Educational Assessment in Tanzania

Liz Jackson is Director of the Comparative Education Research Centre at the University of Hong Kong and an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education. She is also President of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia. She previously worked in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates and has published several articles based on these contexts.Joyce Kahembe is Principal Curriculum Designer and Developer at the Tanzania Institute of Education. She previously worked for the Ministry of Education and Science and Technology and the National Examinations Council of Tanzania. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies from the University of Hong Kong.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Assessment in Education in Tanzania.- 3. The Importance of Conceptions.- 4. Assessment Conceptions and Practices.- 5. Conclusion.