Evaluating the rank-ordering method for standard maintaining
The rank-ordering method for standard-maintaining was designed for the purpose of mapping a known cut-score (e.g. a grade boundary mark) on one test to an equivalent point on the mark…
34th annual conference (2008)
Results and Lessons Learned from the NAEP Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments Study
The Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments Study was the last in a series of three field investigations funded by the National Center for Education Statistics to explore the use of…
Assessing Students’ Reflective Responses to Chemistry-Related Learning Tasks
Key to renewed concern on the affective domain of education (Fensham, 2007) and on school graduates’, readiness for a world of work (DEST, 2006, WDA, 2006) is the student’,s inclination-to-reflect…
Language Skills in a Multilingual Society
Singapore is a multilingual and multicultural society where English Language is predominantly used in school and work. Besides English, which is taught in Singapore schools as a first language, Chinese,…
MONITORING SUBJECT VARIATION WITHIN A NEW ZEALAND STANDARDS-BASED ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
In 2002, New Zealand moved from a subject-based external examination system to a standards-based generalized system with both internal and external examinations. There are now over 60,000 credited standards within…
Formative assessment and issues of equity: strategies, interactions and social consequences
The presentation for the IAEA conference will focus on work in progress in relation to the contribution of formative assessment practices to the differential learning achievements of boys and girls.
Aligning Cambridge ESOL Examinations to the CEFR: Issues & Practice
Today, the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) plays a central role in language education and policy not only within Europe but worldwide. It has growing relevance for language testers…
THE DETERMINATION OF THE APPROPRIATNESS OF ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS IN ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN “THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COMMUNICATION” IN KADUNA POLYTECHNIC
Polytechnic Education, an arm of tertiary education in Nigeria, is critical to the nation’,s technological advancement. Chief among the structures put in place by the National Board for Technical Education…
USING ASSESSMENT RESULTS TO IMPROVE LEARNING
One of the objectives of national assessment, called theNational Assessment of Progress in Education (NAPE), inUganda is to provide information that can be used to improvestudent learning.This paper will highlight…