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The Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA)

13th September - 17th September 2004, Gaborone, Botswana

The AEAA is an organisation made up of a number of African countries and affiliate members from outside Africa that share a common goal of continuously bettering assessment practices within the education systems of the member countries. The association’s major objectives are;

• to promote co-operation amongst examining and assessment bodies in Africa ;
• to encourage relevant examining and assessment activities among members;
• to sponsor international participation in the field of educational testing and examining;
• to commission/co-ordinate research projects;
• to, through its various activities, improve assessment, testing and examining within the individual member countries; and
• to address and share experiences on issues of evaluation and assessment.

The 2004 annual conference for the association will be hosted by The Examinations, Research and Testing Division of the Ministry of Education ( Botswana). The conference will be held from the 13 th to 17 th September 2004 at the Gaborone International Convention Centre, which is located within the Grand Palm Hotel premises.

The theme for the conference is:

The Role of Assessment in the Implementation of National Education Policy.

Read more about the conference from the following documents:

• Call for abstracts and Papers
• General Information
• Notes for Presenters
• Registration Form

Additional Information

Please read through the following documents that provide additional information on the conference:

• More General Information
• Description of sites
• A form to complete and return by 21st May at the latest .

NB: The deadline for the abstracts has been extended to 04th June 2004 and the one for submission of full papers to 31st July 2004.

Participants are advised to use fax number 3185011 in case 3164413 is out of order.

The contact persons are Janet Gaobakwe and Magolegwa Kwele who can be reached at the following addresses if more information is needed.