Enhancing assessment leadership of school heads
The role of school heads in any educational reform is undoubtedly one of the biggest factors that helps teachers achieve the intended outcomes (Stiggins &, Duke, 2008). In the current…
40th Annual Conference (2014)
An intervention study of formative assessment in English as a foreign language writing classes in Norway
This article reports on an intervention study that aimed to investigate transformations in formative assessment of writing in English as a foreign language (EFL) classes. Initial historical and situational analyses…
Evaluation of “Learning-to-learn” metacompetency using active learning and authentic assessment tools
The paper provides findings on development and evaluation of “,learning-to-learn”, metacompetency drawn from recent analyses of more than 20 years implementation of Interdisciplinary Thematic Curriculum for gifted students in the…
Strategic Planning Framework for Assessment of 21st Century Skills in Developing Countries
As globalization and international competition intensifies, students in both developed and developing economies need to be prepared from an early age to meet global challenges. They should be equipped with…
Models of internal, school-based assessment: challenges and possibilities
This paper summarises a number of studies that have explored the challenges posed by the need for reliable, valid and manageable internal assessment models. Research at Cambridge Assessment has investigated…
Online formative assessment tools: Initial insights into student engagement with the course as a system
The growing emphasis in higher education on distance, on-line course delivery was a starting point for this investigation. This research study is focused on the online delivery course as a…
Meta-analysis of instructional and assessment for enhancing higher-order thinking abilities
The purposes of the research were to 1) study the status of the research which studies about instructional and assessment for enhancing higher-order thinking abilities including general, substantive, research methodology…
Using Information and Communication Technology for the Assessment of Writing in Chinese Language
Singapore schools have leveraged on the affordances of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to develop students into proficient users of their Mother Tongue Languages (MTL) who can communicate confidently and…
What is meant by “rigour” in examinations?
The term “,rigour”, [“,US “,rigor”,] is often used to justify educational reforms, including changes to public examinations. The paper considers the development of the concept of “,rigour”,, noting in particular…
The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination – Challenges and Prospects
Following the implementation of the new Academic Structure in 2009, Hong Kong now provides twelve years of free primary and secondary education, i.e. six-year primary plus three-year junior secondary and…