The 8th National Research Coordinator (NRC) Meeting in Latvia

Posted on August 23, 2017

The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2016 country representatives reviewed exhibits and draft international reports at the 8th National Research Coordinators Meeting in Riga, Latvia, from 18 to 23 June 2017.

Exploring Complexity in Defining Higher-Order Reading Comprehension in prePIRLS 2011

Posted on August 23, 2017

The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Charles University and the Czech School Inspectorate hosted its biennial 7th IEA International Research Conference (IRC-2017) on 28–30 June 2017 at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. The goals of...

International Performance Indicators in Primary Schools in the Western Cape

Posted on August 23, 2017

The Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) at the University of Pretoria in collaboration with the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) at Durham University in England, hosted a series of feedback meetings and workshops for the International Performance Indicators in Primary Schools...

Acting Director awarded to attend conference in Australia

Posted on August 23, 2017

Ms Celeste Combrinck, the Acting Director at the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA) at the Faculty of Education, received an award, offered by the Graduate School of Education (GSE) at the University of Western Australia to attend the Seventh International Conference on Probabilistic...

Collaboration between 21 universities culminates in publication of book

Posted on March 08, 2017

Collaboration between 21 education researchers from South African, Mozambican and Dutch universities has culminated in the published book entitled Monitoring the Quality of Education in Schools.

CEA staff members conduct a workshop on a text measurement tool at RASA 2016 Conference

Posted on October 31, 2016

The Reading Association of South Africa (RASA) held its 11 th annual conference at Claredon Primary School in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal from the 30 th of September to the 2nd of October 2016.

Prof. Howie gives Keynote Address at the 42nd International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Conference

Posted on October 31, 2016

On Monday 22 August 2016, Prof. Sarah Howie gave the opening keynote address entitled “Assessment for political accountability or towards educational quality” to an audience of several hundred delegates at the 42nd International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Conference...

CEA Researcher Presents at the 22nd Annual South African Psychology Congress (PsySSA)

Posted on October 31, 2016

Ms Celeste Combrinck, Project Coordinator/Researcher at the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment (CEA), presented at the 22nd Annual South African Psychology Congress (PsySSA) held at Emperors’ Palace, Johannesburg on the 20 th to 23 rd of September 2016.