Seminar on “Educational Measurement and Evaluation” was organized for the PhD & MS scholars of the Department of Education, International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI.
Speakers discussed various themes such as Function of Portfolio in assessment, Assessment Procedures, Achievement Tests, Performance-Based Assessment, Aptitude Tests, Interpreting Test Score, Assembling Administrating Appraisal, and validity and reliability.
The purpose of this seminar was to develop sound understanding of the educational measurement and evaluation methods and techniques currently in practice around the globe. The seminar aimed to understand the necessary measurement and evaluation techniques, experiences and knowledge in terms of effective assessment and professionalism among the scholars at the department. The seminar was attended by Dean Faculty, Social Science, Prof. Dr. Samina Malik, Prof. Dr. N.B. Jumani, and other faculty members also participated in the seminar. Faculty members provided their valuable feedback during the sessions. Participants took keen interest in the presentations and posed scholarly questions.
The speakers included Sahibzada Waqar Ahmed, Navid Qaisar, Fazal Hakim, Tariq Mehmood, Ijaz Ahmed, Mansoor Azmat, Irshad Hussain ,Shafqat Abbas and Mujtaba Ahmad. At the end of Dr. Azhar Mahmood, Associate Professor at the department, concluded and thanked all the participants.
Meanwhile, Department of Education, under its community outreach programme providing free of cost training services to private schools. A one day teachers’ training programme was organized by the Department as part of the community outreach for Principals of private school teachers. This training session was 3rd was arranged for the principals and head teachers associated with Private School Network (PSN).