The International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) provides a global forum for all those involved in all forms of educational assessment, in primary or secondary schools, colleges and universities. Its members include examining bodies, university departments, research organizations and government agencies from more than 50 countries on every continent.

Purpose of IAEA 

The broad purpose of the IAEA is to assist educational agencies in the development and appropriate application of educational assessment techniques to improve the quality of education. The IAEA believes that this can best be achieved through international cooperation and seeks to facilitate the development of closer ties among relevant agencies and individuals around the world. The IAEA believes that such international cooperation can help nations learn from each other without diminishing their cultural autonomy.

Objectives of IAEA 

• To enhance communication among organizations involved in educational assessment by sharing professional expertise through conferences and publications, and by providing a framework within which research, training and cooperative projects involving educational assessment can be undertaken.
• To make expertise in assessment techniques more readily available for the solution of educational problems.
• To cooperate with other agencies that have complementary interests.
• Participate in other activities for the improvement of assessment techniques and their appropriate use by educational agencies around the world.

IAEA Conferences in recent years

YEAR	PLACE	THEME
2022	Mexico City, Mexico	Contributions of Assessment to Quality Education
2019	Baku, Azerbaijan	Assessment & Decision Making
2018	Oxford, United Kingdom	Assessment & Big Data
2016	Cape Town, South Africa	Assessing the Achievement of Curriculum Standards
2015	Kansas, United States	The Three Most Important Considerations in Testing: Validity, Validity, Validity