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Berggren, Björn; Fili, Andreas; Nordberg, Olle – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2015
Assessment through new technology has gained a firm foothold within the university system in the last decade. This paper summarizes the experiences that have been made during the introduction of digital examination over the past two years at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. The experiences are divided between three different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teaching Experience, Student Experience
Thompson, Greg – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2013
This paper explores Rizvi and Lingard's (2010) idea of the "local vernacular" of the global education policy trend of using high-stakes testing to increase accountability and transparency, and by extension quality, within schools and education systems in Australia. In the first part of the paper a brief context of the policy trajectory…
Descriptors: Accountability, Teacher Attitudes, High Stakes Tests, Global Education
Osuji, U. S. A. – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2012
The rapid development of the information and communication technologies has brought about the modernization of teaching and learning across the globe. Today, teaching and learning are made easy through the use of computer technologies and/or the electronic and other multi-media elements. It is widely accepted that electronic learning naturally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Electronic Equipment, Computer Assisted Testing
Phelps, Richard P. – Educational Horizons, 2006
The U.S. public has consistently favored standardized testing in the schools, preferably with consequences (or "stakes") riding on the results, ever since the first polls taken on the topic several decades ago. Results from different polls approaching the topic in different ways suggest that nearly all Americans would like to see…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Testing Programs, Standardized Tests, High Stakes Tests
Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2006
Published twice a year and distributed nationwide, "Strategies for Success" keeps readers informed about events and developments in the field of drug testing. It reports the latest research findings on the effectiveness of drug testing as a tool for reducing substance abuse. Each issue also provides a wealth of guidance and resources on…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Testing Programs, Program Costs
Power, Colin; And Others – 1982
An external evaluation of the impact of the Australian Studies in Student Performance (ASSP) Project on schools and systems is reported. The presented chapters follow in sequence the development of ASSP. The first chapter places the Australian Project in an international context and outlines the major questions dealt with in this evaluation.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Expectation, Foreign Countries, National Programs
Carbol, Barry C. – 1987
The General Educational Development (GED) testing program has been a part of the Alberta High School Equivalency Program since 1981. Between December 1981 and December 1983, 4,333 applicants passed the GED in Alberta, and 802 applicants failed to pass the test. Random samples of 200 individuals from each of these groups were studied to determine…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Credibility

Yeld, Nan; Haeck, Wim – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1997
A new South African testing approach designed to assess potential university students' ability to cope with English-medium academic education is also designed to take into account the effects of educational disadvantagement and minimize reliance on students' content-based secondary school experiences. The approach incorporates principles from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Constructivism (Learning), Educationally Disadvantaged, English
Brown, Gavin T. L.; Glasswell, Kath; Harland, Don – Assessing Writing, 2004
Accuracy in the scoring of writing is critical if standardized tasks are to be used in a national assessment scheme. Three approaches to establishing accuracy (i.e., consensus, consistency, and measurement) exist and commonly large-scale assessment programs of primary school writing demonstrate adjacent agreement consensus rates of between 80% and…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Writing Tests
Berens, Anne E. – 1986
This paper reviews changes in the philosophy of student evaluation over time as reflected by the elimination of the standardized testing program originally administered by the Ontario Ministry of Education. It presents the development of a more student oriented approach to evaluation as reflected in recent Ministry issued curriculum documents. It…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Philosophy, Educational Planning