SEA-PLM 2024 Design
Methodology
Overall approach to data collection
- Proctored assessment of student achievement
- Self-administered questionnaires for students, parents, teachers, and school principals
Methodology
Quantitative Study
Target population
All students enrolled in the grade that represented five years of schooling, counting from the first year of ISCED Level 1, referred to in SEA-PLM as Grade 5
Sample design
Forthcoming
Sample size
Intended per country
- At least 4,000 assessed students
- A minimum of 150 schools
- One Grade 5 class per school
Achieved
- Per country
- Between 150 and 210 schools
- Between 4,500 and more than 6,700 students
- Across all countries: more than 38,300 students
Data collection techniques and instruments
Forthcoming
Languages
Assessment instruments administered in 11 different languages:
- Khmer: Cambodia
- Lao language: Lao PDR
- Chinese, English, Malay, Tamil: Malaysia
- Myanmar language: Myanmar
- English, Filipino (secondary sample): Philippines
- Tetum, Portuguese (secondary sample): Timor Leste
- Vietnamese: Viet Nam
Translation procedures
- Source versions of all SEA-PLM 2024 materials were prepared in English.
- Instruments then translated and adapted by participating countries into their languages of instruction.
- Translations verified by independent linguistic and assessment experts in order to ensure equivalence with the international version.
Quality control of operations
Measures during data collection
- SEA-PLM Technical Standards were updated to conform to new cycle contexts and specificities, including strengthening quality assurance mechanisms across stages of survey development
- All administrators were trained by the National Team prior to operations, following SEA-PLM 2024 standardized materials, manuals, and procedures.
- Technical experts and SEA-PLM Secretariat supported National Teams in all operations by delivering in-country and remote assistance.
Measures during data processing and cleaning
- Standards guided technical activities, with consideration given to international conventions for large-scale assessments and the scope of SEA-PLM as a regional assessment.
- The need for consistency, precision, and generalizability of the data collected was recognized by participating countries and stakeholders.
- All countries reached the expected technical standards.
Sources - Technical documentation
Other sources