TCG Webinar Series
Methodological developments for SDG Target 4.7
As part of a series of webinar on SDG 4, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is pleased to announce a webinar on 25 June 2020 (13:30 GMT) present the progress on a measurement strategy for the SDG Thematic Indicators 4.7.4 and 4.7.5 using data from International Large-Scale Assessments (ILSAs) in education. It will also be an opportunity to introduce the developed framework for a new SDG Thematic Indicator on breadth of skills for Target 4.7.[1]
Objectives
The objectives of this meeting are:
- Present the methodological developments for Thematic Indicators 4.7.4 and 4.7.5, including the different concepts
- Explain how International Large Scale Assessments (ILSAs) can be used as powerful instruments to report on SDG Indicators 4.7.4 and 4.7.5
- Introduce the conceptual framework for a newly proposed indicator for Target 4.7 on breadth of skills
Date and time
The meeting will take place on 25 June 2020 at 13:30 GMT with an expected duration of approximately one hour and a half (1:30)
Documents
- A Measurement Strategy for SDG Thematic Indicators 4.7.4 and 4.7.5 Using International Large Scale Assessments in Education: Executive summary (forthcoming)
- A Measurement Strategy for SDG Thematic Indicators 4.7.4 and 4.7.5 Using International Large Scale Assessments in Education (forthcoming)
- New Indicator Proposal for SDG Target 4.7: Conceptual Framework (forthcoming)
[1] Indicator 4.7.4: Percentage of students by age group (or education level) showing an adequate understanding of issues relating to global citizenship and sustainability
Indicator 4.7.5: Percentage of 15-year-old students showing proficiency in knowledge of environmental science and geoscience
Proposed indicator on breadth of skills: Extent to which national education policies and education sector plans recognize a breadth of skills that needs to be enhanced in national education systems