A Lockdown Abroad Disrupts Testing at Home
Among the many disruptions to educational services caused by the novel coronavirus is one that may be in demand now more than ever: remote proctoring. Like a growing number of…
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The IAEA 2020 Frances M. Ottobre Distinguished Student Scholarship
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),…
ETS Plans TOEFL at Home in Coronavirus-Affected Countries
The Educational Testing Service is planning a Test of English as a Foreign Language that can be taken from home for those in countries where the coronavirus has made in-person…
Teaching intelligence: improving students’ assessment literacy
Over the past two years, a team of academics and students at the University of Reading’s Institute of Education (IoE) has undertaken a project to capture students’ understanding of assessment criteria…
Young people struggling in digital world, finds latest OECD PISA survey
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
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
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
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
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
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…