38th annual conference (2012)
Improving end-of-school assessments and examinations: What do we mean by “good”?
Although international comparisons of school systems are much studied, there has been less comparative attention paid to the end-of-school assessment or examination arrangements. Where they have been considered, they have…
Designing the assessment of learning outcomes to make positive impact on individuals and institutions
Kenya has made great strides in the achievement of the third Millennium Development Goal (MGD), which is to achieve universal primary education by the year 2015. One major stride towards…
Assessment Through Evaluating Sources in Social Studies
The  ,Article  ,Review  ,as  ,an  ,alternative  ,mode of  ,assessment,  ,enables  ,students  ,to  ,apply disciplinary concepts in evaluating perspectives contained in sources. They evaluate the usefulness of such sources in contributing…
The State Students Admission Commission Republic of Azerbaijan
The admission examination to the master’,s level in the Republic of Azerbaijan is conducted by the State Students Admission Commission. The examination is carried out in two stages. At the…
Essential assessment literacies for teachers: A focus on learning improvement and accountability
Internationally there is ample evidence of the high priority given to educational assessment, with governments increasingly calling for evidence of student and school achievement. Against this backdrop, this paper addresses…
Assessment practices in Kenyan primary schools and their effect on learning
Assessment is a crucial component of education as it facilitates improvement in learning among students and helps to pass judgment on the entire learning process.  ,Good assessment practices are an…
From laissez-faire to standardized tests to holistic assessment: Efforts to infuse “authentic intellectual quality” into the Malay language assessment tasks in Singapore
Secular education in the form of Malay school was not introduced in Singapore until the coming of the British colonial in late 19th century.  ,In the early years of its…
International assessment tests development of functional literacy of students in Kazakhstan: first results, experience and prospects
Since 2015 of 12- year education will have been implemented in Kazakhstan (1). Transition to 12-year education is due to several reasons as following:•, lack of school education diagnostic goal-setting,•,…