PISA set to change
The OECD is working to move its international testing program away from standardised, summative testing as debate about the value of such assessments grows louder in Australia and around the…
Month: March 2019
Pisa’s ‘rich’ resource risked by ‘useless’ rankings
Education ministers have called on the Pisa study to communicate its findings better – so that the focus is not on “useless” headline rankings. Concerns were voiced today that the…
Is the College Cheating Scandal the ‘Final Straw’ for Standardized Tests?
Perhaps no tests have higher stakes in the United States than the SAT and the ACT. For decades the scores were a key data point on the application for virtually…
Sixth International Summer School “Applied Psychometrics in Psychology and Education”
The Institute of Education at HSE University Russia welcomes applications for the upcoming Sixth International Summer School “Applied Psychometrics in Psychology and Education” Dates: August 05–10, 2019 Venue: HSE University…