National
Conference
on
Current
Trends in
Testing
and Evaluation
organised by
NATIONAL TESTING SERVICE - INDIA
Central Institute of Indian Languages
(MHRD, Govt. of India)
Mysuru-570 006
26th
& 27th October 2017
The overall scope of
the conference is to focus on the critical role that the discipline of language
testing and assessment plays in language education. How- ever, the main aim of
the conference is to discuss current paradigms of testing and evaluation; to
identify emerging trends in assessment procedures; to introduce new methods and
techniques in language education and to create awareness about new modalities
of teaching and learning, etc. This whole exercise is aimed at meeting the new
challenges in area of Test- ing & Evaluation. The conference provides a
platform to the young teachers and students to present their innovative
approaches, software and tools with a fo- cus on real-life case studies, and
works-in-progress reports, etc. before a wonderful group of audience and
experts. Companies and organizations engaged in the development of software,
tools, etc. for teaching and learning of Indian languages are welcomed to
present their products.
Themes of the conference
• Newer philosophy of
education.
• Testing of less
tangible concepts—attitudes, appreciations, interests and personal-social
adaptability of the students.
• Authentic
assessment.
• Use of ICT in
language testing.
• Use of Computerized
Adaptive Test (CAT).
• Continuous
Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE).
• Innovations in
Testing and Evaluation.
• Formal vs. Informal
Evaluation.
• Emphasis on
qualitative assessment.
• Use of Internet for
assessment purpose.
• Product vs. Process
Evaluation.
• Testing of Hindi for
pan-Indian communication (including the neighboring countries).
• Role of
self-assessment in language learning improvement.
• Specification of
language use parameters for various social contexts and purposes.
• New approaches to
language Testing.
Central Institute of
Indian Languages (CIIL) was established on 17th July 1969, to co-ordinate the
development of Indian Languages, to bring about the essential unity of Indian
languages through scientific studies, promote interdisciplinary research,
contribute to mutual enrichment of languages, and thus contribute towards
emotional integration of people of India.
National Testing
Service-India (NTS-I) was established by MHRD, Government of India in the year
2006 under the aegis of Centre for Testing and Evaluation, a functional unit of
CIIL with an objective to undertake research and development activities in the
areas of material production, methods and manpower in the field of language testing
and evaluation. NTS-I focuses on teaching and testing of Indian Languages and
it has been working on Hindi, Kannada, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and many other
Indian Languages for more than a decade. So far more than 60 volumes of works
in various languages have been published by NTS-I.
How to reach Mysuru
and CIIL: CIIL is located in Manasagangothri, Hunsur Road opposite to BM
Hospital (Around 4 KM from the Railway Station, 6 KM from Bus Station.). Mysore
is well connected to Bengaluru city both via Rail and Road. Frequent trains and
buses are available from Bengaluru to Mysuru. Those who wish to come via Air
should reach Bengaluru Airport first. Mysuru witnesses Monsoon season from July
to September and clear weather in October therefore offers pleasant temperature
with frequent rain and sun.
The Institute will
reimburse TA for Paper presenters i.e. 2 AC (Prof./Assoc. Prof.); 3 AC (Asst.
Prof.) and 2nd Sleeper Class (Research Scholars & School
Teachers) and DA for all including participants as per institute norms.
Kindly Note: Abstracts
should be submitted in English (350 words, Times New Roman, 12 font). However,
lim- ited no. of papers written in Hindi/Tamil/Urdu may also considered
(standard fonts, 10 font). Papers should be submitted to conf.ws.nts@gmail.com
and a copy should be forwarded to headnts@gmail.com
Last date for Paper
Submission: 10.10.2017
Last date for Paper
Acceptance: 18.10.2017
Venue
Conference Hall,
Second Floor
Central Institute of
Indian Languages
Mysuru
For queries and
Contact
E-mail:
headnts@gmail.com
Ph. No.: 0821-2345113
(NTS-I Office)
Dr. Biresh Kumar: +91
94801 93845
Organized by
NATIONAL TESTING
SERVICE-INDIA
Central Institute of
Indian Languages
(MHRD, Govt. of India)
Mysuru-570 006
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