AKU-EB

AKU-EB Conducts 5-Day Workshop at Kohat University of Science and Technology

April 30, 2012

“We learnt (tool development) techniques which were never discussed before. All resource persons were very cooperative and knowledgeable ...,” one of the 28 participants excitedly endorsed the effectiveness of AKU-EB’s five-day workshop on Testing and Assessment in the Semester System conducted at the Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST).

The Workshop was held in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan as part of a series of three workshops conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwah (KPK) within the last six months. It was designed to assist the faculty members of the University and its affiliated colleges to smoothly transition from Annual Examination System to Semester Assessment System.

The interactive Workshop focused on achieving the following objectives:

Highlight the importance of assessment tools such as multiple-choice, constructed response, and essay type questions; discussed case-studies and portfolios
Provide hands-on experience of developing, peer-reviewing and critiquing items
Help evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of an item through critical feedback

AKU-EB also supplied supplementary reading material to each attendee to help enhance their knowledge. Almost 93% of the participants found the workshop to be highly beneficial and expressed the need for such workshops on a regular basis.

The Additional Secretary Higher Education, KPK, Dr Khalid Khan visited KUST and also came to one of the sessions along with the Chancellor of KUST. Both spoke highly of AKU EB’s contribution in enhancing the quality of Education. In his letter of appreciation, Muhammad Naeem Butt, PhD, Director of Institute of Education and Research at KUST also commended the quality and effectiveness of the workshop.

Contact

Amin Rehmani
Manager Training and Quality Assurance
Aga Khan University Examination Board
Amin.rehmani@aku.edu

ACCA Course Exemption to AKU-EB HSSC Commerce Students
April 13, 2012

AKU-EB is pleased to announce exemptionfor HSSC Commerce students on behalf of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Students who have successfully completed our Principles of Accounting syllabus are eligible for exemption in the Foundations in Accounting (FA) 1: Recording Financial Transactions examination. FA1 is part of ACCA's suite of Foundation level certificates and diplomas including the Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Qualification.

AKU-EB students will save up to six months and the cost of fees of FAI towards their academic and career paths in accounting and financial management.

We invite our students to take advantage of this exciting opportunity to have a leading edge in joining ACCA's internationally acclaimed programmes.

Contact:

Sadia Qureshi
Sr. Communications Officer, Examination Board
The Aga Khan University, Karachi
sadia.qureshi@aku.edu

AKU-EB facilitates capacity-building workshop for the Institute of Bankers Pakistan

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AKU-EB consults head teachers on the Middle School Assessment Framework

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AKU-EB Alumni Pass the Torch

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Baseline Student Achievement Test

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Press Clip: Sindhi TV channel takes classes to where schools don't exist but students do

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