41st Annual Conference (2015)

Application of Technology in Validation of Examination in Developing Economies: Kenya’s Context

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Kennedy Okemwa

The validity of examinations has continued to attract attention only among researchers but alsopractitioners. The concern today is how technology can be used to improve the validity ofexamination results. The…

Differential item functioning of 2010 junior secondary school certificate mathematics examination in Southern Educational zone of Cross River State, Nigeria

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Dr. Friday Ogar Idiku, Mrs Beatrice Ojong Ndifon, Prof. Imo Edet Umoinyang

The research is aimed at finding out whether the 2010 junior secondary certificate examination (JSSCE) in mathematics exhibits gender, school location and school ownership differential item functioning (DIF) in the…

Validity Concerns in Education Assessment and the Competence of the Classroom Teacher: An Overview of the Uganda Classroom Teacher Competence

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Dan Kyagaba

Validity is one of the critical indicators of the quality of an assessment instrument. It is basically&#160,the measure of the extent to which an assessment instrument measures what it was…

An evaluation of information and communication technology in improving validity of assessment items in test development

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Peterson W. Kabugi

It is no exaggeration to use the word &#8220,revolution&#8221, when talking about how our lives have changed over the past few decades. Today we rely on information and communication technologies…

On the issue of validity

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Onik Mikayelyan, Sona Mikayelyan

Assessment is a continuous process in the sphere of education. It has high stake influence on the future development of education. That&#8217,s why the preciseness and fairness of assessment have…

What Might Teachers’ Conceptions of Assessment Mean for Validity in High-Stakes, School-Based Assessment?

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Cathy Schultz

Teachers&#8217, conceptions of assessment are shaped by and influence their assessment practice. When teachers are the primary architects of high-stakes assessments their conceptions can have powerful repercussions for students and…

Ascertaining the Credibility of Assessment Instruments through the Application of Item

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Chidinma B. Ifewulu, Francis Ojo, Kunmi Popoola, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde

Item Response Theory (IRT) is a paradigm for the design, analysis, scoring of test items, and similar instruments for measuring abilities, attitudes, or other variables. It is based on a…

Assessing ICT literacy via computer

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Ray Philpot

ICT literacy is about using computer technology to access, manage, evaluate and create&#160,information, and communicate it appropriately. The last few years have seen dramaticchanges in computer technology and how it…

Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools Graduates’ opinions as a factor of validity in the development of educational processes and assessment of learning outcomes

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Aidana Shilibekova, Olga Mozhayeva, Zhanat Bazarbekova

The opinion of school leavers and higher education graduates has the potential to provide institutions with significant qualitative data with which to reflect on the relative success of their students&#8217,…

Factors influencing Validity of Classroom Test Construction and Challenges experienced by trainers in Early Childhood Development and Education Programmes, Nairobi County, Kenya

August 2, 2018

41st Annual Conference (2015), Elizabeth A Obade

The study sought to examine the factors influencing the validity of classroom test construction and&#160,challenges experienced by trainers in Early Childhood development and Education programmes,&#160,Nairobi County, Kenya. The specific objectives…

41st Annual Conference (2015)

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