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Doug Johnson
Doug Johnson is an independent consultant based in New Zealand. Previously, Doug was a Director at IDinsight where he led a portfolio of projects focussed on education and innovative methods for data collection. Doug has held positions at USAID, the World Bank, Abt Associates, and Accenture and holds a Bachelors in Political Science from Rice University and a Masters in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard Kennedy School. He is currently working on a book on education in India.
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Assessing the assessments: Taking stock of India’s ‘learning outcomes’ data
As India recovers from the pandemic and the new National Education Policy is implemented, availability of reliable data on ‘learning outcomes’ is crucial. In this post, Johnson and Parrado assess the reliability of three main sources of learning outcomes data: government-run National Achievement Survey, independently conducted Annual Status of Education Report, and India Human Development Survey – and highlight the pressing need for better learning outcomes data at the national level.
