36th annual conference (2010)

How can paper and pencil tests and performance assessments be used to effectively measure different knowledge types and skills in science?

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), María Figueroa, Rafael Montenegro

Science teaching has changed from a text-based to an activity based (hands-on) approximation. This has generated an increase in research and development of different types of assessments. Assessment of science…

Profiling Classroom Teachers Assessment Practice

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), Saw Lan Ong

This study aims at developing profile of school teachers assessment practice in Malaysia. The &#8220,Teachers Assessment Practice Inventory&#8221, was used for this purpose. The inventory was given to 602 teachers…

Please, sir, may I have some more? – the under utilisation of school-based assessment in the National Senior Certificate in South Africa

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), Anne Oberholzer

School-based assessment (SBA) forms 25% of a candidate&#8217,s final result in each subject of the National Senior Certificate, the main end-of-school examination. The IEB has spent and continues to spend…

THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (WAEC): A PARTNER IN THE MAINTENANCE OF EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN ITS MEMBER COUNTRIES

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), mrs HENRIETTA ASIEDUA YARQUAH

Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. It is a deliberate course of action that measures learning outcomes after teaching has taken place. A good assessment…

A Comparison of Quality Management approaches for the Training and Vocational Sector in Seven Countries

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), Karen Cooper, Liz Bowen-Clewley, Ray Grannall

Many countries in the Asia Pacific region are currently developing or upgrading their vocational education and training systems and many of these will be implementing quality systems. However, quality assurance…

The Development and Application of the Meta-evaluation Standards for Thai Higher Education Institutions

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), Nuttaporn Lawthong, Sirichai Kanjanawasee, Sirinthorn Sinjindawong

The purpose of this research were: developed the meta evaluation standards for an evaluation of internal quality assessment in Thai higher education institutions, validated the meta-evaluation standards, and applied the…

Classroom Assessment in Secondary Schools in Nigeria

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), Anthony Afemikhe, Jennifer Omo-Egbekuse

education though not everybody that graduates from this level of education actually proceeds.Assessment is one way of determining how well this is done, to that extent it is an importantcomponent…

Externally moderated school-based assessment in Queensland: lessons for implementing an Australian curriculum

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), Leanne Rolph, Peter Jordan

In Queensland, senior secondary teachers are responsible for designing assessment programs&#160,and making judgments about the standards achieved by their students. These judgments are&#160,based on evidence that must stand up to…

Building Teachers’ Capacity in Classroom-based Formative Assessment

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), Kim Hong Koh, Lyndon Lim, Mubarak Habib

Building teachers&#8217, capacity in formative assessment has become increasingly important for 21st century teaching and learning. Many governments believe that formative assessment offers a powerful means for meeting goals for…

Developments since 2000 concerning computer based and computer assisted National Examinations for Dutch secondary education – a report

August 2, 2018

36th annual conference (2010), Jan Wiegers

Annually, at the end of secondary education, some 200,000 students in 700 schools take part in the national examinations in The Netherlands. Each year, Cito, the Dutch National Institute for…

36th annual conference (2010)

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