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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

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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

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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

July 28, 2019

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It’s no secret that economically developed Asian countries are pretty keen on school exams. From Hong Kong and Singapore to South Korea and Japan, the pressure on students to succeed…

Will Barbados be the first Caribbean nation to abolish the secondary school entrance exam?

June 30, 2019

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Secondary school entrance examinations in the Caribbean have been around for over a century, a colonial holdover from as early as 1879 in some territories. Though renamed and restructured several…

English language tests: MPs to hold inquiry into cheating row

June 30, 2019

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The House of Commons public accounts committee has announced an investigation into the Home Office’s treatment of thousands of international students who may have been wrongly accused of cheating in…

What If Colleges Used Only Test Scores to Fill Campuses?

June 30, 2019

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As Americans debate the roles of wealth, race and access in higher education, researchers at Georgetown University wondered: What would the nation’s most selective colleges and universities look like if…

Why Can’t Everyone Get A’s?

June 30, 2019

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Alfie Kohn on standards and accountability: “Here’s a thought experiment. Suppose that next year virtually every student passed the tests. What would the reaction be from politicians, businesspeople, the media?…

The Meritocracy Is Under Siege

June 16, 2019

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The debate over meritocracy has been intensifying. Is it a good thing? A bad thing? Do we want it or don’t we? The worldwide demand for talent and the accelerated…

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

How entrance exams in India will become smarter, less stressful

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

Testing Much? The Pros And Cons Of Exams In Education

Will Barbados be the first Caribbean nation to abolish the secondary school entrance exam?

English language tests: MPs to hold inquiry into cheating row

What If Colleges Used Only Test Scores to Fill Campuses?

Why Can’t Everyone Get A’s?

The Meritocracy Is Under Siege

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