Durante años, el engorroso software de recopilación de datos minó el sentido de propiedad del Ministerio de Educación jordano sobre sus propios datos. Al depender de un complejo software personalizado para sus datos de evaluación del aprendizaje en los primeros grados y de observación en el aula, el ME no podía acceder a los resultados ni revisar las herramientas sin la experiencia del desarrollador del software. Esta configuración ineficaz mermaba la capacidad del ME para tomar decisiones oportunas basadas en datos y actualizar las herramientas.

As an Implementing Partner of USAID Early Grade Education Activity (ASAS), School-to-School International (STS) helped the MoE regain ownership of its data by supporting its transition to the Tangerine® platform, which STS has used since 2015. In 2023, as part of the USAID ASAS, STS used the MoE’s annual Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) Arabic reading and math assessment as an opportunity to transition the MoE’s existing digital tools to Tangerine. STS also trained the MoE how to create and revise tools in Tangerine so the MoE itself could access data and update tools.

The transition to Tangerine went smoothly. The MoE collected LQAS data from over 15,000 students across every Field Directorate in Jordan. Tangerine’s easy-to-use web and app interface won over the MoE, and the prospect of hosting its own Tangerine server also intrigued MoE staff.

Such a positive experience convinced the MoE to use Tangerine for other purposes, including its first national IDELA assessment and its biannual EGRA and EGMA. Now, ASAS is working with the MoE to upgrade its classroom observation using Tangerine:Coach. Overall, the transition to Tangerine has empowered the MoE to enhance its early grade assessment system, and it is now easier for it to use data to make decisions that improve student learning.

To learn more about the work of USAID ASAS, implemented by STS, please contact info@sts-international.org.