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

January 16, 2019

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…

What’s Wrong with Educational Testing and How We Can Fix it

January 11, 2019

Peter Hermans

International news

Currently, nearly all educational and psychological tests are “static,” meaning they are designed to be administered only once to capture a snapshot of a student’s current knowledge and abilities. These…

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…

Avoid uncritical use of PISA, say researchers

December 5, 2018

Peter Hermans

Europe, International news

Policy makers should guard against uncritical use of PISA international test results, according to research released by Cambridge Assessment.The findings come as the latest round of PISA testing in UK…

Test prep is a rite of passage for many Asian-Americans

December 4, 2018

Peter Hermans

International news, North American Region

When ACT released its latest test scores this past October, the results showed that average scores took a dip for every racial group in the United States except one –…

National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Position Statement on K-12 Classroom Assessment

November 29, 2018

Peter Hermans

International news, North American Region

The NCME Board has approved a position statement on K-12 Classroom Assessment. Thank you to all of the members who contributed comments to the draft versions, and to the volunteers…

Ofsted inspectors to stop using exam results as key mark of success

October 21, 2018

Peter Hermans

Europe, International news

Ofsted plans to overhaul the way it inspects schools in England, downgrading the influence of exam results in favour of a closer look at pupil behaviour and at the breadth…

The IAEA 2019 Frances M. Ottobre Distinguished Student Scholarship

October 3, 2018

roelweber

Association news, International news

The 2019 Frances Ottobre Distinguished Student Scholarship is now open for applications. The award will support attendance at the 2019 IAEA Conference hosted by The State Examination Centre of the…

ACT Moves Into Egypt’s Testing Market

September 28, 2018

Peter Hermans

Africa, International news

ACT says it has reached an agreement with the government of Egypt that will allow for an array of its tests for elementary and secondary grades and college admissions to…

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