2023 annual conference registration open
Registration for the 48th Annual Conference of IAEA taking place from 24-29 September 2023 is now open. (more…)
Read More Outcomes of the 2022 nominations and elections
In all cases, there were nominations for positions. Furthermore, there were nominations for all vacancies and no excess nominations. This meant that there was no need for elections. We congratulate:…
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OpenAI: cheating temptation or educational assessment’s biggest gamechanger? An overview of comments and concerns
Educational Assessment News
Education Minister Abandons Revamp Of Leaving Cert Assessments Over AI Fears
Minister for Education Norma Foley has abandoned plans to introduce teacher-based assessment as part of a revised Leaving Cert programme, highlighting concerns surrounding the risk of cheating posed by artificial…
Read More Fewer essays, more oral exams, no online tests: shake-up to prevent students using AI to cheat
Radical changes in how students are assessed are on the way in a move to combat the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as ChatGPT. It is early days,…
Read More Turkey: Ministry abolishes written exams in primary schools
In a recent major shift, the Turkish Education Ministry has announced the abolition of written examinations at the primary school level, replacing them with a system predicated on the periodic…
Read More How Common is Cheating in Online Exams and did it Increase During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Academic misconduct is a threat to the validity and reliability of online examinations, and media reports suggest that misconduct spiked dramatically in higher education during the emergency shift to online…
Read More How to make sense of ‘grade deflation’ as A grades fall
“Put simply, grade inflation means awarding students higher grades than they deserve – where their just deserts might be determined on the basis of their achievements prior to the final…
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Examination Standards
Title: Examination Standards Author: Jo-Anne Baird, Tina Isaacs, Dennis Opposs, Lena Gray, Genre: Education Publisher: UCL Institute of Education Press (University College London Institute of Education Press) Release Date: 2018…
Read More Theory of Standard Setting
Title: Theory of Standard Setting Author: Mark Reckase Publisher: CRC Press Release Date: December 23, 2022 This book provides a unifying structure for the activities that fall under the…
Read More Assessing the Nation’s Report Card
Title: Assessing the Nation's Report Card Author: Chester E. Finn, Jr. Publisher: Harvard Education Press Release Date: May 10, 2022 Pages: 276 Assessing the Nation's Report Card examines the history…
Read More Educational Assessment in a Time of Reform
Title: Educational Assessment in a Time of Reform Author: Coert Loock, VANESSA. SCHERMAN, Publisher: Routledge Release Date: June 30, 2021 Pages: 156 Educational Assessment in a Time of Reform…
Read More The History of Educational Measurement
Title: The History of Educational Measurement Author: Brian E. Clauser, Michael B. Bunch, Genre: Educational tests and measurements Release Date: 2021 Pages: 370 Source: https://www.routledge.com/The-History-of-Educational-Measurement-Key-Advancements-in-Theory-Policy/Clauser-Bunch/p/book/9780367415754b The History of Educational…
Read More Educational Assessment in Tanzania
Title: Educational Assessment in Tanzania Author: Joyce Kahembe, Liz Jackson, Genre: Education Publisher: Springer Release Date: November 5, 2020 Pages: 95 This book examines teachers’ conceptions and practices of assessment…
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