The detailed Conference Program will be added later.
Sunday, October 1 |
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hotel lobby |
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10:00 – 17:00 |
Registration |
11:00 – 14:00 – Rustaveli Ballroom |
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Pre-Conference Workshop 1 |
How to assess higher order thinking skills? Theory and practice for paper based and computer based item formats Caroline Jongkamp, Nico Dieteren (CITO), Netherlands |
14:00 – 17:00 – ARMAZI HALL |
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Pre- Conference Workshop 2 |
Computer based and computer adaptive testing for large-scale, high-stakes exams Dr. Steven Bakker (Director of DutchTest), Iwa Mindadze (NAEC) |
Restaurant Nephele Hilton Hotel |
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18:30 |
Welcome Reception Note: Sunset at 18:55 to be observed from the terrace! |
Monday, October 2 |
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hotel lobby |
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07:30 – 08:30 |
Registration |
Rustaveli Ballroom |
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08:30 – 09:30 |
Opening Ceremony |
09:30 – 10:30
Chair: Gordon Stobart |
Keynote Speaker Jo-Anne Baird, Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment “Assessment as a Policy Lever” |
10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
PARALLEL Sessions |
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Armazi Hall |
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Session 1.1 (11:00 – 12:30)
Chair: Anne Oberholzer |
Validity, Fairness and Equal Opportunities; Meritocracy and the moral responsibility of researchers and practitioners |
Paper 1: |
Can examinations ever be fair? Investigating equal opportunities, meritocracy and validity Gordon Stobart, UK |
Paper 2: |
Fair assessment in an unfair world Isabel Nisbet, UK |
Paper 3: |
Overcoming political and organisational barriers to international practitioner collaboration: Guidelines for insider researchers working in examination boards and other public organisations Lena Gray,UK |
Lazika Hall |
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Session 1.2 (11:00 – 12:30)
Chair: Frans Kleintjes |
Validity, Fairness and Equal Opportunities; Fighting Differential Item Functioning and Unbalanced Assessments |
Paper 1: |
The fairness of our tests: reporting on item-level DIF analysis of high-stakes exams in England Ben Smith, Ruth Johnson, UK |
Paper 2: |
Ensuring test dimensionality assessment in multidimensional models: JAMB experience Akinyele O. Ariyo,Patrick Onyeneho, Nigeria |
Paper 3: |
Balancing the Reality with the Aspirations, and Meeting the Needs of an Untiered Examination: A True Case of Challenges Experienced in Malaysia Alawiah Mohd Hussain, Malaysia |
Egrisi Hall |
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Session 1.3 (11:00 – 12:30)
Chair: Nico Dieteren |
Reducing Social Bias through Assessment; Using Assessment Data to Detect and Fight Bias |
Paper 1: |
Social dimension of University Admission Exams in Georgia Natia Andghuladze, Georgia |
Paper 2: |
The influence of English Language assessments to advance social discrimination in Swaziland Clement Dlamini, Swaziland |
Paper 3: |
Affirmative policy as equity instrument: National examinations as a tool for affirmative action Melaku Tesema, Johan Braeken, Norway |
Kazbegi Hall |
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Session 1.4 (11:00 – 12:30)
Chair: David Ziegler |
Reducing Social Bias through Assessment; Fairness in Admission and Recruitment Practices |
Paper 1: |
Assessment as a Social Lever in Higher Education: norm-referenced and/or criterion-referenced assessments? Robert Prince, South Africa |
Paper 2: |
Recognition of diverse students’ experiential and multimodal resources for access to Higher Education Arlene Archer, South Africa |
Paper 3: |
Reporting large scale assessment result and the challenge of equity Moses Oladipupo, Nigeria |
12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
Egrisi Hall |
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Session 2.1 (14:00 – 15:30)
Chair: Gordon Stobart |
Validity, Fairness and Equal Opportunities; Assessing performance and ability of educational professionals |
Paper 1: |
Screening System for Professional Training Programs for Israeli School Principals: Development, Operation, and Validation David Ziegler, Avital Moshinsky, Lisa Levy, Itay Soudry, Anat Shirazi, Helena Kimron, Hany Shilton, Israel |
Paper 2: |
About admission to the medical residency in the republic of Azerbaijan N.L.Aliyev, Aydin Gasimov, Azerbaijan |
Paper 3: |
The use of technology to increase access to fair testing for Recruit Police Constables in the Foundation Training of Hong Kong Police College Frankie Cheung Ka-chun, China |
Lazika Hall |
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Session 2.2 (14:00 – 15:30)
Chair: Natia Andghuladze |
Using Assessment Policy to Reflect Changing Curricular Priorities; Assessment reform to address changing demands on teaching and learning |
Paper 1: |
Just an Ordinary Question. Science Test Items in Context Steven Bakker, Netherlands |
Paper 2: |
Examining the role of evidence based language strategy in supporting assessment reform Daniel Brooker, Leanne O Connor, UK |
Armazi Hall |
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Session 2.3 (14:00 – 15:30)
Chair: Yoav Cohen |
The Impact of Testing on the Curriculum and Approaches to Learning; Assessment Technology to Improve Instruction |
Paper 1: |
Gender Differences in Problem-Solving Processes: Results from Writing Assessment Randy Bennett, US |
Paper 2: |
Students celebrate learning with a digital formative assessment program Saskia Wools, Netherlands |
Paper 3: |
Online Assessment and its Assimilation in Teaching and Learning Tali Freund, Israel |
Kazbegi Hall |
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Session 2.4 (14:00 – 15:30)
Chair: Hava Newman |
The Global Agenda for 21st Century Learning and the Role of Formative and Summative Assessment in this; The Effectiveness of Formative Assessment |
Paper 1: |
The application of a taxonomy as a teaching, learning and assessment tool Celia Booyse, South Africa |
Paper 2: |
Formative assessment, teacher support, self-confidence and achievement: A multilevel mediation model Selda Yildirim, Huseyin Husnu Yildirim, Turkey |
Paper 3: |
Peer assessment as an instrument for creating social cohesion among senior secondary school biology students in ABIA state DR. C.N. Agbaegbu, Ursula Ngozi Akanwa, Nigeria |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
Armazi Hall |
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Session 3.1 (16:00 – 17:30)
Chair: Gordon Cooper |
Validity, Fairness and Equal Opportunities; Effects of Scoring and Use of Computers |
Paper 1: |
Achieving Fairness in Awarding Scores through the Double Mark Capture System Gifted Maziya, DIamini Clement, Swaziland |
Paper 2: |
Differences between Computer based and Paper & pencil testing Khurrem Jehangir, Saudi Arabia |
Paper 3: |
Transitioning to e-marking to maintain high standards of validity, offer equal opportunities and maximise operational efficiencies: a Caribbean Examinations Council case study Anna Almond, UK |
Lazika Hall |
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Session 3.2 (16:00 – 17:30)
Chair: Melissa Mackinlay |
The Use of Technology to Increase Access to Fair Testing; Better Testing, Better Marking |
Paper 1: |
The use of technology to increase access to fair testing for harare polytechnic national certificate in electrical power engineering Wilfred Mazani, Zimbabwe |
Paper 3: |
Obvious and not so Obvious Benefits of Electronic Marking System Used at NAEC for Various Examinations Nikoloz Kiknadze, Georgia |
Egrisi Hall |
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Session 3.3 (16:00 – 17:30)
Chair: John Pitman |
The Use of Technology to Increase Access to Fair Testing; Mixed Topics |
Paper 1: |
AHELO as a new assessment format in Higher Education in Russia Elena Sokolova, Elena Urieva, Russia |
Paper 2: |
Stable, student-optimal matching of students and universities in Georgia David Gabelaia, Georgia |
Paper 3: |
Some empirical benefits and associated costs of marking Question-item-groups (QIGs) Rebbecca Hamer, Antony Furlong, Netherlands |
Kazbegi Hall |
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Session 3.4 (16:00 – 17:30)
Chair: Peter Tymms |
The Impact of Testing on the Curriculum and Approaches to Learning; Examples from the USA, Portugal and South Africa |
Paper 1: |
The impact of testing on the curriculum and on approaches to learning Christyan Mitchell, Anthony Alpert, USA |
Paper 2: |
Low stakes national external assessment in Portugal: a singular case among European school systems Paula Simoes, Sandra Pereira, Portugal |
Paper 3: |
The impact of feedback on the quality of assessment in a diverse schooling community Celia Booyse, South Africa |
Tuesday, October 3 |
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hotel lobby |
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08:30 – 09:30 |
Registration |
Rustaveli Ballroom |
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09:30 – 10:30 |
Panel Presentation Looking to the Future - Views from the Examination Boards - Nino Revishvili (National Assessment and Examinations Center, Georgia), Humphrey Ekema Monono (Cameroon General Certificate of Education Board, Cameroon) and Anat Ben-Simon (NITE, Israel) |
10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
PARALLEL Sessions |
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Armazi Hall |
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Session 4.1 (11:00 – 12:30 )
Chair: Steven Bakker |
The Use of Technology to Increase Access to Fair Testing; Evolution of Assessment: from Paper&Pencil to Computer Adaptive Testing and Automatic Essay Scoring |
Paper 1: |
The Evolution of Assessment Frans Kleintjes, Mark Molenaer, Netherlands |
Paper 2: |
Validating Human and Automated Scoring of Essays Yoav Cohen, Effi Levi, Israel |
Paper 3: |
Detection of Off-Topic Essays in the Context of Automated Essay Scoring Anat Ben-Simon, Effi Levi, Israel |
Lazika Hall |
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Session 4.2 (11:00 – 12:30)
Chair: Tamar Bregvadze |
The Global Agenda for 21st Century Learning and the Role of Formative and Summative Assessment in this; Necessity and Practice of Formative Assessment |
Paper 1: |
Student Assessment in Georgia – Shortcomings and Alternatives Mariam Goduadze, Georgia |
Paper 2: |
Assessment tool validation research at Nazarbayev Intellectual schools: student performance monitoring system in Mathematics Nico Dieteren, Netherlands, Laila Issayeva, Kazakhstan |
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Formative and summative assessment in 21st century learning: need and challenges in Nigeria Monday Joshua, Akon Joshua, Nigeria |
Egrisi Hall |
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Session 4.3 (11:00 – 12:30)
Chair: Tali Freund |
Using Assessment Policy to Reflect Changing Curricular Priorities; Use of Assessment Outcomes to Reinforce National Educational Policies |
Paper 1: |
Monitoring Languages in a Trilingual Setting Esther van Loo, Diana Sartauova, Netherlands |
Paper 2: |
The Influence of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Mathematics Examination on the achievement of Curriculum Goals in Kenya: A Case of Nairobi County Joseph Ndunu Githinji, Kenya |
Paper 3: |
Using assessment policy to reflect changing international and national curricular priorities. Fariza Imashpayeva, Nazgul Tuitina, Kazakhstan |
Kazbegi Hall |
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Session 4.4 (11:00 – 12:30)
Chair: Saskia Wools |
The Impact of Testing on the Curriculum and Approaches to Learning; Formative Assessment Practices |
Paper 1: |
Use of peer assessment to achieve subject content coverage Patience Chinyere Agommuoh, Ursula Ngozi Akanwa, Nigeria |
Paper 2: |
Assessment of Learners’ Achievement on the Curriculum and the Adequacy of the Teacher in the Subject Matter Kyagaba Dan, Uganda |
Paper 3: |
Methods of Assessment of Professional Skills through Testing in Journalism Studies Irina Gvineria, Georgia |
12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
Lazika Hall |
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Session 5.1 (14:00 – 15:30)
Chair: Mary Pitoniak |
National and International Assessments as Political Levers; International Comparisons and National Policy Making |
Paper 1: |
Advantages and Disadvantages of Low and High Socioeconomic Status Students: A Closer Look at Turkey’s PISA-2015 Science Data Huseyin Husnu Yildirim, Selda Yildirim, Turkey |
Paper 2: |
South African pupils’ starting points and growth in Grade 1 Peter Tymms, Sarah Howie,UK |
Paper 3: |
School leadership effect: Challenges of conceptualization and measurement in national and international assessments Tamar Bregvadze,Georgia |
Egrisi Hall |
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Session 5.2 (14:00 – 15:30)
Chair: Linda Cook |
The Use of Technology to Increase Access to Fair Testing; Automation of Test Production and Scoring |
Paper 1 |
Digital Examination Production and Audit System Tural Mustafayev, Maleyka Abbaszade, Azerbaijan |
Paper 2: |
Technological cycle of the process of assessment of written works, implemented on 9th grade school leaving examinations in the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmir Shirinov, Aydin Gasimov, Azerbaijan |
Paper 3: |
System of the processing and objective evaluation of exam results Ilgar Mahmudov, Elshan Mustafayev, Azerbaijan |
Armazi Hall |
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Session 5.3 (14:00 – 15:30)
Chair: Dennis Opposs |
Raising Standards through High-Stakes Testing; Setting and Maintaining Standards in National Examinations, |
Project Presentation |
Exam standards: how measures and meanings differ around the world Lena Gray( UK), Natia Andguladze( Georgia), Christina Lee( Hong Kong), Mafu Rakometsi (South Africa), Jo-Anne Baird( UK)
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Kazbegi Hall |
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Session 5.4 (14:00 – 15:30)
Chair: Stuart Shaw |
The Global Agenda for 21st Century Learning and the Role of Formative and Summative Assessment in this; Assessment of Non-Cognitive Skills |
Paper 1: |
Assessment and Certification services for soft skills in public examinations in Tanzania: a case study of Dar es Salaam Wemael Allen, Tanzania |
Paper 2: |
Supporting Students’ College Success: The Role of Assessment of Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Competencies Joan Herman, USA |
Paper 3: |
Employability Skills Credentialing for Global Workplace Changhua Rich, USA |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
Egrisi Hall |
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Session 6.1 (16:00 – 17:30)
Chair: David Gabelaia |
Validity, Fairness and Equal Opportunities; Psychometric Aspects |
Paper 1: |
Investigating the invariance property of items and person parameters in the 2015 NABTEB fabrication and welding multiple choice examination IfeomaIsiugo-Abanihe, Mark Ugwoke, Nigeria |
Paper 2: |
Fostering Greater Equal Opportunity in Assessment: A New Approach for Item Analysis Charles Secolsky, Abdulelah Alqarni, Thomas P. Judd, USA |
Paper 3: |
Differential Validity, Differential Prediction and the Elementary Level Competency Measure Armi Lantano, Eric Tadeo, Phillipines |
Kazbegi Hall |
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Session 6.2 (16:00 – 17:30)
Chair: Joan Herman |
The Use of Technology to Increase Access to Fair Testing; Use of Technology in High Stakes Assessments |
Paper 1: |
Computerization of the Matriculation Examinations in Israel: Achievements and Challenges – in Light of Two Decades’ Experience Hava Newman, Tari Freund, Israel |
Paper 2: |
Enhancing examination administration and assessment through technology Margaret Hui, Cindy Chiu, Hong Kong |
Paper 3: |
Effect of Presentation Accommodations on the Academic Achievement of Candidates with Visual Impairment in the GCE Ordinary Level Examinations in Cameroon Monono Ekema Humphrey, John Teneng Awa, Cameroon |
Lazika Hall |
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Session 6.3 (16:00 – 17:30)
Chair: Anat Ben-Simon |
The Implication of Using Test Data as the Basisfor Accountability in an Educational System; Researching Factors Influencing Assessment Policies and Practices |
Paper 1: |
Assessment as a Tool for Communication and Improving Educational Equity Kadriye Ercikan, Steve Elliott, USA/ Canada |
Paper 2: |
Understanding the drivers behind early and multiple entry practices in Welsh high stakes examinations Rachel Sperring, Tom Anderson, Wales |
Armazi Hall |
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Session 6.4 (16:00 – 17:30)
Chair: Randy Bennet |
The Impact of Testing on the Curriculum and Approaches to Learning; Use of Assessment Data to Inform Teaching and Learning |
Paper 1: |
Analyzing and Utilizing Assessment Data for Better Learning Outcomes Tserennadmid Nyamkhuu, Ramya Vivekanandan, Thailand |
Paper 2: |
Can schools ever benefit from summative assessment? Backwash effect and impact of summative assessment on school educational environment Iwa Mindadze, Georgia |
Paper 3: |
Subjective well-being in primary school: Does academic achievement matter? Tatjana Kanonire, Irina Uglanova, Russian Federation |
Wednesday, October 4 |
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All day |
Conference Tours |
Thursday, October 5 |
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hotel lobby |
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08:00 – 09:00 |
Registration |
Rustaveli Ballroom |
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09.00 – 10:00
Chair: Steven Bakker |
Keynote Hariharan Swaminathan, University of Connecticut Standards for Large – Scale Assessments |
10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
PARALLEL Sessions |
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Armazi Hall (coffee break during the session) |
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10:00 – 12:30 |
Black Sea Session, offered by NAEC Increasing the Accessibility, Fairness and Validity of Inferences Made From Test Scores Linda Cook, Mary Pitoniak, Joan Herman, USA |
Egrisi Hall |
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Session 7.1 (10:30 – 12:00)
Chair: Mafu Rakometsi |
Validity, Fairness and Equal Opportunities; Observations and portfolios |
Paper 1: |
Validation in assessing experts performance within the courses for the professional development of the pedagogical staff - the experience of Kazakhstan Aigerim Aitbayeva, Kazakhstan |
Paper 2: |
Teacher performance assessment in schools: providing validity and equal opportunities for professional development Aigerim Issatayeva, Saule Vildanova, Kazakhstan |
Paper 3: |
Effectiveness of implementing Continuous Assessment in Early Childhood Development and Education training institutions ,Nairobi County, Kenya, Elizabeth A Obade, Kenya |
Kazbegi Hall |
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Session 7.2 (10:30 – 12:00)
Chair: Lena Gray |
The Use of Technology to Increase Access to Fair Testing; ICT use in commercial testing programs and software |
Paper 1: |
Becoming a Bug Club School: in what ways does it make a difference? Final results of an RCT study on a school-wide reading programme Grace Grima, Alistair Hooper, UK |
Paper 2: |
The role of technology in supporting the creation of fair tests Melissa Mackinlay, UK |
Rustaveli Ballroom |
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Session 7.3 (10:30 – 12:00)
Chair: Jo-Anne Baird |
The Global Agenda for 21st Century Learning and the Role of Formative and Summative Assessment in this; Mixed Topics |
Paper 1: |
English for Academic Purposes in Israeli Institutions of Higher Education: Bridging Local and Global Contexts Ruth Fortus, Israel |
Paper 2: |
Critical Language Testing Unveils Implicit Policies and Challenges Three Iranian High-stakes Tests Parvin Safari, Iran |
Paper 3: |
Promoting formative assessment practices to create student-centered environment in public schools in Georgia Mariana Khundzakishvili, Nino Gurgenidze, Georgia |
Lazika Hall |
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Session 7.4 (10:30 – 12:00)
Chair: Isabel Nisbet |
Validity, Fairness and Equal Opportunities; Social and Cultural Factors, Examples from South Africa |
Paper 1: |
Teaching, Learning and Assessment in a Multigrade Context. Monica Stanley, Safoora Gqotso, South Africa |
Paper 2: |
Addressing the high repetition rate through a policy on learner progression in the Republic of South Africa Priscilla Ogunbanjo, Rufus Poliah, South Africa |
Paper 3: |
Using the Life Orientation Common Assessment Task to assess intercultural competence in Grade 12 learners Robyn Mowatt, South Africa |
12:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
Kazbegi Hall |
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Session 8.1 (14:00 – 15:00)
Chair: Glenroy Cumberbatch |
Validity, Fairness and Equal Opportunities; Test Specifications |
Paper 1: |
Enhancing the Validity of Exam Specifications: Aga Khan University Examination Board Experience Naveed Yousuf, Raabia Hirani, Pakistan |
Paper 2: |
Ensuring validity, fairness and equal opportunities in conducting summative assessment in Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools Saidiburkhaniddin Adikhanov, Baurzhan Yessingeldinov, Kazakhstan |
Lazika Hall |
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Session 8.2 (14:00 – 15:00)
Chair: Dan Kyagaba |
Reducing Social Bias through Assessment; Studies on Outcomes in Science and Social Science Subjects |
Paper 1: |
A comparative influence of school location on students’ academic performance in science subjects in niger state Nigeria Muhyideen Jumobi, Nigeria |
Paper 2: |
Assessing the school’s thrust of social awareness and involvement in curricular and co-curricular programs of miriam college Maria Cynthia Alcantara, Phillipines |
Egrisi Hall |
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Session 8.3 (14:00 – 15:00)
Chair: Priscilla Ogunbanjo |
The global agenda for 21st century learning and the role of formative and summative assessment in this; MCC Support to Improving Educational Quality in Georgia |
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation supporting Georgia Matt Sloan , Ira Nichols-Barrer, USA |
rustaveli ballroom |
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Session 8.4 (14:00 – 15:00)
Chair: Esther van Loo |
Social Policy Towards Vocational and Occupational Assessment and Encouraging Alternative Qualifications; Standards Policy, and Effectiveness of Programs |
Paper 1: |
Leveraging a Credible Career Readiness Credential and Forming a Work Ready Community for the Black Sea Region Jacqueline Krain, Plamen Youroukov, USA |
Paper 2: |
The Place of the Modular Trade Certificate Examination of NABTEB and National Vocational Qualifications Framework as Assessment tools for delivery of Technical and vocational and occupational assessment in Nigeria Ifeoma M. Isiugo-Abanihe, Mark Ugwoke, Nigeria |
Armazi Hall |
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15:00 – 16:30 |
IAEA Annual General Business Meeting |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
Sheraton Hotel |
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18:30 – 23:00 |
GALA DINNER |
Friday, October 6 |
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hotel lobby |
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08:00-09:00 |
Registration |
PARALLEL Sessions |
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Armazi Hall |
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Session 9.1 (09:00 – 10:30)
Chair: Ruth Fortus |
Validity, Fairness and Equal Opportunities; Admission Testing |
Paper 1: |
Predicting the success of the Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Diploma in the United States Stuart Shaw, Carmen Rodeiro, Cara Crawford, UK |
Paper 2: |
A new format of United National Testing in Kazakhstan as a way of improving education quality assessment system Ramazan Alimkulov, Lyazzat Shinetova, Kazakhstan |
Paper 3: |
Masters’ Programs in Law Admission Test in Ukraine Tetiana Vakulenko, Ukraine |
Lazika Hall |
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Session 9.2 (09:00 – 10:30)
Chair: Nino Revishvili |
The Implication of Using Test Data as the Basis for Accountability in an Educational System; Integrity and Reliability of Test Data |
Paper 1: |
Dynamics of results of the school leaving examinations in Georgia Mamuka Jibladze, Georgia |
Paper 2: |
Risk of using test data for decision making Tumba John, Moses Oladipupo, Nigeria |
Paper 3: |
Testing and data integrity in the administration of assessment in Ghana Maxwell Ofosu, Ghana |
Egrisi Hall |
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Session 9.3 (09:00 – 10:30)
Chair: Tserennamid Nyamkhuu |
The Global Agenda for 21st Century Learning and the Role of Formative and Summative Assessment in this; Innovative Assessment Frameworks and Approaches |
Paper 1: |
Holistic Assessment Framework and Integrated Formative and Summative Assessment for 21st Century Learning Changhua Rich, Donna Matovinovic, USA |
Paper 2: |
International Quality Range Assessment (IQRA) for Islamic Education Noor Azlan, Amin Megat Mohamed, Malayzia |
Kazbegi Hall |
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Session 9.4 (09:00 – 10:30)
Chair: Grace Grima |
The Impact of Testing on the Curriculum and Approaches to Learning; Advanced Statistical Approaches |
Paper 1: |
Teachers’ use of assessment data to improve young children’s learning outcomes Katharine Bailey, Francis Ndaji, UK |
Paper 2: |
Socially just measures of children’s achievement and change Gordon Cooper, Nil Nil, Australia |
Paper 3: |
An Evaluation of Unidimensional Item Response Theory Models in Terms of Model Types, Variable lengths and Sample Sizes: Perspectives on UTME Physics Akinyele O. Ariyo, Patrick Onyeneho, Nigeria |
10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
Rustaveli Ballroom |
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11:00 – 12:00
Chair: Tamar Gagoshidze |
Keynote Steve Rivkin, University of Illinois Chicago Teacher and School Leader Evaluation and Compensation |
rustaveli ballroom |
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12:00 – 12:30 |
Closing Ceremony |
12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
Armazi Hall |
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14:00 – 16:00 |
Post – Conference Workshop Issues around how best to provide evidence for assessment validity, reliability and fairness: the practice and challenge of validation. Stuart D. Shaw, Cambridge International Examinations, Cambridge Assessment |
The IAEA aims at providing a forum for exchanging ideas and experience with a view to enhancing educational assessment and strengthening mutual understanding and relationships among its members. The 43rd annual IAEA Conference is hosted by the National Assessment and Examinations Center (NAEC) - one of the primary members of IAEA and the largest professional organization in the field of Assessment in Georgia.
The conference will be held in Hilton Batumi. This contemporary beachfront hotel is located at Batumi Seaside Boulevard, boasting close proximity to the city center. Batumi Airport is just a 10-minute drive away from the hotel. Ample on-site car parking is available with 181 spaces. A vibrant city in Georgia, Batumi is a lively, popular tourist destination on the coast of the Black Sea. Occupying a prime location overlooking the sea, the stylish Hilton Batumi offers easy access to the beach and the restored Batumi Old Town, with its tempting dining, glitzy casinos and eclectic nightlife. Expect stylish surroundings and contemporary amenities when you stay in one of this Batumi hotel’s 247 comfortable guest rooms and suites.
Steve Rivkin is currently Head of the Economics Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also Director of the John F. Kain Center for Education Research at the University of Texas at Dallas and a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and CES-IFO Research Institute in Germany. Steve Rivkin 's main areas of interest are the economics and sociology of education, where he has written on a wide range of issues including school leadership, teacher quality and labor markets, school desegregation, class size, special education, charter schools, student mobility, and school spending. He has served on a number of government advisory committees and task forces
Steve Rivkin will be discussing a comprehensive reform on evaluation and compensation for school leaders and teachers that has been implemented in Dallas, Texas and Washington, DC. He will provide some background on school accountability and pay for performance and then focus on the reforms in Washington and particularly in Dallas.
Professor Jo-Anne Baird is Director of the Department of Education at Oxford University, having previously been the Director of the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment (OUCEA). Her research interests include policy issues in examinations and the relationship between assessment and learning. Jo-Anne Baird was President of the Association for Educational Assessment Europe from 2013 to 2015. Currently she is the Executive Editor of the international research journal Assessment in Education: Principles, policy and practice.
This Keynote Address will explore the use of assessment as a lever for policy-makers and politicians. Studies have shown the extent to which national educational policies have apparently been influenced by the international tests. Thus, the social lever strings are being pulled from afar and the agendas of those pulling the strings need to be scrutinized. Exam boards are often highly trusted actors in national policy networks. They are lobbyists, policy-makers in their own right and practitioners. The way sin which exam boards influence assessment design and procedures will be considered and the soft power that is wielded in the process will be discussed.
Hariharan Swaminathan is professor of Education in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, and serves as the chair of the Department of Educational Psychology. His contributions to the field of education are highly valued as is testified by the numerous awards he received. Swaminathan 's research interests are in the areas of Bayesian statistics, item response theory and multivariate analysis. He served on editorial boards of main scientific journals and has been a member of numerous national and international technical advisory panels and boards of governmental and non-governmental organizations. Recently, Professor Swaminathan has worked with the Ministry of Education in Georgia in developing the Georgian National Assessment System.
His talk will cover technical issues (test design. validity, reliability, fairness) as well as policy related issues in large scale assessments.