International news

In many ways, cheating on high school and college exams used to be a lot harder than it is nowadays. What used to take an elaborate plot to discreetly spread…

How entrance exams in India will become smarter, less stressful

August 13, 2019

Asia & the Pacific, International news

The National Testing Agency in India, set up by the ministry of human resources development as an autonomous, self-sustained organisation, has been mandated with creating an exam system which is…

NAEP to be streamlined in cost-saving measure, but may provide more data

July 28, 2019

The National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) intends to streamline the US National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and reduce costs by including fewer subjects, testing fewer students and adding testing…

Testing Much? The Pros And Cons Of Exams In Education

July 28, 2019

Asia & the Pacific, International news

It’s no secret that economically developed Asian countries are pretty keen on school exams. From Hong Kong and Singapore to South Korea and Japan, the pressure on students to succeed…

English language tests: MPs to hold inquiry into cheating row

June 30, 2019

International news

The House of Commons public accounts committee has announced an investigation into the Home Office’s treatment of thousands of international students who may have been wrongly accused of cheating in…

What If Colleges Used Only Test Scores to Fill Campuses?

June 30, 2019

As Americans debate the roles of wealth, race and access in higher education, researchers at Georgetown University wondered: What would the nation’s most selective colleges and universities look like if…

Why Can’t Everyone Get A’s?

June 30, 2019

International news

Alfie Kohn on standards and accountability: “Here’s a thought experiment. Suppose that next year virtually every student passed the tests. What would the reaction be from politicians, businesspeople, the media?…

A wave of graduate programs drops the GRE application requirement

June 2, 2019

For decades, one standardized test has been key to admission to U.S. science graduate programs: the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test, a nearly 4-hour marathon of multiple-choice and written…

Teacher assessments during compulsory education are as reliable, stable and heritable as standardized test scores

May 14, 2019

International news

Teachers can reliably and validly monitor students’ progress, abilities and inclinations. High‐stakes exams may shift educational experience away from learning towards exam performance. For these reasons, researchers suggest that teacher…

UK Home Office investigated over English test cheating claims

April 27, 2019

Europe, International news