University of Cambridge. Local Examinations Syndicate

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
University of Cambridge. Local Examinations Syndicate
Other forms of name
UCLES (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate)
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Education--Standards
Educational tests and measurements--Evaluation
Examinations--Design and construction
Examinations--Interpretation
Examinations--Validity
Associated Language
eng
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 123861858
Wikidata: Q2495839
Library of congress: nr 94003952
TAU10: 000151573
Sources of Information
  • Cambridge Assessment WWW pages, Aug. 8, 2005:home page (Cambridge Assessment; new identity of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES)) media section/press release, July 21, 2005 (officially unveiled today) ; 4 Nov. 2016: about p. (international exams group designing and delivering assessments to learners in over 170 countries)
  • Joint examination for the Malaysia Certificate ... 1974?:t.p. (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate)
  • Wikipedia, viewed 4 Nov. 2016(University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate; UCLES; not-for-profit non-teaching department of the University of Cambridge which operates under the brand name Cambridge Assessment; established in 1858 to administer examinations for persons who were not members of the University of Cambridge and to inspect schools, with the aim of raising standards in education; soon began examining in territories overseas)

Wikipedia description:

The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), branded as Cambridge Assessment, was a non-teaching department of the University of Cambridge. It merged with Cambridge University Press to form Cambridge University Press and Assessment under Queen Elizabeth II's approval in August 2021. Cambridge Assessment provides educational assessments, which include the Cambridge OCR examination board, Cambridge Assessment International Education, Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing, and Cambridge Assessment English for learners of the English language. Cambridge Assessment is not responsible for internal examinations at the University of Cambridge other than admissions tests. Cambridge Assessment is based at Triangle Building in Cambridge.

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