EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH

EARNiA
NETWORK IN AFRICA
www.earnia.org, earnia13@gmail.com, info@earnia.org
P. O. Box 30570, Biyemassi, Yaound, Cameroon

3 Theme:
CULTIVATING EDUCATIONAL
ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH
LITERACY IN AFRICA
Between 3 & 8 DECEMBER, 2017
Sub-Themes iv. Ana Monteiro Moambique Payments
1. Cultivating Assessment Literacy among anapiedadem@gmail.com Prevailing black market exchange can be used in
Stakeholders in Education: Learners, Parents, v. Gbenga Adewale Nigeria making naira equivalent payment to EARNiA:
Teachers, Administrators, the Public, etc. gbengaadewale@yahoo.co.uk Account Name: EARNiA,
2. Cultivating Research Literacy among Stakeholders vi. Sanni Tajudeen South Sudan and Somalia Account No: 0071070853, Diamond Bank
in Education: Learners, Parents, Teachers, sanni4enviroment@gmail.com
Administrators, the Public, etc. MODES OF PRESENTATION
3 . Empowering Education Stakeholders through Registration Fees: i. Face to face
Assessment ii. Virtual
4. Empowering Education Stakeholders through Foreign Nigerians
Research a. Conference Fees:
i. $150 (Members) # 25,000 WORKSHOP TITLE: All Practical
5. Literacy on Modern Trends in Educational
Assessment and Research ii. $250 (Non-members) # 30,000 1. Designing PowerPoint Presentation
iii. $75 (students with ID cards) # 12,500 2. Instrument Design: Questionnaire
Key Note Presenter: 3. Instrument Design: Tests
Emeritus Professor Dibu-Ojerinde b. Membership fees 4. Instrument Design: Sociometrics
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. i. $100 - New members # 10,000 5. Instrument Design: Observation Techniques
ii. $50 - Old members # 5,000 6. Validity and Reliability
Lead Paper Presenters: iii. $40 New members (students) # 5,000 7. IRT: Assessment of local independence
i. Professor H. Johnson Nenty iv. $20 Old members (students) # 2,500 8. IRT: Assessment of unidimensionality
Faculty of Education, University of Botswana,
Gaborone, Botswana c. Conference Workshop Exhibitions
ii. Professor Nicholas Akise Ada There will be 8 parallel workshops; members can Cooperate organisations can exhibit their product
attend a maximum of 2. Each workshop costs $15 for during the conference. Send enquiries to
Benue State University, Makurdi, info@earnia.org or earnia13@gmail.com
Benue State, Nigeria foreign participants and #3,000 for Nigerians.

d. Assessment fee $30 #3,000 Local Organising Committee:

WORKSHOP FACILITATORS
i. Professor H. Johnson Nenty e. Tours $50 #5,000 Chairman Dr. Benedict Iorzer Labe,
Faculty of Education, University of Botswana, Department of Vocational and Technical
Gaborone, Botswana CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Education, Faculty of Education,
ii. Professor Omaze A. Afemikhe All intending participants (even if you are not Benue State University,
presenting papers) are encouraged to register in Makurdi Nigeria
Institute of Education, advance by completing the EARNiA Conference
University of Benin, Benin-City Phone no: 08068701986
registration form in this link www.earnia.org. The
iii. Professor J. Gbenga Adewale registration form is available on EARNiA website e-mail: blabe@bsum.edu.ng
Institute of Education, www.earnia.org Secretary Moses Tarnum Iornienge,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan - Nigeria Department of Vocational and Technical
iv. Dr. Joshua O. Adeleke Important Dates Education, Faculty of Education,
Institute of Education, Submission of not more than 200 words Abstracts: 15 Benue State University,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan - Nigeria September, 2017
Submission of full paper: 1 November, 2017 Makurdi Nigeria
v. Dr. Michael Akinsola Metibemu Phone no: 07037782749
Institute of Education, Arrival: Sunday December 3, 2017
Conference Workshop: Monday 4 Dec, 2017 e-mail: iorniengetar@gmail.com
University of Ibadan, Ibadan - Nigeria
Opening ceremony, Keynote Address, Lead papers
Country Reps presentations and Syndicate Groups: Tuesday 5 Chief Hosts:
i. Sello Editor Moyo Botswana December, 2017 1. Professor Moses Msugh Kembe
sellmoyo@gmail.com Paper presentation (Syndicate Groups) Cont.: Vice Chancellor, Benue State University,
ii. Martha Egbe Cameroon Wednesday 6 to 7 December, 2017
Tours: 7 December, 2017 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
marthaegbe@gmail.com
iii. Johnson T. Hinneh for Liberia Departure: 8 December, 2017 2. Professor Emmanuel Kucha
jtekayhinneh@gmail.com Vice Chancellor, Federal University of
Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria.