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Huang, Xiaoting; Wilson, Mark; Wang, Lei – Educational Psychology, 2016
In recent years, large-scale international assessments have been increasingly used to evaluate and compare the quality of education across regions and countries. However, measurement variance between different versions of these assessments often posts threats to the validity of such cross-cultural comparisons. In this study, we investigated the…
Descriptors: Test Bias, International Assessment, Science Tests, Test Validity
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Coniam, David; Falvey, Peter – Language Testing, 2013
The "Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers of English" (LPATE) is a test of standards of English language ability for Hong Kong primary and secondary school teachers of English. The impetus for the creation of the LPATE arose, in 1996, because of concerns in business and education communities over falling English language…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Language Tests
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Leong, Samuel; Qiu, Xue-Lan – Educational Psychology, 2013
Having accurate insights of teachers' conceptions of creativity and the role of assessment in arts education would inform education policy, training programmes and the measurement of learning outcomes. Yet no study has been found to examine the relationship between teachers' conceptions of creativity and their conceptions of assessment in arts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creativity, Art Education, Teacher Attitudes