33rd annual conference (2007)

Computer-aided paper-based tests construction process

August 2, 2018

33rd annual conference (2007), Oleg Shelaginov

In the paper is described the experience of the State Students Admission Commission (SSAC) in automation of process of constructing paper-based tests through combination of separate test items. Developed by…

Selection for Admission to Graduate Level Education in China

August 2, 2018

33rd annual conference (2007), Chen Rui

The graduate school admission is an joint efforts of the national government, local governments and the universities. For applicants who apply for a master&#8217,s degree, it is a two stage…

Fit for purpose or simply flabby? The need for alternative forms of assessment for enterprise education in England

August 2, 2018

33rd annual conference (2007), Dr Jonathan H Robbins, Paddy O’Hagan

This paper is written from the context of publicly funded qualifications, exploring the impact that this has on assessment and practice. The phrase &#8216,assessment must be fit for purpose&#8217, frequently…

The End of Primary School Test

August 2, 2018

33rd annual conference (2007), Marleen Lubbe, van der

Following primary education, all children in the Netherlands go on to secondary education: to one of the educational tracks of vmbo (preparatory intermediate vocational education), havo (senior general secondary education)…

Alternative Assessment and Women Education in Nigeria

August 2, 2018

33rd annual conference (2007), Dr Nneka Umezulike, Prof. O.A. Afemikhe

Women in Nigerian society are in most cases not seen to have been well treated. This in most cases has been attributed to cultural factors which saw the place of…

Parental informal payments in school: monitoring study

August 2, 2018

33rd annual conference (2007), Elmina Kazimzade

Education represents an essential public good, particularly to developing economies. But persistent problems with transparency and accountability affect both the quality and equality of opportunities in education. For example, parents…

Use ict in test examinations’ preparation and conducting

August 2, 2018

33rd annual conference (2007), Chingiz Khalilov

The State Students Admission Commission (SSAC) was established with the purpose of organizing and conducting of the centralized test entrance examinations to higher and secondary specialized schools. Every year the…

CONDUCTING ORAL EXAMINATIONS OVER THE INTERNET

August 2, 2018

33rd annual conference (2007), Ng Siok Leng, Poh Guan TOH, Yin Yuen CHEONG

Oral examinations are usually conducted face-to-face between examiners and candidates. This works well for a small country like Singapore where almost all examiners and candidates do not have to travel…

Sensitivity to instruction: the missing ingredient in largescale assessment systems?

August 2, 2018

33rd annual conference (2007), Dylan Wiliam

Educational policymakers all over the world rely on the results of large-scale accountability tests to inform policy. In doing so, they assume that the scores obtained by students indicate the…

GENDER ASPECTS OF THE RESULTS OF THE ADMISSION EXAMINATIONS

August 2, 2018

33rd annual conference (2007), Dr. Tariyel Badalov, Fuad Ahmadov, Mahabbat Akbarli

The presented material represents the common and different aspects in specialty preferences of male and female university applicants, the comparison of distribution histograms of their scores as well as their…

33rd annual conference (2007)

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