Inside the black box of measure development: a discussion with research-practice partnerships on the development, adaptation, and testing of holistic assessments in the Middle East

• In Event: Roundtable Session (Tuesday II)

Group Submission Type: Refereed Round-Table Session

Proposal

Stakeholders working to promote children’s learning in emergency contexts are increasingly using measurement tools to monitor and evaluate program impact and quality. Yet to ensure high-quality data, stakeholders cannot “plug and play” assessments. They must (1) identify and conceptualize the skills to be assessed; (2) contextually adapt the measure; (3) appropriately analyze and interpret results; and (4) ensure coordination and consensus for use at scale. In this session, 4 research-practice-policy partnerships developing tools as part of a MENAT measurement consortium will share opportunities and challenges they faced at one of these stages in order to identify best-practice strategies for measure adaptation and use.

Sub Unit

• SIG: Education, Conflict, and Emergencies

Chair

• Silvia Díazgranados Ferrans, International Rescue Committee

Individual Presentations

• Identifying and conceptualizing what to assess: Quality of care in humanitarian contexts - April Coetzee, War Child Holland

• Adaptation of measures for child and contextual appropriateness: Social-emotional skill assessment - Nikhit D'Sa, Save the Children; Julia Finder Johna, Save the Children

• Analysis, interpretation of results and refinement: Academic functioning and well-being assessment - June T. Forsburg, University of Tromso; Camilla Lodi, Norwegian Refugee Council; Sarah Capper, Norwegian Refugee Council; Jon-Håkon Schultz, University of Tromsø

• Development of assessments for use in educational systems at scale: Social-emotional well-being assessment - Deepa Srikantaiah, World Learning; Wafa Kotob, World Learning, Inc.

Discussant

• Roxane Caires, Global TIES for Children, New York University