November 2006
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| IEAMail, Issue 4 | November 2006 |
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Welcome Welcome to IEAMail, the topical monthly E-newsletter published by the Institute of Educational Assessors (IEA). Content:
Institute News - IEA represented at Assessment-Europe Conference in Naples
Institute News - Assessment Conference in Naples The Chair of the IEA, Kathleen Tattersall recently travelled to Naples to attend the Assessment Europe Conference to represent and present our Institute of Educational Assessors. This year's conference theme, Assessment and Equity, was appropriate to all types of assessment - national, externally set tests as well as assessment by teachers. All of us are aware that some tests favour males rather than females while course work would seem more biased in favour of females. Clearly a balanced approach to assessment is needed to ensure that the assessment regime is fair and to mitigate any unintended effects of the chosen testing instruments. Putting all the eggs into one basket will inevitably favour one group over another.
Institute News - Member and Fellow Membership Grades The Institute will be launching Member and Fellow grades in the summer of 2007. The criteria for these grades will be matched against the roles and competencies that are mapped out in the IEA Professional Framework. Applicants will be asked to support their application by providing evidence in the form of a CV and at least one professional reference. Associate members of the IEA that have already expressed an interest in Member or Fellow status will automatically receive information in due course. Further information will appear on the website and in IEAMail. Applicants are asked to be aware that they must qualify for Associate membership before being eligible for Member/Fellow status. To view the Associate member criteria Read more ... If you have any further queries regarding membership to the IEA then please email us at: members@instituteofeducationalassessors.org.uk.
Institute News - Job Vacancy Service The IEA has teamed up with the TES to offer members a job vacancy service and a great discounted annual subscription deal. TES jobs, is the UK's leading site that offers assessment-related jobs in education. With more jobs to search through than any other website with new positions posted every Friday, it is the best way to look for your next move within education. Recently relaunched, this service is a great free member benefit.
Assessment News - What is teacher assessment? The term 'teacher assessment' is most frequently used to refer to a type of assessment that is less formalised than coursework assessment. The term implies that teachers carry out teacher assessment in the course of their normal teaching activities, rather than as a separate activity. Read more ...
The NAA has launched a new tool that enables exams officers in schools and colleges to quickly and easily generate an exam policy. The exam policy generator tool takes the hard work out of creating an exam policy. It takes you through a series of questions covering typical exam policy scenarios and allows you to select from a range of answers. The tool then generates your customised exam policy as a Word document that you can edit further if needed. There are specific versions of the policy tool for 11-16, 11-19 and FE centres.
Competition - Win Free Professional Indemnity Cover for a Year! The need for adequate protection has never been more appropriate. To protect the interests of members the IEA has partnered with Endsleigh Business Insurance Services to offer access to Professional Indemnity Insurance. And to celebrate this partnership Endsleigh have kindly agreed to give one lucky member free Professional Indemnity for a year! For your chance to win simply answer the following question below; In insurance jargon what do the letters P I and L O L stand for? A) Proper Insurance - Limit of Loss Email your answer plus your name and membership number to competition@ioea.org.uk. Please note that this competition is only open to IEA members. For further professional indemnity cover information please visit the Member area of the website.
NEW - CPD Events and Training Course Calendar Events and Training Course Calendar Each month the IEA communicates educational assessment focused events and training courses that are taking place around the UK. Members should be aware that the IEA is only communicating these events to its members and not endorsing these events. The e-Assessment Question, 8th and 9th March (£297.75 per day) run by Assessment Tomorrow (£205.62 per day for IEA members). To claim your discount and book on to either of the above events please email your name, the event and your membership number to info@ioea.org.uk. Training providers. Please contact info@ioea.org.uk if you would like to promote your courses.
Assessment News - And Finally... Daily Mail - 2 November 2006 Pupils in Scotland are being allowed to use "Text-Speak", the language used for mobile phone messages, in GCSE examinations. Examiners, moderators and markers have been told not to penalise students who use text-speak, providing they get the answer right. Jargon would not get top marks, but would still be accepted in Standard Grade English exams in Scotland.
Like what you have seen so far? IEAMail is available to all educational assessors until December. From January 2007 this monthly service will only be available to IEA members. Membership is completely free-of-charge until 9th May 2007, so that means that (if you join now) you can continue to enjoy IEAMail completely free-of-charge. Membership also enables educational assessors to access a wide range of assessment-related member benefits. If you have a friend or colleague who you think may benefit from this newsletter, membership of the IEA, or would like further promotional literature, then please email info@ioea.org.uk
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