Education School or home? Location dilemma for ICSE, ISC semester exams
he choice offered by the ICSE council of whether a student will appear for the semester 1 exam from home or from school has posed a dilemma for examinees, parents and…
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Pandemic-hit IELTS English language test rolls out at-home exams
The International English Language Testing System – used by students around the world to gain entry into anglophone study programmes and universities – has announced it will begin an at-home…
India’s Rajasthan shuts down or resticts internet for 25 million people to stop students cheating in REET exams
More than 25 million people across the Indian state of Rajasthan faced government-mandated internet shutdowns and restrictions on Sunday, in an effort to prevent cheating in a mass exam. Hundreds…
To be fair, we can do better than exams
Exams may be fair, but young people’s educational experiences leading to them are not. That’s why we must reform our qualifications system, says Jo-Anne Baird. “A different definition of fairness…
England’s school assessment system favours the sharp-elbowed and the wealthy
This week, a Tes survey to which more than 2,800 teachers responded found that one in four had experienced parents pressuring them to raise grades – including threats of legal action if their little…
Scottish Qualifications Authority to be scrapped after OECD review
The Scottish Qualifications Authority is to be replaced as part of a “substantial” overhaul of education, following an independent review.The government said changes would be made in response to the…
CBSE 12th Board Exams 2021 Live Updates
Will CBSE Cancel 12th Exams 2021? When would UP Board Exams be conducted? Maharashtra HSC, ISC Exams to be conducted or not? What are the new exam dates for JEE…
International Approaches to Exams Given the Pandemic 2021
[Updated] IAEA invites members and non members to share information about how they are handling their school-leaving or university entrance exams as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MPs fear ‘wild west’ of A-level and GCSE exam grades in England
A lack of government guidance over this year’s A-level and GCSE awards in England risks creating a “wild west” of inconsistent decisions and rampant grade inflation, MPs have warned. Read…
A Test for the Test Makers
College Board and ACT move to grow and diversify as the pandemic fuels test-optional admissions trend. Test-optional and test-blind admissions policies accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic would appear to imperil…