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‘Using ICT to measure skills, understanding and knowledge
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Annual Conference and Exhibition
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About the Conference and Exhibition
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e-Assessment, the use of computer based assessment via e-portfolios and e-testing is increasingly becoming part of the mainstream in the classroom and the workplace.
This year we took Assessment for Learning as our focus and look at how the technology, tools and techniques of e-Assessment and Computer Based Testing can support the Formative and Summative Assessment processes and help develop the Assessment for Learning concepts.
Learners achieve most when
· they understand clearly what they are trying to learn, and what is expected of them
· they are given feedback about the quality of their work and what they can do to make it better
· they are given advice about how to go about making improvements
· they are fully involved in deciding what needs to be done next, and who can give them help if they need it
Technology is ideally suited to supporting these ambitions and making assessment and the personal learning agenda viable. The newer mobile technologies even more so.
However, technology offers both benefits and challenges for those using, or considering using, ICT to address these ideas. e-Assessment offers exciting and innovative approaches to otherwise costly, and/or inflexible assessment of learners, students or employees.
The challenge for those developing, selecting and implementing e-Assessment solutions is to balance the desire for innovation and development with the need to deliver the benefits
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Are you considering computer based testing or using e-portfolios?
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Do you want to find out about e-Assessment? or want to see the latest developments?
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How robust, valid and reliable are e-Assessment solutions?
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Are you concerned about the risks and costs - how about the impact on learners, teachers and administrators?
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Are you excited or intrigued by what mobile and latest e-Assessment technologies offer?
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How does e-Assessment support learning?
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Involved with e-marking, e-Assessment or e-portfolios for the first time?
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Want to discuss the issues with colleagues, AB’s etc.?
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What are the implications for learners and teachers, not to mention examiners and managers?
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FIND ANSWERS AND IDEAS AT THE e-ASSESSMENT QUESTION 2011
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The main theme for 2011 was Assessment of learning, assessment for learning, assessment is learning - click for more
Speakers included: Chris Jones, Director-General City&Guilds (keynote) Stephen Fahey, Learning Tech. Director, Pearson Education Julie Swan, Head of Regulatory Policy. OFQUAL and others ... click here The role and importance of technology in assessing and supporting learners in the classroom and the workplace’ - was a special eAA (e-Assessment Association) lead session on Day One (pm) which will conclude with the 2011 AGM of the eAA
Mobile assessments/Conference APP: As part of this years conference there was a sub-theme looking at mobile assessment. This culminated in a workshop (day two, pm) which focussed on using your mobile, pda, laptop, iphone, ipad, kindle etc. to access formative assessments, click here
A group of Sixth Form college students and their teacher, Graham Smart, demonstrated the power of digital formative assessment in the class room.
Exhibition of leading suppliers including RM, Pearson Vue, Questionmark, BTL, Scholar, TAG, Calibrand ALphaplus..
Evening Wine and Cheese reception sponsored by Cambridge Assessment .
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John Winkley, Director, AlphaPlus Consultancy. Stephen Fahey, Learning Technologies Director, Pearson Learning . Patrick Craven, Principal Analyst, Cambridge Assessment. Denis Saunders, CEO and Founder, Calibrand. Jeremy Carter. Head of Sales & Marketing Ray Tolley, Independent Consultant Grahame Smart, Maths AST and E-Learning Consultant Cliff Beevers PhD, OBE, Chair of eAA, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University. Keith Kilpatrick, Assistant Director, LSN/LSDA. Donald Clark, Independent Consultant. Bill Foster PhD, Teaching Fellow and CBA Coordinator, School of Maths & Stats, Newcastle University Dr. Vikki Smith, Director, Research and Design, City & Guilds of London Institute Colin Deal, Examware. Chris Jones, Director-General, City and Guilds Julie Swan, Head of Regulatory Policy, OFQUAL. Gavin Cooney, MD, Learnosity Matt Wingfield, MD, Tag Developments Fiona Hudson-Kelly, Director, SMARTASSESSOR Graham Hudson, Director, DRS. Prof. Phillip John PhD DSc, Heriot-Watt University Helen Ashton, Heriot-Watt University Bob Gomersall, Chair, Virtual College and BTL Group. Stuart Jones, Able Consulting
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