Online workshop “Institution’s systematic approach to be prepared for LEAM”

Learners’ Educational Achievements Monitoring (LEAM) is a systematic independent monitoring of the education quality of educational institutions. Monitoring is carried out in the format of a systematic testing of reading, math and science literacy in grades 4 and 9 on the basis of secondary education institutions in electronic format. LEAM is aimed at assessing the quality of knowledge of learners of secondary education institutions for compliance with the State Educational Standard, determining the level of functional literacy of learners, providing methodological support to all participants of the educational process. LEAM is not a form of state control and does not have any legal consequences either for a learner or for educational institutions.

An online workshop called “Institution’s systemic approach to be prepared for LEAM” was held for methodologists of District, City Education Departments and Chairs of the Association of Science and Math and Primary Grades, according to the methodological recommendations of Altynsarin National Academy of Education for secondary education institutions - participants in monitoring the educational achievements of learners.

The speakers of the workshop:

Dinara A. Kaketayeva, Head of Learning Content and Education Quality Monitoring Unit;  

Aigul Kh. Zhelpakova, a methodologist for mathematics, physics, computer science of Learning Content and Education Quality Monitoring Unit;

Zhupar A. Tursyn, a methodologist for chemistry, biology and geography of Learning Content and Education Quality Monitoring Unit.  

The methodologists briefed on the methodological recommendations intended for conducting an in-depth analysis of the efficient passing of the LEAM test tasks:

- primary school subjects, mathematics and physics, chemistry, biology and geography;

- determining advantages and disadvantages of learners’ education in the context of each district/city participated in the testing, taking into account the territorial location (city-village), the language of instruction (Kazakh and Russian);

- for schools with low progress in the context of factors affecting the efficiency of educational achievements;

- on difficult topics identified based on the results of LEAM-2022.

An action plan was discussed based on the results of LEAM-2022, with further adjustments to improve the education quality.

During feedback, the participants noted the relevance and practical significance of the topic of the workshop and received methodological recommendations for further use in their practice.

The event was attended by 100 people - methodologists of District, City Education Departments and Chairs of Math and Science Associations.  

Moderator - Aigul Kh. Zhelpakova, a methodologist of Learning Content and Education Quality Monitoring Unit of Shygys Regional Center of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region.