| LC control no. | nr 94003952 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | University of Cambridge. Local Examinations Syndicate |
| Variant(s) | UCLES (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate) |
| See also | Successor: Cambridge Assessment |
| Beginning date | 1858 |
| Ending date | 2005 |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Located | Cambridge (England) |
| Field of activity | Examinations--Design and construction Examinations--Interpretation Examinations--Validity Educational tests and measurements--Evaluation Education--Standards |
| Found in | Joint examination for the Malaysia Certificate ... 1974?: t.p. (University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate) 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) 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) |
| Associated language | eng |
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