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Developing capacity in formative assessment

September 28, 2019

ACER designed and facilitated a NEQMAP workshop to build formative assessment capacity in education systems in the Asia-Pacific. Doug McCurry and Stewart Monckton report.A consortium of high-level education policymakers, researchers,…

News from the 45th annual conference

September 26, 2019

IAEA president: This conference is an opportunity to exchange ideas about different advances in the field of education and educational assessment, and to learn from one other, IAEA President Randy…

UP to upgrade secondary school exam system with AI to make education corruption-free

September 21, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to upgrade the examination system for secondary school education by using Artificial Intelligence AI-bots.With AI-bots installed in Uttar Pradesh schools, the system will be…

Should a Single Test Decide a 4-Year-Old’s Educational Future?

September 5, 2019

To get into a gifted and talented elementary school program in New York City, children must ace a single, high-stakes exam — when they are 4 years old. This admissions…

Even more tests for most tested children in the world

September 5, 2019

This September, a pilot of new baseline assessment for four-year-olds will be introduced in almost 10,000 primary schools in the UK. This baseline will test children within the first six…

Students are still using tech to cheat on exams, but things are getting more advanced

August 19, 2019

In many ways, cheating on high school and college exams used to be a lot harder than it is nowadays. What used to take an elaborate plot to discreetly spread…

How entrance exams in India will become smarter, less stressful

August 13, 2019

The National Testing Agency in India, set up by the ministry of human resources development as an autonomous, self-sustained organisation, has been mandated with creating an exam system which is…

NAEP to be streamlined in cost-saving measure, but may provide more data

July 28, 2019

The National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) intends to streamline the US National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and reduce costs by including fewer subjects, testing fewer students and adding testing…

Testing Much? The Pros And Cons Of Exams In Education