Classroom Assessment in Secondary Schools in Nigeria
education though not everybody that graduates from this level of education actually proceeds.Assessment is one way of determining how well this is done, to that extent it is an importantcomponent…
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Externally moderated school-based assessment in Queensland: lessons for implementing an Australian curriculum
In Queensland, senior secondary teachers are responsible for designing assessment programs ,and making judgments about the standards achieved by their students. These judgments are ,based on evidence that must stand up to…
Building Teachers’ Capacity in Classroom-based Formative Assessment
Building teachers’, capacity in formative assessment has become increasingly important for 21st century teaching and learning. Many governments believe that formative assessment offers a powerful means for meeting goals for…
Developments since 2000 concerning computer based and computer assisted National Examinations for Dutch secondary education – a report
Annually, at the end of secondary education, some 200,000 students in 700 schools take part in the national examinations in The Netherlands. Each year, Cito, the Dutch National Institute for…
CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA – WHERE TO FROM HERE
In South Africa from 2001 onwards, a candidate had to meet the requirements of a classroom assessment component, called Continuous Assessment (CASS) now School Based Assessment (SBA) ,and a written examination…
Digital assessment: assessing what counts, the performance.
Future generations will look back at current assessment practices and wonder why it took so long to replace pen and paper assessment with digital assessment. Digitization of the assessment process,…
Standards for teacher competence in educational assessment of students: Nigerian teachers’ ratings of their need.
As part of all teacher education programmes in Nigeria, educational assessment of students is emphasized. Within the educational system, a school-based assessment is equally given priority. Therefore teachers should have…
Quality of Universities Admission Based on External Independent Assessment in Ukraine
Universities admission in Ukraine is based on External Independent Assessment (EIA) of candidates starting from 2008. EIA implementation process was extremely sensitive from political point of view. Sociological research demonstrated…
Professional judgment in the digital age
The research findings on the implementation of a digital application that augments and enhances the performance of the assessment process involving professional judgment will be discussed. Previous digital applications in…
Using test blueprint in classroom assessments: why and how
This paper supports that developing test blueprint in classroom assessments is as important as that in the standardized test so as to make appropriate and meaningful decisions. This practice should…