Beyond letters and numbers: the COVID-19 pandemic and foundational literacy and numeracy in Indonesia

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Abstract

In 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across Indonesia and around the world, INOVASI (the Innovation for Indonesia’s School Children) and the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (MoECRT) initiated a study of foundational literacy and numeracy learning by Indonesian students and the impact of the pandemic on this learning. The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) provided technical support. The study developed descriptions of literacy and numeracy achievement levels, referencing both global proficiency frameworks and Indonesia’s curriculum and assessment standards. Student results were benchmarked against descriptors of skills for the Global Proficiency Framework (GPF) Minimum Proficiency Levels (MPLs).

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022

Keywords

  • Numeracy
  • Literacy
  • Literacy education
  • Student assessment
  • Impact studies
  • Educational research
  • Language proficiency
  • Primary secondary education
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Indonesia
  • learning gap

Disciplines

  • International and Comparative Education
  • Language and Literacy Education

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