40th Annual Conference (2014)

The behaviour of the orchestral conductor as a model for exploring Values-Based Education

August 2, 2018

40th Annual Conference (2014), Dr Jonathan H Robbins, Professor John Howard

Values Based Education is of growing importance both in the United Kingdom, in Singapore and elsewhere. It subsumes many of the competencies inferred by the notion of 21st Century Skills,…

Validation of Modified Soft Skills Assessment Instrument (MOSSAI) for use in Nigeria

August 2, 2018

40th Annual Conference (2014), Irene Ovekairi Iluobe, M.B. Taiwo, Olatunde A. Aworanti

It has become an accepted norm nearly all over the globe to teach and assess soft skills. However, in Nigeria, it is an emerging area of interest that needs to…

Computer-based testing in Nigeria’s university entrants’ matriculation examination: readiness and acceptability of critical stake-holders

August 2, 2018

40th Annual Conference (2014), Akon M. Joshua, Blessing Ikiroma, Monday T. Joshua

Entrants into universities in Nigeria are selected through a nation-wide paper-and-pencil Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination administered by government-established body called Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). In 2013, JAMB introduced…

Investigating the Relationships between Chinese Test Takers’ Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategy Use and Reading Test Performance

August 2, 2018

40th Annual Conference (2014), Limei Zhang

Language assessment researchers have long perceived test-takers&#8217, strategy use as an important factor in test validation and test performance (Bachman, 1990, Cohen, 2006). Bachman and Palmer (2010) argued that language…

Self Assessment and Project Based Learning

August 2, 2018

40th Annual Conference (2014), Dr. Betty McDonald

This present paper shows how self assessment (SA) is an integral part of project-based learning (PBL). Defined as the involvement of students in identifying standards and/or criteria to apply to…

Use of Video as Stimulus in Assessing Oral skills in Mother Tongue Languages

August 2, 2018

40th Annual Conference (2014), Hazel, Jye Yuin, Parasuraman, Premalatha, SOH, TAN, TOO, Yi An

The Mother Tongue Language (MTL) curriculum of Singapore aims to nurture students into proficient language users who can communicate in a confident and meaningful manner in real-life situations in their…

Assessing the Academic Performance at Pre-College, College, and Post-College Levels for Universities in Saudi Arabia

August 2, 2018

40th Annual Conference (2014), Ph.D. Dimiter M. Dimitrov, Ph.D. Khaleel A. Al-harbi

Purpose: The goal is to illustrate an approach to assessing the academic performance of college students in Saudi Arabia on (a) prior-to-college admission tests, (b) college GPA and coursework grades,…

The challenges of assessing competencies and its implications on performance in national examinations in Uganda

August 2, 2018

40th Annual Conference (2014), Mukakanya Abel Muwumba

The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in Uganda has been undergoing reforms overthe last ten years in order to improve the quality of education. The new reforms led to…

Engaging students through Social Media – Empowering Assessment Analytics

August 2, 2018

40th Annual Conference (2014), Matt Wingfield

Social Media as part of the learning process has many benefits – it provides an engaging and highly collaborative learning environment to develop 21st century learning skills. However, it also…

Examiners’ perception of the E-marking of candidates’ scripts at the west African senior school certificate examination in Nigeria

August 2, 2018

40th Annual Conference (2014), Dr Modupe Oke

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) conducts the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Anglophone West Africa. The steady increase in candidature in WASSCE has led to challenges…

40th Annual Conference (2014)

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