JULY-2007

S. No.

Activity

Dates

Responsibility

Details/Action Point

1

Item Writing Workshop for Grade-VIII Science and Social Studies

Jun 25-Jul 14, 2007

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA (LARE) Expert & Item Writing Consultant

3 weeks in PEACE, Abbottabad, NWFP to generate draft items for pilot tests for Grade-VIII (Science & Social Studies)

·     Nominations

·     Logistics; PEACE (NWFP)

·     Assignment Packages

2

6^th NPCC Meeting

Jul 09

NEAS,  PEACEs,   AEACs, ATC, & TA

Venue: AEAC, Gilgit

Agenda: NEAS vision , Role of NEAS PEACEs AREAs after July2008, PIP activities, Horizontal linkages among NEAS, PEACEs & AEACs, meetings with textbook Board ;dates, nominations & topics for WBI training other MTR recommendations.

3

Technical Working Group (TWG)  Meeting

Jul 13-14

NEAS,  PEACEs,   AEACs, ATC, & TA

TWG for review of NEAS instruments and procedures

meeting with NEAS staff on Jul 13

visit to workshop in NWFP closing on July14, 2007.

4

Second National Stakeholder Conference

Jul 23-24

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs &TA: I.D. Expert

·     Two days 2^nd National

Stakeholders Conference to share and disseminate the results of National Assessment-2006

·     Invitations

·     Logistics

5

Sampling and Data Analysis Background Questionnaires Workshop

Jul 16-21

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA:

(Sampling, Data, BGQs expert)

·     Sampling; Balochistan middle school exclusion, non formal schools, NCHD & Private Schools

·     Item and background data analysis of NA 2007.

·     Introduction to MLM software

·     Review of data analysis Manual

·     Review of Background Questionnaires.

6

Approval of PC-I

July 1- Aug 31

NEAS

Approval of PC-I from competent forum (CDWP).

7

ACER training

Jul 18   

Aug 15

NEAS

·      Visa

·      Arrange of DfID funds

8

Development  and  Review of  Background Questionnaires

Jul 30-Aug 04

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs TC & TA

TWG to be formed in July

9

Data Analysis Workshop

Jul 30-Aug 11

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs,

& TA

Nomination and Arrangement of Material

10

Request to World Bank Institute (WBI) Workshops

Jul 31

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs,

TA & World Bank

§   Dates (November 2007)

§   Venue (Islamabad)

§   Nominations

§   Areas of training

 i.Sampling

ii.Item writing and test development

iii.Data Analysis and Reporting for

dissemination.

iv. Policy implication

11

Revised draft of Test Administrator Manual and Test Administrator File

July 2-30

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs & TA Specialist

On the basis of feed back through analysis of monitoring & field reports of NAT-2007.

AUGUST-2007

12

National Management Consultants (NMC) International Management Consultants (IMC) workshop

Aug 06-11

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA: IMC & NMC

Subject to the signing of contract amendment

13

Sample Selection  National Assessment Testing-2008 for Grade-VIII & Grade-IV

Aug 06-18

NEAS

·   Database from NEMIS of Public and Private schools, NFBL & NCHD Schools.

·  Morning and evening shift to be added

14

Finalization  and  review of school samples List

Aug 13-18

NEAS, TC & TA

Agreement final list.

15

Item Review Meeting

Aug 15-18

NEAS, PEACEs & AEACs

Nomination and Arrangement of Material

16

Dispatch of school sample lists for verification to PEACEs & AEACs

Aug 27

NEAS, PEACEs & AEACs

Verification of lists from districts.

17

Provincial and

Areas

Stakeholders Conferences

Aug 20-

Sep 08

PEACEs & AEACs with support from NEAS , ATCs,

TA: Dissemination expert

§       PEACEs and AEACs to give their

respective dates to NEAS.

§       Focus will be on Teacher Training &

Dissemination needs & text books.

18

Post Doc.

Training

Aug 2007-Jan 2008

NEAS

·       Admission

·       Visa

·       Arrangement of DfID Grant

SEPTEMBER-2007

19

Return of School Sample lists after verification from PEACEs & Areas

Sep 2-Oct 2

NEAS, PEACEs & Areas

Time estimate for lists to come back to NEAS. 

Provincial input required.

20

Item Writing Workshop

Grade-IV

Language &

Maths

Sep 03-22, 2007

 (3 weeks)

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA: IW&M, LARE

Generating Items for pilot in Oct 22-27

Venue: PEACE, Jamshoro, Sindh

21

Confirmation of sample list by

NEAS

Sep 24-29

NEAS & TWG

Receiving of List from Provinces/Areas for final selection.

22

Technical

Committee

meeting

Sep 29

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, TA & TC

Technical committee meeting to review Draft tests

23

Internal &

External Audit

Sep 1-30

NEAS, PEACEs & AEACs

Preparation of cash, stock books and other relevant records.

OCTOBER-2007

24

^7th NPCC

Meeting

Oct 1, 2007

NEAS, PEACEs & Areas

Venue: Area Assessment Center, Gilgit

Agenda: Issues and progress during July to October, 2007.

25

Finalization of Instruments (Composing & Printing)

Oct 1-15

NEAS & TA

·        Approval for Printing

·        Packing

·        Sending

26

§   Pilot Testing

of Grade-VIII in

Social Studies

§ Grade-IV in

Languages &

Maths

§   Background

Questionnaires revised draft

§ TAd. Guidelines

§ TAd. File

Oct 22-27

NEAS

(i)   Schools list for piloting to be prepared by Oct 02.

27

Marking coding

data entry of Pilot Tests

Oct 29-Nov 03

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs & ATCs

Data analysis by Nov 07(3 days After data files are ready

NOVEMBER-2007

28

Analysis of Pilot Testing

Nov 5-10

NEAS & TA

The option of online data analysis is under consideration.

29

EMIS International Consultant workshop

Nov 5-7, 2007

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA

·  Review of NEAS EMIS software after use

·  Discussion/ Analysis of future needs and requirements

·  Expectations from IT infrastructure

·   Planning for

Background and Assessment modules.

30

Test Development Blue Print of all 4 tests & their 1^st Draft

Nov 12-24

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs,  TC & TA(LARE)

Preparation of marking rubrics

31

Composing of  1^st draft of all 4 tests

Nov 26

Dec 15

NEAS

·  Arrangement of composer

·  Arrangement of software

32

WBI Training Workshops

i) Nov 19-24

ii) Nov 26-Dec 15

(4 Weeks-one week each)

NEAS, PEACEs & AEACs

§   Venue and

Participants list be finalized well before the proposed dates.

26 participants would participate in

four training areas

i) sampling

ii) item writing and test development iii) data analysis and reporting

iv) Policy implication

6 participants for sampling workshop for Nov 19-Nov 24.

33

Approval from Education Secretary for Printing of Assessment Material-2008

Nov 26

NEAS

Details:

§      Estimate on the basis of test blue

prints

§      Bags

§      Test Instruments

§      Background Questionnaires

§      Test Administrator File &

Guidelines

§      Envelopes, pencils, erasers, scale

6inch,geometry box, clip board etc with NEAS logo

§      Sample Item Charts

§      “Do not disturb” Charts etc.

34

Tender for Stationery for NAT 2008

Nov 26

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs

·   Estimates on

the basis of selected school  sample enrolment

·   Quotation

·   Short listing

·   Award of contract

DECEMBER-2007

35

Award of contract

for printing

Dec 15

NEAS

Preparation of tender documents needs revision on the basis of previous experience (2007)

36

Tech Working Group

Dec 31

NEAS, ATCs & TA

To review all instruments

37

Technical review of test and all other instruments

Dec 31 2007

Jan 12

2008

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, TC & W.B/DfID representative

To be done in NEAS under strict condition of test security and secrecy

JANUARY-2008

38

Editorial Review, translation and back translation of final draft of all instruments and art work

Jan 1-12

NEAS & External Reviewer TWG

·  Identification of external reviewers

·  Confirmation of their availability

(confirmed 4 weeks earlier)

39

8^th NPCC Meeting

Jan 05

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA

·   Selection of venue

·   Preparation of agenda

40

Technical Report Writing workshop

Jan 7-12

2008

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs & ATCs & TA (T.R)

Selection on basis of previous performance in TRW, computer items and subject matter knowledge.

41

Composing of final draft

Jan 14

Jan 26

NEAS

Availability of software

42

Editorial Review

Jan 21-Feb 02

43

Nomination of Lead Master Trainers, Test Administrators, Markers & Coders

Jan 7-12

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs & TA

PEACEs & AEACs should send the lists (prefer will be given to already Trained LMT).

44

Photocopying of Draft Test Administrator Guidelines & File,

January 7-12

NEAS

After the amendments are incorporated drafts are ready to be used for training.

45

Camera ready copies of instruments & Background Questionnaires for printing

Jan 14-21

NEAS & TA

Allocation of time and resources to avoid typographical errors

46

Training  of LMTs on Draft of Test Administrator File & Guidelines Tests, BGQs, Charts, Envelops etc.

Jan 14-26

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA

After Lead Master Trainers (LMT) training to incorporate input from LMTs

47

Revision of TAd. guidelines & TAd. File

Jan 26-Feb02

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACS, ATCs & TA

After Lead Master Trainers (LMT) training to incorporate input from LMTs

48

Placing of order to printer along of tests, BGQs ,Charts, envelops, etc

Jan 26-Feb23

All the material for printing will be sent to printer except TAd. Guidelines and TAd. files, to incorporate changes recommended in LMT workshop

49

Finalization of Test Administrator file  & Guidelines placing order to printer

Jan 28-Feb 02

NEAS & TA

In corporate changes recommended in LMT workshop.

FEBRUARY-2008

50

Dispatch of Assessment material

Febr 18

NEAS

School list with NEAS school ID ready. Bags, charts envelops and related material to be ready

51

 Monitoring of Test Administrators training

Feb 25-March 01

NEAS, PEACEs, Areas, ATCs & TA

Monitoring forms and sites to be arranged

MARCH-2008

52

Call tender for Data Entry

01 March, 2008

NEAS

Estimation of No. of entries and required time for completion to be calculated on the basis of sample list.

53

Selection of    Monitors for National Assessment Marking & Coding & Test Administrators Training

March 3-8

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA

i) Revision of monitoring performa's and marking and coding sheets.

ii) Printing of coding sheets and monitoring sheets.

54

Test Administrators Training in PEACEs & Areas

March 3-22

NEAS, PEACEs & AEACs

Provincial/AEACs to select TA remaining centers and finalize TA nominations.

55

National Assessment

March 25-28

(one day each subject)

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA

§   In four subjects, Grade –IV language and Math.

§   Grade VIII science and social studies

§   BGQ:HT, Teacher, students and Parents Questionnaire 

56

Monitoring of National Assessment

March 25-28

NEAS, PEACEs, Areas, ATCs & TA

Sending forms and nomination letters to all monitors

57

Finalization of marking rubric

March 29- April 01

NEAS & TA

Translation of rubric to be prepared for TA

58

Return of National Assessment Testing instruments from PEACEs and AEACs except language 

March 31-April 5

NEAS & PEACEs

Receiving of

·  Grade-VIII Science and S.S scripts

·  Grade-VIII Lang and Maths scripts

·  B G Q

·  Teachers, H T, Teachers, Students,

Parents questionnaires and TAd. File

APRIL-2008

59

Training of markers & coders at NEAS

April 2-5

NEAS & TA

·  Printing of marking sheets

·  Logistics

60

Training of Markers & Coders at PEACEs & Areas

April 7-12, 2008

PEACEs, AEACs & TA

· Monitoring of Training

· Copies of monitoring form.

61

Monitoring of training of markers & coders

April 7-12

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs & TA

· Monitoring of Training

· Copies of monitoring form.

62

Monitoring of Marking & Coding in PEACEs & Areas of Grade-IV Language Items Marking and Coding of ICT.

April 14-19

NEAS & TA

· Monitoring

sheets and selection of Monitors to be done.

· Monitors should be informed well

Before.

· ii) %age of discrepancies in field

should be noted down and reported back to NEAS.

63

Marking & Coding  of ICT instruments

April 7-19

NEAS

Nominations

Photocopies of Marking & Coding Sheets

64

Handover of instruments of Grade-VIII Social Studies & Science to Data Entry Contractor

April 07

NEAS

Bundle of scripts by NEAS Sch. ID. In each bundle by student Roll. No. Handover/Takeover record sheets.

65

9^th NPCC Meeting

April 26

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA

·   Selection of venue

·   Preparation of agenda

66

Completion of data entry

April 30

NEAS

Subject to timely completion of whole process.

MAY-2008

67

Analysis of data and reporting

May 17

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA

·  Nominations

·  Logistics

·  Printing

68

3^rd Stakeholder Conference

May 26-27, 2008

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA

·  To disseminate the findings of National

Assessment 2008

·  Invitations

·  Printing of reports.

JUNE-2008

69

Report Writing Workshop

June 1-14

NEAS, PEACEs, AEACs, ATCs & TA

·  Assignment of task

·  Compilation of report

70

Receiving of Accounts from Provinces/Areas

June 1-14

PEACEs, AEACs & ATCs

Compilation of Accounts received from the Provinces

71

Finalization of Accounts

June 16-30

NEAS

·  Receiving of SoEs & bills/vouchers

from PEACEs, AEACs & ATCs