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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),…

No More National Exam per 2021 in Indonesia

December 12, 2019

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim has announced four educational policy programs dubbed “Merdeka Belajar” or freedom of learning. One of them is the termination of the national examination (UN)…

Large-scale education tests often come with side effects

December 12, 2019

Peter Hermans

International news

While large-scale education assessments, such as the PISA, are meant to show how education systems are faring around the world, evidence shows these assessments come with a host of problems.…

Educators, students hail India’s proposal to scrap exams

November 25, 2019

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

Change is in the air for the Indian education system as the country’s Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is planning to do away with school exams from 2021, The…

Exam board AQA to pay out £1.1m over rule breaches and errors

October 25, 2019

Peter Hermans

Europe, International news

The exam board AQA is to pay more than £1.1m in fines and compensation for a string of rule breaches, errors and failings in GCSEs and A-levels that regulators said…

Indian students wear boxes on their heads to prevent cheating

October 25, 2019

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

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…

Record number of colleges drop SAT/ACT admissions requirements amid growing disenchantment with standardized tests

October 25, 2019

Peter Hermans

International news, North American Region

It may not quite have reached a tipping point, but the admissions world is clearly grappling with the use of standardized tests in admissions.Research has consistently shown that ACT and…

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…

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…

Should a Single Test Decide a 4-Year-Old’s Educational Future?

September 5, 2019

Peter Hermans

International news, North American Region

To get into a gifted and talented elementary school program in New York City, children must ace a single, high-stakes exam — when they are 4 years old. This admissions…

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