Zamira Rakhymbayeva

Kazakhstan experienced significant modifications to its education system in response to the outbreak of Covid-19, involving widespread school closures in the 18 months between March 2020 and September 2021. The purpose of this study is to estimate the loss of learning for seven different subjects due to the pandemic restrictions. Based on a large s...

Introduction This exploratory study delves into the relationships between non-cognitive skills and academic achievement within the unique context of STEM schools in Kazakhstan. Methods Survey data were collected from 109 teachers and 395 students at a STEM secondary school in Kazakhstan. Correlational, regression and path analyses were conducted t...

Based on an in-depth, ten-year study, this novel book examines the reform of Kazakhstan's education system, from the initial plans and models of change, through to the implementation at all stages and places in the education system. Through an exploration of a wide range of data, it maps the problems, models, challenges, interventions, and successe...

Assessment is an essential component of learning and teaching as it allows teachers, policymakers and other stakeholders to be informed about students’ achievements and to make decisions based on the results and evidence. Alongside, assessment helps to harmonise lesson plans and to model activities for students to meet their needs. In the context o...

This investigation examines the effect of the Updated Content of Education (UCE) project on Kazakh, Russian, and Uyghur child literacy in Kazakhstan. Participants included 1,920 Kazakh, 1,528 Russian, and 143 Uyghur speaking Grade 1 students tracked longitudinally from 2015 to 2019 under both control and pilot curricula conditions. Based on Rasch m...

Research questions: 1. How is it possible to equilibrate the psychological and psychometric models in order to create a valid unified ability scale? 2. What role do anchor items play in creating a unified ability scale? Venue: 19 Nazarbayev Intellectual schools Participants: general population of grade 7-9 students Sampling strategy: student perf...