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Deadline for receipt of submissions: 22 June 2009.
The IAEA 2009 Distinguished Student Scholarship will support the attendance of one individual at the 2009 IAEA conference to be held in Brisbane, Australia from September 13 to 18. The scholarship will consist of a maximum stipend of $2000 US to cover travel, subsistence, and conference registration costs. Eligible candidates must be students enrolled full-time in a doctoral degree program in educational measurement or educational assessment, or a closely related field. continue reading...
The 35th International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Annual Conference will be held in Brisbane, Australia, from 13–18 September 2009.
The theme for the conference is Assessment for a Creative World.
More at: http://www.iaea2009.com
Newsletters from the Conference organizers:
Newsletter 6 (june 2009)
Newsletter 5 (may 2009)
Newsletter 4 (april 2009)
Newsletter 3 (february 2009)
Newsletter 2 (january 2009)
Newsletter 1 (december 2008)
2010 IAEA Conference in Bangkok Thailand
Dates confirmed: Monday 23rd to Friday 27th of August.
The newspapers must be aware of the fact that IAEA members are heading for Australia in September. Here is yet another article about Brisbane (and you can almost pick out the conference hotel in the photograph.)
While some of our colleagues are in Australia for the IAEA conference, ACER is making their expertise available to senior educators and assessment professionals throughout Australia. ACER is running master classes in the weekend after the conference.
This program is an unmissable opportunity for assessment professionals.
Dates: Saturday 19th September & Sunday 20th September 2009
Venue: Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Presenters: Dr. Anat Ben-Simon, Dr. Randy Elliot Bennett, Dr. Yoav Cohen.
Download Full Program (184kb)
Download Registration Form (35kb)
or, learn more about this master class on the ACER website
Conference: "Assessment in education: current state and future trends of development"
20-22 May 2009, Baku, Azerbaijan.
A conference organized by the State Students Admission Commission (SSAC).
For more information contact Samira Hasanzade (samira@tqdk.gov.az).
Deadline for receipt of submissions: 22 May 2009.
The IAEA 2009 Distinguished Student Scholarship will support the attendance of one individual at the 2009 IAEA conference to be held in Brisbane, Australia from September 13 to 18. The scholarship will consist of a maximum stipend of $2000 US to cover travel, subsistence, and conference registration costs. Eligible candidates must be students enrolled full-time in a doctoral degree program in educational measurement or educational assessment, or a closely related field. continue reading...
If you are only just thinking about coming to Brisbane this September for the 2009 IAEA conference, book your flight and register for the conference NOW. The exchange rate for the Australian dollar is in your favour and provides the opportunity for a luxurious experience at bargain prices. Read more about the Brisbane experience here. |  |
ETS researchers recently addressed a gathering of education experts in Washington, D.C., as part of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Research Forum "Toward the Next Generation of Reading Assessment." The seminar described experimental work that ETS has been conducting around new approaches to K-12 assessment. continue reading...
When leading education, science, or policy publications write about educational innovation, researchers at Educational Testing Service (ETS) are frequently featured as leaders in the drive to revolutionize standardized testing.
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Educational Testing Service, the world's largest educational research and assessment organization, has announced that Dr. Michael Kane will become the first holder of the Samuel J. Messick Chair in Test Validity.
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Ofqual published two reports:
* Statistics for malpractice at GCSE and A level: 2008
* Enquiries about results and appeals: Report on the summer 2008 GCSE and A level examinations series continue reading...
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) published a report today on marking quality in national curriculum tests. The report draws upon a number of studies, including an analysis of 2008 quality assurance data carried out by independent researchers. continue reading...
The Cambridge Assessment Network is pleased to announce its two-week residential course 'Public Examinations: Development and Administration', to be held in Cambridge, 11-22 May 2009.
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From 23rd November till 6th December 2008 the Advanced Training on Measurement and Evaluation took place at the University of Ibadan (Nigeria). continue reading...
Conference papers, photos and videos of the IAEA 2008 Conference in Cambridge, UK, are available from the conference website:http://www.iaea2008.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ca/
Officials of the IEA-ETS Research Institute (IERI) announced the release today of the first in a series of monographs that will address the scientific and methodological issues related to the design and implementation of large-scale group assessments. The series reflects the fact that these assessments, which sometimes are used to gauge an entire country's progress towards collective educational goals, are playing a growing role in education policy decisions worldwide.
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