FLN, Curriculum, and Assessment
Theme
FLN, Curriculum, and Assessment
This theme focuses on strengthening foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) through better measurement and equity-sensitive indicators, paired with curriculum-aligned insights that help systems improve learning for students most likely to be left behind.
The Gini Learning Index (GLI)
The Gini Learning Index (GLI) is an equity-focused metric designed to capture disparities in learning outcomes across the full distribution of student performance. Instead of focusing only on average scores, GLI helps show whether learning gains are reaching students at the bottom of the distribution — supporting more honest reporting, clearer evaluation, and stronger decision-making for learning equity.
Smaller, Quicker, Cheaper (SQC): Improving Learning Assessments
“Smaller, Quicker, Cheaper (SQC)” synthesizes policy options for assessing foundational skills in contexts where large-scale assessment systems can be costly or difficult to implement. The work emphasizes that “effective use” of assessments is not only technical — it includes clarity on purpose, policy alignment, feasibility, and how results are used to improve learning.