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Indian students wear boxes on their heads to prevent cheating

October 25, 2019

A school in India has apologized after photos emerged of students wearing cardboard boxes on their heads during an exam to discourage cheating.The Bhagat Pre-University College in Haveri, in India’s…

India’s high-stakes testing culture needs to be dismantled

October 25, 2019

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

Every exam season, this phrase can be singularly responsible for hope, despair, dread or celebration among test takers in India. Test taking is serious business, and much like weddings, it…

How entrance exams in India will become smarter, less stressful

August 13, 2019

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

The National Testing Agency in India, set up by the ministry of human resources development as an autonomous, self-sustained organisation, has been mandated with creating an exam system which is…

Testing Much? The Pros And Cons Of Exams In Education

July 28, 2019

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

It’s no secret that economically developed Asian countries are pretty keen on school exams. From Hong Kong and Singapore to South Korea and Japan, the pressure on students to succeed…

IELTS and Aptis succesfully linked to China’s Standards of English Language Ability Marks

January 16, 2019

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

The National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA), Ministry of Education, China and the British Council (BC) jointly released the results of their collaborative research on linking IELTS and Aptis to China’s…

New Journal: the Chinese/English Journal of Educational Measurement and Evaluation

December 19, 2018

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, Association news

NCME and Beijing Normal University (BNU) are pleased to announce the establishment of the Chinese/English Journal of Educational Measurement and Evaluation (CEJEME；教育测量与评估双语季刊). CEJEME will be co-edited by Professors Li Cai…

The gap between internal and external assessment

December 17, 2018

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

The New Zealand Ministry of Education is questioning the credibility of the senior school assessment system after finding that students are two to three times more likely to get “excellence”…

Open Book Exam will increase focus on understanding of concepts

December 5, 2018

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

The All Indian Council for Technical Eduation (AICTE) gave a nod to open book examination for engineering, wherein students will be allowed to refer to textbooks and lecture notes in…

Cloud Based Examination System is The Revolution Which is About to Come

August 6, 2018

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific

Cloud technologies offer a highly efficient and cost-effective alternative to educators for conducting examinations. The ease with which software as a service (SaaS) platforms facilitate easier first-time deployment of IT…

Asia & the Pacific

Indian students wear boxes on their heads to prevent cheating

India’s high-stakes testing culture needs to be dismantled

How entrance exams in India will become smarter, less stressful

Testing Much? The Pros And Cons Of Exams In Education

IELTS and Aptis succesfully linked to China’s Standards of English Language Ability Marks

New Journal: the Chinese/English Journal of Educational Measurement and Evaluation

The gap between internal and external assessment

Open Book Exam will increase focus on understanding of concepts

Cloud Based Examination System is The Revolution Which is About to Come

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