3rd IAEA Webinar
On Thursday, April 29 2021, at 13:00 (1:00 pm) GMT, Xiaoting Huang from the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) will present on the following topic: Making Use of High Stakes Examinations to Provide Diagnostic Feedback to Students and Teachers. The presentation will take place via Zoom. Members will receive a meeting invitation with the link. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Pitoniak at mpitoniak@ets.org. Read a summary of the topic here.
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