40th Annual Conference (2014)
Observed Teacher Profiles in the Measures of Effective Teaching Study
In the past decade in the United States, teacher evaluation metrics have expanded rapidly as a means of promoting student learning and spurring improvement in the teaching profession. The use…
Key Issues for Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Classroom Assessment
As English became the medium for communication among Asian Countries, Thailand Ministry of Education launched the policy of using English language in classroom. Khon Kaen University then provided Professional Development…
Assessing Character Development and National Education – The Holistic Development Framework
In developing our students to be good and useful citizens, one common problem that practitioners of Character Development and National Education face is that of finding out if the students…
The role of language in assessment and education: Challenges faced by African learners in the South African schools
Researchers and language experts argue that thorough development of a child’,s language skill is a reliable predictor of future cognitive competence. The paper attempts to illuminate the dilemma faced by…
Applied Learning Programme (ALP): A Possible Enactment of Achieving Authentic Learning in Singapore Schools
As a response to global challenges and the need to equip its citizens with 21st century competencies, the Ministry of Education (Singapore) (MOE) announced two key programmes to enable the…
The Art, Science and Technology of Assessment of Persons With Learning Disabilities in the 21st Century.
The phenomenon of assessment concerns all members of community of practitioners of education. Their predominant concern is accommodation of students with special needs, cultural issues and creating alternative practice that…
The Impact of Teacher’s Feedback on Primary 4 Composition Scores
It is argued that students would benefit more from the feedback on their writing rather than the test scores given by their teachers. It is also noted that a composition…
Comparing the reliability of standard maintaining via examiner judgement to statistical approaches
This paper compares the reliability of two methods for maintaining examination standards – a qualitative comparison of scripts in different years by expert judges, and the use of statistical predictions.…
Is the inauthenticity of authentic learning and assessment always problematic?: A case of A Level Project Work
Through the case of A Level Project Work (PW) in Singapore classrooms, this paper examines how the inauthenticity of authentic learning and assessment can sometimes pose problems for the development…