35th annual conference (2009)
A comparability study using a rank-ordering methodology at syllabus level between examination boards
As part of the on-going programme of work to ensure the equivalence of standards of similar qualifications across different awarding bodies, both national and international, a new methodology for comparison…
Raising Equity through Culture-fair assessment: A Sociocultural Perspective
This paper proposes that equity in relation to assessment is more of a sociocultural issue than a technical concern. In exploring ways to address the underperformance of Indigenous students in…
Developing a Model to Assess the Demonstrated Leadership of Postgraduate students at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
Stakeholders of the University of the West Indies, motivated in part by the Vice Chancellor, are focusing their efforts on transforming their (post)graduate ed. students into competent and effective leaders.…
Developing Engaged Learners among Grade 7 Students through RI3CH TASKS
The Teach Less, Learn More (TLLM) movement (Ministry of Education, 2005) focuses on the quality of interaction between the learners and the teacher. It means teaching better so that students…
How can a report card facilitate assessment for learning?
While the report cards are issued to students in every academic year, does it help students learn better? Or does it allow parents to know how they can facilitate their…
Designing an Intelligent Question Design Information System (IQDIS)
The primary objective of the research project described in this paper was to improve and simplify the assessment design process by building an intelligent information system, “,IQDIS”, (Intelligent Question Design…
A Study on the Impact of a Drama-in-Curriculum Programme on Students’ Oral Competence and Confidence
This study, undertaken under the auspices of the Singapore Education Ministry’,s ‘,Teach Less, Learn More’, movement, investigated the impact of the school’,s Drama-in-Curriculum Programme on students’, oral competence and confidence.…
Adjustments and accommodations in assessment that counts: Needed creativity in considerations of equity
Queensland is known internationally for school-based assessment that forms the basis of high-stakes assessment in senior schooling, that is, Years 11 and 12, for certification. One principle underlying this approach…
Assessing Secondary Students’ Reflective Thinking in Project Work
Educators in Singapore are encouraged to re-examine their teaching practices for improved student engagement. This has led to the exploration and creation of curriculum and assessment initiatives by schools to…