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| IEAMail, Issue 10 | May 2007 |
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Welcome Welcome to IEAMail, the topical monthly members e-newsletter, carrying news and views from the Institute of Educational Assessors (IEA). Content:
Institute News
- Member and Fellow grades now open to senior examiners
Institute News - Member and Fellow grades now open to senior examiners The IEA is pleased to announce the launch of Member and Fellow grades to the external assessment community (e.g. senior examiners or moderators working for awarding bodies). Internal assessors (e.g. individuals carrying out senior assessment roles within schools/colleges) will be invited to apply for these senior grades when the formative version of the IEA Professional Framework is launched later in the summer. If you take part in both internal and external assessment we recommend that you apply to upgrade using your external role as the indicator. E.g. A teacher who is also a Principal Examiner will apply for Fellow status now. If you are an external assessor and you wish to apply to upgrade to Member or Fellow status please visit the Membership Upgrade Information page located with the Member area on the IEA website Read more ... Please note, to gain access to the upgrade facility you must have activated your online profile, if you have not done so, please follow this link Read more ... Please note that upgrades are currently only available via the submission of a hardcopy membership upgrade form (plus associated supporting documents). An online application form will go live later in June. If you have any membership upgrade queries please email info@ioea.org.uk
Institute News - New CPD Area Launched on IEA Website The IEA is pleased to announce the launch of a dedicated CPD section that focuses initially on Vocational Assessor CPD that complements the IEA Professional Framework. This new tool enables members to establish their assessment and personal professional development needs and then address them by accessing the compendium (located in the CPD section of the IEA website). The compendium addresses all of the main vocational assessment functions by offering practical advice gained from senior vocational assessors. It also outlines useful member resources (available via the Member area on the IEA website) and suggests third party resources that can contribute towards addressing personal assessment-related continuing professional needs. The compendium not only offers practical help and advice, but also enables members to share advice/good practice, recommend resources (e.g. websites), and give recommendations for future IEA resources. IEA Membership Manager, Richard Gott, commented: 'The Vocational Assessors' compendium is an extremely powerful tool that enables specific continuing professional development (CPD) requirements to be established. It offers tailor-made solutions in the form of practical help, advice and resource recommendations. We created it specifically for vocational assessors and we hope that members contribute towards its development.' The IEA would like to thank the Vocational Assessor Focus Group (comprised of senior vocational assessor members) for contributing to thecompendium, Paula Goddard for editing the content, and IEA Campaigns Manager, Graham Herbert for project managing the online content version. The IEA plans to launch formative, summative and vocational versions of this compendium later in the year.
Institute News -IEA National Assessment Conference - Review Thank you to all those who attended the Institute's first national assessment conference. Your attendance and subsequent comments were warmly received by the Institute team. For those of you who were unable to attend the conference and would like the opportunity to view keynote presentations and live video recordings you can do so by following the link below.
Institute News - Chartered Educational Assessor Update From September the IEA will be piloting the Chartered Educational Assessor concept within schools. This is the first step in making Chartered Educational Assessors available for the membership. Further details about the Chartered Educational Assessor will be posted on our website.
Institute News -Summative Assessment - Your recommendations could win you a £20 M&S voucher This month we are asking you to share your summative assessment-related top tips, advice, good practice and ideas on preparing for assessment. We are keen to hear your suggestions for the following functions:
Two examples of good advice for 'design the assessment specification' have been outlined below to get you started: Internal Assessor Example - Good advice when designing an assessment specification would be to check for any changes to the specification that may impact on any proposed assignment. A related resource recommendation might be the National Curriculum in Action website. External Assessor Example - Good advice when designing an assessment specification would be to maintain coverage and range of subject whilst meeting the requirements of the regulatory body. E.g. QCA, A related resource recommendation might be research papers and articles on the IEA website. To submit your advice or resource recommendation, and to enter into our £20 M&S voucher competition simply follow this link Read more ... You can be credited for your suggestions or remain anonymous if you so wish. Please note that the winner will be picked at random and will be announced in the next issue of Make the Grade magazine.
Institute News - Make the Grade Summer Edition You should have already received your copy of the summer edition of Make the Grade magazine, if you have not received your copy please email us at info@ioea.org.uk stating your name and membership number and we will ensure that a copy is sent to you. You can also view both the current and the previous editions of Make the Grade online by following the link below.
Institute News -IEA Online Discussion Forums - Latest posts Recently you should have received an email from Membership Manager, Richard Gott, inviting you to join the IEA online discussion forums (located within the member area on the IEA website). Since Richard sent this email over 120 members have registered and are now sharing assessment-related information and advice. Members include a mixture of teachers, lecturers, deputy head teachers, examiners and markers, and the mix continues to become more diverse by the day! Recent Member Posts:
Recent IEA Posts:
Register for forums - Read more ... Read forum posts - Read more ... If you have any queries regarding the discussion forums please email info@ioea.org.uk.
Institute News -The Examination Process Explained Stage 4 - The Exams Themselves Students cannot communicate directly with awarding bodies. If they want to take an examination they must do so through a registered exam centre - usually a school or FE college. Each centre chooses a syllabus from one of the awarding bodies for every subject they offer their students. The final examinations are written around these syllabuses.
CPD - Events and Training Course Calendar Each month the IEA communicates educational assessment focused events and training courses that are taking place around the UK. SQA Assessment Related WorkshopsSQA Workshop - Making verification work for you: Dalkeith, 30th October SQA Workshop - Assessment and portfolio building in an SVQ programme: Glasgow, 5th June Higher Education Academy's HE in FE 'Assessment - National Events 2007'. 27th June - Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies These one-day events are intended for HE in FE lecturers and managers to learn about the latest developments in assessment, a theme defined in the QAA Handbook for Integrated Quality and Enhancement Review (IQER) as "... the element of higher education most in need of development in reviews at the subject level". For further information about the events please contact EIAT by email at info@eiatconsultancy.com or phone 01484 487994. Training providers. Please contact info@ioea.org.uk if you would like to promote your courses within this section of IEAMail. Members should be aware that the IEA is only communicating these events to its members and not endorsing them.
Assessment Research - What strategies are effective for formative assessment in an e-learning environment? T. H. Wang, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. June 2007 Extract from Ebsco article held in IEA member's area.
Institute News - Google Bans Essay Writing Advertising The Times, 23 May 2007 Google, the world's biggest search engine, is to ban advertisements for essay-writing services, amid claims that it is undermining the integrity of university degrees. From next month, Google will no longer accept adverts from companies that sell thousands of essays and dissertations from as little as £70 to as much as £5,000 each around the world.
Assessment News - And Finally... BBC News, 22 May 2007 Children's academic strengths can be predicted by the relative lengths of their fingers, claim researchers. The study of 75 seven-year-old children found those with shorter ring fingers than their index fingers did better in tests at literacy than maths.
Let us know what you think of the e-newsletter and any features you'd like to see in future issues. If you're feeling creative and would like to contribute an article, please send an email to info@ioea.org.uk. Until next time...
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