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RCEC has developed the Assessment Frameworks for Passage Tests and for Pupil Monitoring Systems for primary education
From 1 January 2023, the Board for Tests and Examinations (the CvTE) is at the behest of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science responsible for monitoring the quality of Passage Tests (formerly Final Tests)
In memoriam Dr Piet F. Sanders
On 3 January 2023, Dr Piet F. Sanders passed away. Piet was one of the founders and the first director of the Research Centre for Examination and Certification. With his rich wealth of knowledge and
Report of the AEO’s XIII International Research-to-Practice Conference in Astana, Kazakhstan
On 21 and 22 October, Arnold Brouwer contributed on behalf of RCEC to the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools AEO’s XIII International Research-to-Practice Conference in Astana, Kazakhstan. The first conference day, 21 October, started with the ceremonial
The Center for Pedagogical Measurements (CPM) in Kazakhstan receives the international RCEC quality mark
In the previous period, RCEC conducted a product audit of the Student Selection System of the Center for Pedagogical Measurements (CPM) of the Autonomous Educational Organisation ‘Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools’ (AEO-NIS) in Astana in Kazakhstan. The
Report of the IAEA2022 Conference in Mexico City
From 2 to 7 October 2022, the 47th edition of the annual conference of the International Association for Educational Assessment was held in Mexico City. This year’s theme was “Contributions of Assessment to Quality Education“.
RCEC is officially a CRKBO-registered institution
We can proudly announce that RCEC is officially a CRKBO-registered institution as of 9 September 2022. This means we comply with the Quality Code for Professional Education Institutions. An important additional advantage is that from
RCEC provides workshop and co-presentation at IAEA conference in Mexico City
From 2 to 7 October, the 47th edition of the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) annual conference will take place. This year, the conference is being organised by Anáhuac University in Mexico City. With
Report on visit to Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
From 11 to 15 April 2022, RCEC’s Arnold Brouwer visited the Center for Pedagogical Measurements (CPM) under the Autonomous Educational Organisation ‘Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools’ (AEO-NIS) in Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan. The visit was part of the
RCEC in conversation with national newspaper Trouw about the final tests primary education 2022
Following the publication of the State of Education 2022 by the Education Inspectorate and in the week when the final tests for primary education 2022 will be held, Arnold Brouwer was interviewed by the editorial
Research on the quality of the norming of the 2022 final tests for primary education
In the Netherlands there are several different primary education final tests that can be used: one Central Final Test is made available by the government and next to that several private providers offer a final