Sunday Star—Tests are an integral and invaluable part of the education system as they are a means of assessing and measuring student performance and, indirectly, the system itself. Recent developments in education, however, are not only changing people’s perception but also revolutionising its role as a measuring tool, says an expert and researcher in the field.
“People in education are becoming more and more accountable to the government and to those who fund them,” says Dr Peter Knapp, acting director of research and assessment of University of New South Wales’ Education Testing Centre in Australia.