Using the MLA study to investigate quality factors in private schools: Gambia case study

As part of the Education For All (EFA) 2000 Assessment, The Gambia conducted a Monitoring of Learning Achievement (MLA) study to assess children's learning achievement and the conditions that may influence learning. It focused on investigating learning achievements in the core subjects of a sample of Grades 4 pupils in Gambian Lower Basic Schools with the aim of establishing pupils masterly levels based on bench marks designed from the curriculum.