Sector Assistance Program Evaluation on Education in Uzbekistan

Policy Framework 
a. Improved curriculum and syllabi
 
- Curriculum working group and associated 
subcommittees established by 1 Feb 2005 
- A new national curriculum framework 
approved by the end of 2005 
- New syllabi for grades 4 and 5 completed by 
Sep 2006 in time for launch of new 
competitive textbook bid; other revised 
grade-level syllabi to follow annually 
- New curriculum textbooks for grades 4 and 5 
in schools by Sep 2007
- Other new curriculum textbooks to follow 
annually. 
Complied late. Terms of reference and 
selection criteria for national consultants were 
prepared; equipment and furniture for the 
National Curriculum Framework Working 
Group (NCFWG) has been procured; 
contracts with national consultants signed. 
Selection of candidates for NCFWG 
completed in 2007; 3 subgroups started 
activities; budget and organizational 
arrangements for NCFWG made; draft 
National Curriculum Framework discussed 
and approved by the government for piloting 
in 2008. 
Executing agency was expected to pilot new 
syllabi in 2008–09; however, it is not clear if 
these have actually been completed. 
Completed by the government. 
Ongoing. 
 

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ndix 6
DMFs as per RRP 
Project Name and 
Details 
Impact/Outcome/Output Performance 
Targets 
Progress/Status/Issues as per PPR
(as of 31 January 2010) 
printing. To support new 
approaches to learning, 
school libraries will be 
developed on a pilot basis 
as resource centers, with 
b. A revised national assessment and 
testing system established
 
- Principles of revised assessment system 
adopted by government by mid-2006 
- New assessment system developed and 
phased in alongside revised curriculum 
Ongoing. 
Ongoing.