41st Annual Conference (2015)
What Teachers Know about Validity of Classroom Tests: Evidence from a University in Nigeria
This study sought to find out university teachers’, knowledge of content and predictive validity of classroom tests. A sample of 89 teachers was randomly selected from five departments in the…
Nigerian teachers’ utilization of test construction procedures for validity improvement of achievement tests
Teachers are very important stakeholders in the education system as they drive whatever takes place within the classrooms of the school system. Apart from teaching, they generate assessments which are…
Staff Perception of the Adoption of ICT for the Management of Data on Examination Malpractice
Examination boards often prescribe severe sanctions for engagement in examination malpracticebecause such actions undermine the integrity and validity of assessment. Errors in the data onexamination malpractice would therefore have serious…
Validity in the teaching – Learning process: a call for curriculum reforms
The content of what an everyday classroom teacher must learn to be effective has increased exponentially in line with the pressure of global change, as such, calls for change issues…
Assessment of valid science practical skills for Nigerian secondary schools: Teachers’ practices and militating factors
The teaching of science in Nigerian secondary schools has always assumed an important positionin the scheme of things because of the belief that it can accelerate technological development.Practical work in…
Analytical report as a tool in ensuring the validity of examinations
It is crucial for educational organization, especially those which main focus is testing ,assessment quality to ensure that students achieve the results stipulated by subject ,programme.Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools is implementing external summative…
A Preoperative Index for Construct Validity
Judgmental procedures fall short of restoring the desirable attributes of the test after it hasbeen administered. Preventive strategies must replace negating efforts. Perfect key reliability forinstance can always be ensured…