35th annual conference (2009)

Testing Generative Rather Than Convergent Thinking with Open-ended Tasks

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Doug McCurry

This paper considers the use of open-ended assessment tasks that test generative thinking as distinct from closed tasks that test convergent thinking. The notions of generative and convergent thinking are…

STUDY OF FAIRNESS IN THE PHILIPPINE APTITUDE CLASSIFICATION TEST

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Armi Lantano, M. Franco, Ma. Lourdes

Test fairness, according to Standards, has four characteristics. These are equitable treatment of all examinees in the testing process, the absence of bias, the equality of testing outcomes for examinee…

No news is good news? Talking to the public about the reliability of assessment

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Andrew Boyle, Annette Kinsella, Dennis Opposs

Quantifying the reliability (or unreliability) of assessment results is a central part of the work of assessment professionals. Although much remains to be done, methods for calculating and reporting reliability…

Externally moderated school-based assessment in Queensland – How we know that it works

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Jo MacDonald, Peter Jordan

In 1970 the last external Junior (Year 10) examinations were held in Queensland followed by the last external Senior (Year 12) examinations in 1972. Replacing the use of external examinations,…

An integrated approach to English as a Foreign Language assessment in a Chinese University: Teacher’s perspectives

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Qiuxian Chen

DIMENSIONS OF MONITORING AND ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS FOR PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Dr Felix Ikechukwu Williams Onwuakpa, Emmanuel I. Anyanwu

The credibility and quality of the results of public examinations in a given country depends to a large extent on the quality of the processes which are put in place…

Conceptualising an assessment for gifted students – how can we assess creativity?

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Ayesha Ahmed

How can we discover whether students are gifted in a subject? Can we conceive of an assessment that will allow these students to extend their work and be identified for…

IMPLEMENTING QUALITY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT IN AGRICULTURE

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Trust Mbako Masole

It is imperative to realize that quality education is neither measured by the number of children attending school nor confined to cognitive development only. Rather it is as much the…

HEY TEACHERS! LISTEN TO HOW YOUR STUDENTS ADJUDGE YOU AS EFFECTIVE.

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Dr Martha A Onjewu, Patience Dodo

What a teacher does in the classroom is no doubt a far greater predictor of students&#8217, success than anything else and it is a known fact that students who constantly…

Intention, interpretation and implementation: some paradoxes of Assessment for Learning across educational contexts

August 2, 2018

35th annual conference (2009), Martin Johnson, Newman Burdett

The language of Formative Assessment, sometimes referred to as Assessment for Learning, is becoming ubiquitous within international educational discourse. Despite this, levels of common understanding might be considered questionable since…