What have been the capacity-building outcomes for countries participating in PISA?

In order for countries to carry out more effective assessments of student learning, they must build or enhance country capacity in three areas: the enabling context for assessment, the alignment of all aspects of the education system, and assessment quality. The first section of this chapter examines how capacity has been measured, drawing on World Bank Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER)-Student Assessment reports. The second section explores how development partners and multilateral donors have helped build capacity for assessment, through training, technical publications and hands-on capacity building. The third section examines the evidence linking these activities to improved capacity, focusing on evidence from various international large-scale assessments and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This section also explains the capacity development activities of PISA for Development.