As it approaches its 50th year, The National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA) needs to reflect on the extent to which its mission and vision have been achieved. The Council will hold an academic conference on 29th November 2023, at the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) as part of the celebration of its 50th anniversary to deliberate on how best the examination bodies can incorporate fair assessments that reflect the needs of diverse groups of learners and use assessment feedback to improve teaching and learning. NECTA calls for submission of papers on assessment systems, techniques, practices, innovations and/or technology initiatives that characterize the conference theme and address the challenges faced in assessment of primary, secondary and teacher education.

CONFERENCE THEME
Assessment Bodies as Stirrers for Effective Learning.

Sub Themes:
(a) The role of assessment feedback in teaching and learning.
(b) Assessment for learners with disabilities.
(c) Competence - based assessment in the 21st century.
(d) Assessment for life-long learning.
(e) The role of assessment in enhancing competence - based learning.
(f) The role of ICT in assessment.

Submission deadline for Abstract: September 15th, 2023

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