34th annual conference (2008)
Ability, attainment and affluence – relationships between the SAT, A levels and student characteristics
In a longitudinal study to examine the validity of the SAT®, for use in admissions to higher education in the UK, relationships between SAT®, score, UK national examination results (“,A…
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF IMPENDING INNOVATION: The Use of Pair Work in Large-Scale Oral Assessment in Hong Kong
The research reported in this paper was part of a larger study of an impending innovation of assessment practices in Hong Kong. Using concerns-based theory, this paper focuses on teachers’,…
A Comparative Study of Construct Validity of Graduation English Proficiency Tests between Universities in Taiwan and Mainland China
This paper reports findings from an analytical study of how construct validity is reflected in national mandatory English graduation tests that have been widely conducted at universities in Taiwan and…
Evaluating the evidence in assessment
What is our warrant for saying “,Student X deserves a Grade C”, ? It must be based on evidence, and the only evidence we see is what students produce during…
The impact of writing portfolios on improving the process of writing research papers
process portfolios are ideal because they document stages that students go through as they learn and progress (Venn, 2000, p.33). Recent research on portfolio also indicates a link between feedback…
Issues in assessing the academic writing of students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds: Preliminary findings from a study on lecturers’ beliefs and practices
The question of how lecturers assess the written work of students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds is an important issue for Australian universities, as International andEnglish as a Second…
Psychometric versus Dynamic Assessment for Mathematically Gifted Children with Learning Difficulties
The purpose of this research is to investigate the efficacy of psychometric and dynamic assessment to identifying ',mathematically gifted students with learning difficulties', (MG/LD) in Jordan. An extensive process of…