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The IAEA 2020 Frances M. Ottobre Distinguished Student Scholarship

January 13, 2020

The 2020 Frances Ottobre Distinguished Student Scholarship is now open for applications. The award will support attendance at the 2020 IAEA Conference hosted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC),…

Young people struggling in digital world, finds latest OECD PISA survey

December 4, 2019

Peter Hermans

Association news

One in four students in OECD countries are unable to complete even the most basic reading tasks, meaning they are likely to struggle to find their way through life in…

New statistical model improves the predictive power of standardized test scores

November 25, 2019

Peter Hermans

Association news

A study has validated a new statistical model that uses multiple standardized test scores over time to predict future academic performance. The dynamic measurement model accurately predicted academic performance decades…

DfE opts England’s schools out of new Pisa creativity test

November 25, 2019

Peter Hermans

Association news

Ministers have decided that England should opt out of a new test into creative thinking being added to the Pisa international education rankings, Tes can reveal.Critics have condemned the decision as “very unhelpful”…

Developing capacity in formative assessment

September 28, 2019

Peter Hermans

Association news

ACER designed and facilitated a NEQMAP workshop to build formative assessment capacity in education systems in the Asia-Pacific. Doug McCurry and Stewart Monckton report.A consortium of high-level education policymakers, researchers,…

News from the 45th annual conference

September 26, 2019

Peter Hermans

Association news, International news

IAEA president: This conference is an opportunity to exchange ideas about different advances in the field of education and educational assessment, and to learn from one other, IAEA President Randy…

UP to upgrade secondary school exam system with AI to make education corruption-free

September 21, 2019

Peter Hermans

Association news

The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to upgrade the examination system for secondary school education by using Artificial Intelligence AI-bots.With AI-bots installed in Uttar Pradesh schools, the system will be…

The Meritocracy Is Under Siege

June 16, 2019

Peter Hermans

Association news

The debate over meritocracy has been intensifying. Is it a good thing? A bad thing? Do we want it or don’t we? The worldwide demand for talent and the accelerated…

College Board will add ‘adversity score’ for everyone taking the SAT

May 20, 2019

Peter Hermans

Association news

The College Board has for several years been testing an “adversity index” designed to place students’ SAT scores in the context of their socioeconomic advantages or disadvantages. The system has…

PISA founder Andreas Schleicher on the future of the education ranking

April 6, 2019

Peter Hermans

Association news

The global education ranking system, the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, is changing to put more emphasis on measuring 21st-century skills, such as creativity and digital literacy and…

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