Covid-19

Next year’s school exams in Scotland may be scrapped due to Covid-19 pandemic

May 27, 2020

Education Secretary John Swinney is unable to rule out next year’s school exams being cancelled due to Covid-19 but he confirmed pupils going back in a blended learning model on…

International Approaches to Exams Given the Pandemic

May 14, 2020

Peter Hermans

International news

Covid-19

IAEA invites members and non members to share information about how they are handling their school-leaving or university entrance exams as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Zealand: NCEA exams delayed after school closures

May 13, 2020

Peter Hermans

International news

Covid-19

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has announced that the start of National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) exams will be postponed from November 6 to November 16.The last exam will now…

International Approaches to Exams Given the Pandemic

May 12, 2020

Peter Hermans

Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on school leaving, university entrance and other high stakes exams around the world. Many northern hemisphere countries have exams around this time…

Cancellation of the 46th IAEA Annual Conference

May 12, 2020

Peter Hermans

Covid-19

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Board of Trustees has decided, in consultation with the host, to cancel the 46th Annual IAEA Conference scheduled…

Equitable Exams During COVID-19

May 8, 2020

Peter Hermans

Association news

Covid-19

Changes instructors should consider in administering and grading exams during COVID-19. Pamela Chui Kadakia and Allan A. Bradshaw offer some approaches to consider in light of the sudden changes this…

Hong Kong exams body to develop alternative student grading system for crises

May 8, 2020

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

Covid-19

Exam authorities will carry out citywide research to develop an alternative student grading system in the event university entrance tests are cancelled because of future pandemics, Hong Kong’s education minister…

Coronavirus: India’s education minister aims to ‘save’ academic year

May 8, 2020

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

Covid-19

Dr Nishank, head of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, confirmed that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), admissions exams for technology and…

Covid-19 update

March 24, 2020

Peter Hermans

International news

Covid-19

In many countries around the globe, school leaving examinations and admissions tests are postponed or canceled because of the Covid-19 virus. Indonesia Indonesia scraps national exams due to COVID-19 UK:…

Covid-19

Next year’s school exams in Scotland may be scrapped due to Covid-19 pandemic

International Approaches to Exams Given the Pandemic

New Zealand: NCEA exams delayed after school closures

International Approaches to Exams Given the Pandemic

Cancellation of the 46th IAEA Annual Conference

Equitable Exams During COVID-19

Hong Kong exams body to develop alternative student grading system for crises

Coronavirus: India’s education minister aims to ‘save’ academic year

Covid-19 update

The IAEA

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