The Role of Using International Assessment Programs with Primary Students

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This article discusses the purpose of the EGMA international assessment programs and the assessment model through them, which is to develop students' verbal calculation skills, develop logical thinking skills, and increase mathematical literacy. Keywords: EGMA assessment model, mathematical literacy, literacy, international programs, model, reasoning. fluency, etc". EGMA was also developed by the Introduction: The development of the public education Research Triangle Institute in 2008 and approved by system of the Republic of Uzbekistan until 2030 (USAID). In these elementary grades, oral math focuses envisages achieving the following indicators:STEAM on numbers and operations. EGMA's international subjects and critical thinking, taking into account the assessment program involves 14 countries, including special emphasis on the development of competencies "Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican and skills in independent information search and Republic, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, analysis, General education programs and new state Mali, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Rwanda, and educational standards will be introduced that meet the Zambia" [2]. requirements of a modern innovative economy; The Republic of Uzbekistan will ensure its continuous These studies help improve the learning of primary participation in international programs and studies on school students and identify gaps in the educational the quality of education (PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS, etc.) to process. Also, the importance of EGMAs is directly assess the level of knowledge of students in the public related to the development of international education system; New generations of didactic assessment studies such as PISA, PIRLS, and TIMSS. materials and multimedia products are being These studies are being conducted by the Ministry of developed for in-depth study of foreign languages, Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan in computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, collaboration with the United States Agency for and biology; [1]. International Development (USAID). This project is the This assessment system is used in more than 70 first component of a five-year development goals countries around the world. For example, the agreement signed between the HTV and USAID on assessment system does not measure other aspects September 28, 2019 for $50 million [2.1]. related to reading skills. For example, "motivation, The EGMA (Early Grade Mathematics Assessment) attention, memory, reading strategies, effective includes the following: number identification (number vocabulary, comprehension of multiple text genres, recognition); reasoning about magnitude (number International Journal of Pedagogics 66 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ijp International Journal of Pedagogics (ISSN: 2771-2281) discrimination); number recognition (missing number); education system. The use of the EGMA program at this addition and subtraction; first and second grade and stage provides the following advantages: word problems. ⚫ Early detection and correction: The program Our country is taking its rightful place among the identifies which topics students are learning well developed countries striving for a great future. The and which ones they are struggling with. ability of elementary school students to apply their ⚫ Adaptation of curricula: Based on the results, knowledge of mathematics in real life is the key to textbooks and methodological materials are future success. To develop mathematical knowledge, adapted to students. skills, abilities, and competencies in preschool and ⚫ Increasing student motivation: With the help of a primary school students. These concepts are socially proper assessment system, students are recognized as key to the future economic lives of encouraged to work on themselves. individuals in mathematical knowledge. ⚫ Improving the quality of education: Teachers can EGMA (The Early Grade Mathematical Assessment) The choose teaching methods according to the needs goal of the assessment model is to develop verbal of students. calculation skills, logical thinking skills, and mathematical literacy of students in grades 2-4. Unlike the EGRA, the EGMA mathematics assessment is not intended for cross-national comparison. The main The essence of the EGMA program is as follows: The reason for this is that the EGMA aims to assess student EGMA international assessment program helps to performance in line with the local curriculum. Providing determine children's mathematical literacy, measure information about EGMA programs and using them in their numeracy skills, and determine what approach is the classroom is also important for the development effective in their education process. The following and maturity of primary school students, as well as the objectives are achieved through this evaluation system: formation of independent thinking skills. Until now, ◼ Assessing students' arithmetic skills. education has only taught student