Publications

In March 2018, LGIHE principal, John M.V. Mitana, presented at the 62nd Annual Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Mexico City -Innovations and challenges from Uganda, He shared findings pertaining to innovations in testing of soft skills in Ugandan secondary schools: implications for teacher training and student assessment.

The Principal, Dr. John Mary Vianney Mitana authored and presented a paper on Assessing Educational Outcomes in the 21st Century: A Focus on Soft Skills at the International Conference on Capacity Building for National Sustainable Development/Exhibition-Sustainable Development in Education, Distance Learning and Teacher Preparation and Languages (SDEDTL)

Mr. Mauro Giacomazzi, the Institutional Development Advisor of LGIHE shared a presentation “Human Flourishing: An introduction to Life skills” under the panel “Developing life skills among youth: programmatic approaches and research”. It aimed at exploring actionable findings on how to design, implement and scale life skills” alongside Mathematica Policy and…

The report derived from the learning outcomes study “Assessing Softskills in Uganda’s Secondary School” continues to be an object of interest to significant stakeholders interested in life skills. 50 hardcopies were printed out and distributed to different departments within the Ministry of Education and Sports most especially UNESCO/UNATCOM, the key…

LGIHE is actively participating in RELI (Regional Educational Learning Initiative) activities mainly through the life skills cluster where we have spearheaded key aspects pertaining to policy makers’ engagement and sensitization on life skills. This has been reflected through the activities conducted by the cluster such as the RELI life skills…

LGIHE contributes to the successful organization of the first ever national symposium on Uganda’s examinations and assessment system Ministry of Education and Sports​  DFID – UK Department for International Development​ World Bank Uganda​ Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU)   Download Report  –  Examinations and Assessment System Report 2017

The report derived from the learning outcomes study “Assessing Softskills in Uganda’s Secondary School” continues to be an object of interest to significant stakeholders interested in life skills. 50 hardcopies were printed out and distributed to different departments within the Ministry of Education and Sports most especially UNESCO/UNATCOM, the key…

The Principal authored and presented a paper on Assessing Educational Outcomes in the 21st Century: A Focus on Soft Skills. He presented it at the International Conference on Capacity Building for National Sustainable Development/Exhibition-Sustainable Development in Education, Distance Learning and Teacher Preparation and Languages (SDEDTL)

It explores the knowledge and skills assessed at Uganda’s primary school level and its relevance to the current and future needs of learners. The full paper can be directly accessed from; http://dergipark.gov.tr/ijere/issue/38902/490162 http://www.ijere.com/article/assessment-for-successful-intelligence-a-paradigm-shift-in- classroom-practice