Development of Science Test Items
IPST has responsible for improving quality of teaching and learning in Science, Mathematics and Technology, emphasis on K-12 levels. To achieve this objective, Standard andAssessment Department has been working on…
37th annual conference (2011)
Using PAVES strategy to increase Primary Three students’ confidence in public speaking
The purpose of this study is to find out whether explicit teaching of the mnemonic strategy, Posture, Attitude, Voice, Eye Contact, Smile (PAVES), to Primary three students increases their confidence…
The challenges of introducing new technologies globally
National assessment bodies worldwide are making use of electronic marking of candidates', ,examination scripts to create a positive shift in the reliability of marking outcomes.Significant improvement in the accuracy of marking…
CBAL: Cognitively Based Assessment of, for, and as Learning
CBAL, an acronym for Cognitively Based Assessment of, for, and as Learning, is a research initiative intended to create a model for an innovative primary-and-secondary-school assessment system that provides summative…
Learning Levels of Grade V Students in Environmental Studies
The Department of Educational Measurement and Evaluation of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organisation under the Government of India. This department conducts the National…
Ensuring comparability of instruments in international assessments Miss Bethan Burge
The success of large scale international surveys is dependent on gathering robust data that allows for reliable cross country comparisons. Ensuring students in all participating countriesreceive equivalent test and questionnaire…
Development of Mathematics Test Items
IPST has responsible for improving quality of teaching and learning in Science, Mathematics and Technology, emphasis on K-12 levels. To achieve this objective, Standard and ,Assessment Department has been working on…
An Investigation of International Science Achievement Using the OECD’s PISA 1 2006 Data Set
This study uses hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to analyze data from PISA 2006 for nations experiencing high rates of immigration (i.e., Germany, Spain, Canada, the United States,Australia and New Zealand).…
Student achievement: a gauge for attaining quality education
A CREDIBLE ASSESSMENT FOR COMPARING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COULD BE A BENCHMARK IN FORMULATING POLICIES TOWARDS UPLIFTING THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Surveys of student performance have been carried…
Learning Levels of Grade V Students in Mathematics
The Department of Educational Measurement and Evaluation of National Council of Educational ,Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organisation under the Government of India. This department conducts the National Achievement…