade 4 and Grade 7 show that learning levels are unsatisfactory. The low average scores suggest that learning levels in both primary education and lower secondary education are weak. There are several dimensions of education quality which Maldivian policy makers consider to be of vital importance. Among these, the quality of school teachers is central to the improvement of education quality. Hence, the Ministry of Education (MOE) is concerned to develop the skills, motivation and performance of teachers. A second key policy initiative is the establishment of a sound quality assurance framework for the school system. The MOE has developed a quality assurance mechanism, which now needs to be pilot tested, refined and scaled up throughout the country. A third strategic policy initiative is the development of a system of regular national assessments of learning outcomes, which can then feed into policy formulation and program development. These three strategic policy initiatives are discussed in the subsequent sections of this report.
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title	Enhancing the Quality of Education in the Maldives : Challenges and Prospects
title_short	Enhancing the Quality of Education in the Maldives : Challenges and Prospects
title_full	Enhancing the Quality of Education in the Maldives : Challenges and Prospects
title_fullStr	Enhancing the Quality of Education in the Maldives : Challenges and Prospects
title_full_unstemmed	Enhancing the Quality of Education in the Maldives : Challenges and Prospects
title_sort	enhancing the quality of education in the maldives : challenges and prospects
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/02/16209857/enhancing-quality-education-maldives-challenges-prospects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17979
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spelling	okr-10986-179792021-04-23T14:03:35Z Enhancing the Quality of Education in the Maldives : Challenges and Prospects World Bank ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ACADEMIC STAFF ACCEPTABLE STANDARD ACCESS TO DATA ACHIEVEMENTS ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROCESS BASIC EDUCATION CAREER CAREER CHOICE CAREER GUIDANCE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LIBRARIES COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE COGNITIVE SKILLS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CURRICULUM CURRICULUM CHANGES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EARLY DROPOUT ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION EDUCATION COURSES EDUCATION LEADERSHIP EDUCATION OFFICIALS EDUCATION PERSONNEL EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION STATISTICS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL POLICIES EDUCATIONAL REFORM EFFECTIVE TEACHERS EFFECTIVE TEACHING EMPLOYMENT EXAMINATION PASS RATES EXPATRIATE TEACHERS FACULTY OF EDUCATION FEMALE STUDENTS FOREIGN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GENDER DISPARITIES GENERAL EDUCATION GIRLS HEALTH EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY HOME LEARNING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION QUALITY INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS LABOR FORCE LEARNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS LEARNING LEVELS LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING STRATEGIES LITERATURE LOCAL TEACHERS LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION MINISTERS OF EDUCATION MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NUTRITION OPEN LEARNING PASS RATE PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY TEACHERS PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS QUALIFIED TEACHERS QUALITY ASSESSMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHERS QUALITY TEACHERS RAPID EXPANSION OF ENROLLMENT REFRESHER COURSES RESEARCHERS RESOURCE CENTER RESOURCE CENTERS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL INSPECTIONS SCHOOL LEADERS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL POPULATION SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SCHOOL SITE SCHOOL STATISTICS SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOL TEACHER SCHOOL TEACHERS SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SENIOR TEACHERS SERVICE TRAINING SPORTS STANDARD OF EDUCATION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ATTAINMENT STUDENT LEARNING STUDENT WELFARE SUBJECT AREAS SYLLABI TEACHER TEACHER COMPETENCE TEACHER COMPETENCIES TEACHER DEVELOPMENT TEACHER EDUCATION TEACHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TEACHER EDUCATORS TEACHER INCENTIVES TEACHER MOTIVATION TEACHER QUALITY TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING MATERIALS TEACHING METHODS TEACHING TECHNIQUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEST DEVELOPMENT TEST SCORES TRAINING NEEDS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING PROGRAMS TUITION UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNTRAINED TEACHERS VISITS TO CLASSROOMS YOUNG PEOPLE The quality of education is a major policy challenge facing the Maldives. The country achieved the first generation objective of providing universal access to basic education through rapid expansion of enrollment. As is frequently the case with such countries, the second generation challenge is to provide education of adequate quality. Evidence from a variety of sources shows that education quality in the Maldives is weak, and needs urgent improvement. Learning outcomes in both primary and secondary education are modest. National assessments of learning outcomes at Grade 4 and Grade 7 show that learning levels are unsatisfactory. The low average scores suggest that learning levels in both primary education and lower secondary education are weak. There are several dimensions of education quality which Maldivian policy makers consider to be of vital importance. Among these, the quality of school teachers is central to the improvement of education quality. Hence, the Ministry of Education (MOE) is concerned to develop the skills, motivation and performance of teachers. A second key policy initiative is the establishment of a sound quality assurance framework for the school system. The MOE has developed a quality assurance mechanism, which now needs to be pilot tested, refined and scaled up throughout the country. A third strategic policy initiative is the development of a system of regular national assessments of learning outcomes, which can then feed into policy formulation and program development. These three strategic policy initiatives are discussed in the subsequent sections of this report. 2014-04-22T18:58:48Z 2014-04-22T18:58:48Z 2012-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/02/16209857/enhancing-quality-education-maldives-challenges-prospects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17979 English en_US South Asia Human Development Sector report no. 51; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Maldives

Enhancing the Quality of Education in the Maldives : Challenges and Prospects

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