New publication by AERC's Dr. Catherine McClellan

Following the recent work and keynotes in Indonesia, Enterprise Fellow Dr. Catherine McClellan co-authored with Donaniagara Dinata in The Conversation Indonesia, titled “TKA: Measuring academic achievement or measuring privilege?”

Dinata, D., & McClellan, C. (2025). TKA: Measuring academic achievement or measuring privilege? [TKA: Mengukur capaian akademis atau mengukur privilese?]. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAN.edau4h4vm

The article examines Indonesia’s recently implemented Tes Kemampuan Akademik (TKA) national assessment and highlights how differences in resources, privilege, and student learning experiences can significantly shape end-of-school outcomes—raising important questions about equity in large-scale testing.

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