Updated: 13-Jan-2012

Educational Testing and Assessment Research Centre (ETARC)

Director of Research Centre: Prof. Kwok-cheung Cheung

This research centre was established in September 2006 under the Faculty of Education, University of Macau. ETARC seeks to:

  1. collaborate with other professional bodies on testing and assessment projects (e.g. collaborate with OECD on the conduct of international PISA studies)
  2. promote consultation services and applications of testing and assessment (e.g. promotion of the use of computer-based assessment of literacy in Macao schools)
  3. embark on relevant studies pertaining to educational testing and assessment (e.g. research into integrated assessment systems in different school subject areas)
  4. carry out thematic research pertaining to educational testing and assessment (e.g. assessment of multiple intelligences)
  5. develop computerized software system of educational testing and assessment (e.g. development of BRIDGES for academic counseling and exploitation of multiple intelligences)
  6. develop innovative educational tests and tools (e.g. storyboard assessment for emergent reading comprehension)

教育測驗與評核研究中心

中心主任﹕張國祥教授

本研究中心於二零零六年九月成立，隸屬澳門大學教育學院，致力：

  1. 從事教育測驗與評核的學術機構合作，例如與OECD合作進行國際性的PISA測試計劃；
  2. 推廣教育測驗與評核的應用與諮詢服務，例如向澳門學校推廣電腦閱讀測試；
  3. 從事其他有關教育測驗與評核的研究事項，例如在不同學科研究如何發展綜合評核系統；
  4. 從事教育測驗與評核的專題研究，例如多元智能評核；
  5. 開發教育測驗與評核的電腦應用軟體系統，例如建立BRIDGES用作智能開發和學業輔導之用；
  6. 發展各類教育測驗與評核的工具，例如透過故事板評核萌發閱讀理解的發展。

Snapshots of activities:
活動剪影：

      

Delegates coming from some seventy countries around the world attended NPM PISA 2012 meeting in Hong Kong

全球七十多個國家的代表雲集香港出席PISA 2012 NPM會議
      

Delegates of the four Chinese-speaking regions: Macao, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Shanghai attended NPM PISA 2012 meeting in Hungary

兩岸四地華語地區：澳門、香港、台灣以及上海的代表，齊聚匈牙利，參加PISA 2012 NPM會議
      

Representatives of the four Chinese-speaking regions held meeting with OECD consortium for collaborative translation of Chinese test instruments

兩岸四地華語地區代表與OECD人員進行中文試題翻譯合作會議
      

Courtesy visit to the National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA), Ministry of Education, People’s Republic of China

到訪中華人民共和國教育部考試中心
      

Macau-PISA staff conducted PISA 2009 data coding workshop for National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA), Ministry of Education, People’s Republic of China

澳門PISA人員應邀為中國教育部考試中心舉辦PISA 2009 閱卷編碼培訓工作坊
      

Exchanges with principals and teachers of Macao schools on the most recent PISA findings

與澳門各校的校長及老師分享PISA最新的研究成果



PISA publications and promotional materials:
出版物與宣傳資料：

(1)  Journal articles and book chapters
      期刊文章與書刊章節

Cheung, K.C., & Sit, P.S. (2008). Electronic reading assessment: The PISA approach for the international comparison of reading comprehension. Journal of Educational Research and Development, 4(4), 19-40.

Sit, P.S., & Cheung, K.C. (2009). Key findings of the Macao-China PISA 2006 scientific literacy study. Journal of Research in Education, Evaluation Studies, and Youth Policies (RicercAzione), 1, 29-37.

Cheung, K.C. (2009). PISA as a catalyst for capacity building for educational evaluation in Macao. In S.S. Peng, & C.K. Lee. (Eds.), Educational evaluation in East Asia: Emerging issues and challenges (pp. 129-141). Nova Science Publishers.

Cheung, K.C. (2009). Mismatch between cognitive and affective outcomes of mathematics learning in Macao: Seeing school system through PISA. In B. Matthews, & T. Gibbons. (Eds.), The process of research in education: A festschrift in honor of John P Keeves AM. (pp. 223-233). Adelaide: Shannon Research Press.

張國祥 (2010)。澳門在 PISA 2003 數學素養測試計劃中學校歸屬感相關議題之詳盡分析。課程與教學季刋，13(1)，95-116。

薛寶嫦 (2010)。利用項目功能差異檢視澳門電子閱讀素養表現的優勢和弱勢。課程與教學季刊，13(2)，215-235。

Cheung, K.C., Sit, P.S., & Mak, S.K. (2011). Parental engagement and home support for the betterment of adolescents’ reading literacy in Macao, Curriculum and Instruction Quarterly, 14(4), 93-116. [TSSCI] [Google Scholar]

(2)  Monographs and PISA reports
      專著與PISA報告

張國祥、薛寳嫦 (2007)。澳門PISA 2006研究計劃第一號報告書：從國際比較的觀點評核15歲學生的科學、數學和閱讀素養表現。澳門：澳門大學教育測驗與評核研究中心。

Cheung, K.C., & Sit, P.S. (2007). Macao PISA 2006 study report number one: Assessment of scientific, mathematical and reading literacy performance of15-year-old students from an international comparison perspective. Macao: Educational Testing and Assessment Research Centre, University of Macau.

張國祥、薛寶嫦、陳敬濂、鍾健 (2007)。澳門43所參與PISA 2006研究計劃學校報告。澳門：澳門大學教育測驗與評核研究中心。

Cheung, K.C., Sit, P.S., Chan, K.L., & Chong, K. (2007). School report for the 43 schools participating in Macau-PISA 2006 study. Macao: Educational Testing and Assessment Research Centre, University of Macau.

張國祥、薛寶嫦 (2008)。2006學生能力國際評估計劃公佈的科學題目。澳門：澳門大學教育測驗與評核研究中心。

張國祥、薛寶嫦 (2008)。為澳門 PISA 2009 作準備：閱讀評核框架、公佈的題目和評分指引。澳門：澳門大學教育測驗與評核研究中心。

Cheung, K. C., & Sit, P. S. (2008). Preparing for Macao PISA 2009: Reading assessment framework, released items and coding guides. Macao: Educational Testing and Assessment Research Center, University of Macau.

張國祥、薛寶嫦 (2008)。為澳門 PISA 2009 作準備：數學評核框架、公佈的題目和評分指引。澳門：澳門大學教育測驗與評核研究中心。

Cheung, K. C., & Sit, P. S. (2008). Preparing for Macao PISA 2009: Mathematics assessment framework, released items and coding guides. Macao: Educational Testing and Assessment Research Center, University of Macau.

張國祥、薛寶嫦 (2009)。為澳門 PISA 2009 作準備：電子閱讀測試的測驗傳送系統和公佈的題目。澳門:澳門大學教育測驗與評核研究中心。

Cheung, K. C., & Sit, P. S. (2009). Preparing for Macao PISA 2009: Electronic reading assessment test delivery system and released tasks. Macao: Educational Testing and Assessment Research Center, University of Macau.

張國祥、薛寶嫦 (2010)。《澳門 PISA 2009 研究計劃報告書：從國際比較的觀點評核15歲學生的閱讀、數學和科學素養表現》。澳門：澳門大學教育測驗與評核研究中心。

Cheung, K. C., & Sit, P. S. (2010). Macao PISA 2009 Report: Assessment of reading, mathematical and scientific literacy performance of 15-year-old students from an international comparison perspective. Macao: Educational Testing and Assessment Research Center, University of Macau.

薛寶嫦、張國祥 (2011)。《中國澳門PISA 2009數碼閱讀素養評核：調查結果和政策影響》。澳門：澳門大學教育測驗與評核研究中心。

Sit, P. S., & Cheung, K. C. (2011). Digital reading assessment in Macao-China PISA 2009: Findings and policy implications. Macao: Educational Testing and Assessment Research Center, University of Macau.


(3)  International/regional conference presentations
      國際/區際會議論文發表

張國祥 (2006, 6月)。TIMSS 與PISA 國際測試：評量架構、待答問題和數據分析。特邀主題報告發表於「邁向卓越教育 (教育指標與學習評鑑、師資培育政策)」國際研討會，台北。

Cheung, K.C. (2007, October). PISA as a catalyst for capacity building for educational evaluation in Macao. Invited address at “Forum for educational evaluation in East Asia: Emerging issues and challenges”, Taipei.

Sit, P.S., & Cheung, K.C. (2008, April). Key findings of the Macao-China PISA 2006 Scientific Literacy Study. Invited paper presented at the “International conference on PISA 2006: The performance of education systems in countries and regions”, jointly convened by the autonomous province of Trento and the OECD at Trento, Italy.

Cheung, K.C., & Sit, P.S. (2008, August). Electronic reading assessment: The PISA approach for the international comparison of reading comprehension. Paper presented at the “Fourth European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction EARLI/Northumbria Assessment Conference” , organized by The Institute for Educational Progress, Humboldt University, Berlin/Potsdam, Germany.

張國祥 (2008，10月)。Improving school curriculum and teacher education based on the ten science education quality indicators identified in the PISA 2006 Study。特邀報告發表於「2008兩岸四地課程改革與教育學院發展研討會」，長沙。

張國祥 (2008，11月)。Caveats in the use of science education quality indicators to provide directions for basic science education curricular revision: An example on identifying scientific issues。特邀報告發表於澳門大學主辦之「2008年華人社會的課程與教學改進學術研討會」，澳門。

Cheung, K.C. & Sit, P.S. (2009, January). The use of quality indicators for curricular reform: Macao’s insights from PISA 2006 study. Invited paper presented at the “International conference on global issues and trends in educational research, measurement, evaluation, statistics, and psychology”, Nakornayok, Thailand.

Sit, P.S., & Cheung, K.C. (2009, April). International comparison of electronic reading literacy: Uncovering Macao’s 15-year-olds’ unexpected strengths and weaknesses using country differential item functioning. Paper presented at “ 2009 CAERDA international conference”, San Diego, California, U.S.A.

Cheung, K.C. (2009, July). An in-depth analysis of the issue of sense of belonging at school in the PISA 2003 mathematical literacy study. Paper presented at the “16th International Conference on learning”, Barcelona, Spain.

Cheung, K.C., & Sit, P.S. (2009, August). Improving Macao basic science education based on the ten science education quality indicators identified in the PISA 2006 study. Paper presented at the “13th Biennial EARLI conference on fostering communities of learners”, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Sit, P.S. & Cheung, K.C. (2009, September). An examination of the design and implementation logistics of electronic reading assessment in PISA 2009 study: The Macao experience. Paper presented at the “PISA Research Conference”, Kiel, Germany.

Cheung, K.C. (2009, October). Using PISA to monitor mathematics education standards for the 15-year-old students in Macao. Invited paper presented at the “10th International conference on education research”, Seoul National University, Korea.

張國祥 (2009)。東亞地區高科學素養表現經濟體系學生學習特徵對科學師資培育的啓示。載於國立台北教育大學、國立台東大學、國立東華大學、國立彰化師範大學 (編著)，華人地區社會變遷與科學師資培育國際學術研討會論文集 (頁 99-124)。台北：國立台北教育大學。

Sit, P.S., & Cheung, K.C. (2010, August). Redesigning lesson study for emergent reading instruction and teacher professional development. Paper presented at the “EARLI-SIG-5 Meeting: Learning and development in early childhood”, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Cheung, K.C. (2010, August). Assessing mathematical giftedness in PISA 2012 Study. Paper presented at the “6th international conference on creativity in mathematics education and the education of the gifted children”, Riga, Latvia.

張國祥、薛寶嫦、麥瑞琪 (2010，12月)。PISA 2009 亞洲各經濟體系閱讀素養表現之差異初探。研究報告發表於上海市教育科學研究院主辦之「PISA 2009 閱讀素養評估：兩岸四地經驗分享研討會」，中國上海。

張國祥、薛寶嫦、麥瑞琪 (2010，12月)。澳門PISA 2009 閱讀素養研究計劃結果概要。研究報告發表於上海市教育科學研究院主辦之「PISA 2009 閱讀素養評估：兩岸四地經驗分享研討會」，中國上海。

Cheung, K.C., & Sit, P.S. (2011, July). Familiarity of Computer Use and its Relationships with Scientific Literacy for Macao’s 15-year-olds in PISA 2006 Study. Paper presented at the18th International Conference on Learning, Mauritius.

Sit, P.S., Cheung, K.C., & Mak, S.K. (2011, August). Parental engagement and home support for reading
literacy in 14 educational systems in PISA 2009. Paper presented at the 14th Biennial EARLI conference, Exeter, UK.

Cheung, K.C., Sit, P.S., & Mak, S.K. (2011, August). Parental engagement and home support on betterment of adolescents’ reading literacy in Macao. Paper presented at the 14th Biennial EARLI conference, Exeter, UK.

Ieong M.K., Sit, P.S., & Cheung, K.C. (2011, December). An investigation of the effects of affective factors on grade repetition of Macao’s 15-year-old students in the PISA 2003 Study. Paper presented at the 2011 TERA International Conference on Education, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Cheung, K.C., Sit, P.S., & Mak, S.K. (2011, December). Identification of a typology of ICT familiarity of 15-year-old students in PISA 2006: A latent profile analysis. Paper presented at the 2011 TERA International Conference on Education, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Cheng, C.W., Wong, M.W., Sit, P.S., Cheung, K.C., Mak, S.K., & Ieong, M.K. (2011, December). Key findings of the Macao-China PISA 2009 Reading Literacy Study: Some curricular implications for language instruction. Paper presented at the 2011 TERA International Conference on Education, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.


     


(4)  Newsletters for Macao schools and international communities
      派發予澳門學校及公眾的通訊
    

Enquiries:
聯絡：

Director: Prof. Kwok-cheung Cheung

Address: Silver Jubilee Building, Room J538, University of Macau

Tel: (853) 8397 8738

Email: kccheung@umac.mo

中心主任： 張國祥教授

地 址： 澳門大學銀禧樓J538室

電 話： (853) 8397 8738

電 郵： kccheung@umac.mo