Posts by Peter Hermans

Peter Hermans

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Education Minister Abandons Revamp Of Leaving Cert Assessments Over AI Fears

September 21, 2023

Peter Hermans

Casefile, International news

OpenAI

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…

Fewer essays, more oral exams, no online tests: shake-up to prevent students using AI to cheat

September 17, 2023

Peter Hermans

Casefile, Europe, International news

OpenAI

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,…

Turkey: Ministry abolishes written exams in primary schools

September 12, 2023

Peter Hermans

Europe, International news

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…

2023 Conference Keynote Speakers

September 2, 2023

Peter Hermans

Association news, Association_FP

How Common is Cheating in Online Exams and did it Increase During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

August 23, 2023

Peter Hermans

International news

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…

How to make sense of ‘grade deflation’ as A grades fall

August 23, 2023

Peter Hermans

International news

“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…

Schools shut, exams cancelled: War shatters Sudan’s education sector

August 13, 2023

Peter Hermans

Africa, International news

When war in Sudan’s capital forced Sarah al-Sharif and her family to flee, the 19-year-old information technology student left her books and computer behind. Now in Sennar, 30km (18 miles)…

Examination Standards

August 13, 2023

Peter Hermans

Books

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…

Book: Examination Standards

August 13, 2023

Peter Hermans

International news

Examination standards: How measures and meanings differ around the world Edited by Jo-Anne Baird, Tina Isaacs, Dennis Opposs and Lena Gray (more…)

2023 annual conference registration open

August 5, 2023

Peter Hermans

Association news, Association_FP, International news

Registration for the 48th Annual Conference of IAEA taking place from 24-29 September 2023 is now open. (more…)

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