The December issue of the newsletter “The Insights of the Statistical Department”, of the month of October is dedicated to equity in learning assessment. Even before reading the scores and interpreting the differences between male and female students, classes, and regions, it is necessary to question the quality of the tools used to measure those results.
Making INVALSI’s data and analyses more and more accessible and usable.
On 10 November, there will be a book launch event for: ‘AI for Assessment: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Development of Assessment Tasks and Rubrics’ edited by Paolo Barabanti
Two new editions of INVALSI training courses for teachers about to begin - academic year 2026-27
The December issue, published in September, is devoted to a topic we might call 'Against all odds: A Portrait of Resilient Pupils'. INVALSI data enables us to identify pupils who achieve high results despite coming from disadvantaged socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. How widespread is this phenomenon? Where is it most commonly observed? What can we learn from the contexts in which these success stories are most frequent?
As usual, the August issue of the newsletter Insights from the Statistical Department is dedicated to the presentation of the results of the National Student Assessment Surveys for the 2025/26 school year. These results are analysed and published in the 2026 National Report, which was presented on 16 July at the Chamber of Deputies’ Palazzo dei Gruppi Parlamentari in Rome.
The INVALSI National Report 2026 has been presented at the Chamber of Deputies.
The full programme for the 4th International Conference on Democratic Education, organised by the journal “Scuola Democratica” in collaboration with Sapienza University of Rome and Il Mulino, is now online.
The volume collects six contributions presented at the ninth edition of the seminar (Rome, 17-19 October 2024). The contributions explore how gender, social background, and migrant status influence educational outcomes and choices, while also addressing inclusion, personalised learning pathways, and educational policies. The overall aim is to better understand the mechanisms that generate inequalities and to promote a more equitable and inclusive education system.
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