International Common Assessment of Numeracy (ICAN)

ICAN is an open-source assessment tool to measure foundational numeracy. It is available in 11 languages and offers international comparability of results aligned to SDG 4.1. It covers the following domains: number knowledge, geometry, measurement, and data display.

Constructs Being Measured
Primary: 
Numeracy
How to Access and Cite

To access this resource, visit https://palnetwork.org/ican/.

Outcome Families
Well-being
Connectedness
Awareness
Agency
Mastery
Programmatic Purpose
Classroom-level data and feedback
Program-level monitoring and evaluation
Instrument Characteristics
Type of items: 

26 questions that are administered orally and on an individual basis.

Original target population: 

Grades 2-3, but suitable for a broad age group of learners, in order to idenfy gaps in numeracy

Format: 
Cognitive Assessment (oral)
Applicable Grade Levels
Pre-primary
Primary
Secondary
Post-secondary
Supporting Research

People's Action for Learning (PAL) network

Available Languages

11 languages, including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Bangla, Urdu, Nepali, and Kiswahili

Points to Consider

For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.