August 2007
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| IEAMail, Issue 13 | August 2007 |
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Welcome Anniversary edition. 1 Year. Since the Institute launched in May 2006, IEAMail has become one of the most important member benefits and has gone from strength to strength. Emailed monthly, to over 5,000 educationalists, IEAMail has provided members with regular news updates on organisational developments including; new resources, products and services, membership information and networking opportunities. It also provides members with update-to-date assessment news and details of discounted CPD opportunities.Content: Congratulations to students and assessors
Congratulations to students and assessors The Institute would like to congratulate students, teachers and assessors for all of the hard work and commitment over the examination period. We wish students the greatest success!
Institute News -Institute of Educational Assessors is granted a Royal Charter The Institute has been granted Chartered status by The Privy Council. The accolade comes in recognition of the efforts of the IEA to have the practice of assessment recognised as a professional activity, with separate skills and competencies to teaching that are fundamental to effective teaching and learning.
Institute News - Gained Qualified Teacher Status and interested in assessment-related CPD? Start your teaching career with a recognised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme. The Institute of Educational Assessors (IEA) and the General Teaching Council (GTC) are pleased to announce the launch of a pilot project that will enable IEA members, who have recently gained Qualified Teacher Status, to gain Teacher Learning Academy (TLA) Stage 1 professional recognition. Why should I register an interest? As well as ensuring your skills are maintained at the highest level by undertaking formalised CPD, this structured system of development allows you to continue to benefit from the experience and knowledge of senior professionals in your centre of learning who will coach you to ensure your learning is optimised to enable you continue to develop your teaching and assessment skills. Additionally, the TLA is the first national system that both recognises and celebrates the learning that takes place every day in the professional lives of teachers.
Institute News - Institute welcomes over 100 Fellows! The number of Member and Fellow applications continues to grow since the launch of the higher grades of membership in May 2007. To date the institute has received 51 Member applications and 124 Fellow applications. If you would like to upgrade your membership of the IEA, then please follow the link below.
Institute News - Congratulations on GCSE's 20th Anniversary "Technology-smart teenagers have impressed 92 per cent of employers with their IT skills to the extent that the employers concede that they themselves are often outclassed in this crucial area of modern industrial intellect, according to a recent survey published by the CBI," says Kathleen Tattersall, Chair of the Institute of Educational Assessors, on the 20th anniversary of the first GCSE examinations in 1988.
Institute News -Class of 52 and 54 - Could have done better "A-level examinations make greater demands on students today than was ever the case," says Kathleen Tattersall, Chair of the Institute of Educational Assessors. "Syllabuses now demand skills and knowledge which were once the exclusive preserve of the university sector, examined through sophisticated and well researched assessment techniques which give more information about the overall abilities of our young people - in this modern day - than was ever the case through the hit-or miss one-type-fits-all essay approach of years gone by."
Institute News - Winner of the 'Recommend a friend/colleague' promotion In last months IEAMail we asked you if you would like to recommend a friend or colleague to join the IEA. The following individuals nominated a friend or colleague and 20 lucky individuals have won an IEA USB memory stick. Winners! Mr Graham Ambridge, Mrs Mary Allen, Mr John Ramsell, Ms Yogpadma Jain, Ms Pam Singleton, Dr. C .O Nwankpa, Miss Anna Holmes, Mrs K. Starkey, Mr Paul Rapley, Mrs Elizabeth Mary Gargett-Stringer, Miss Sarah Tough, Mr Ian Woodfield, Ms Charlotte Haile, Mr Andy Giles, Miss Emma Sale, Mrs Barbara Rigby, Mr Liam O'Leary, Mr Ian Gander, Ms Michelle Kavanagh, Ms Antoinette Nevins. If your name is listed above then you will receive an IEA USB memory stick within the next four weeks. Thank you to all of those who made recommendations and took part in this promotion. A similar promotion will take place again later in the Autumn.
Institute News -IEA Summer 2008 conference update The IEA will hold its annual assessment conference in central London on April 23rd and 24th 2008. The Institute is pleased to announce that the following speakers have confirmed their attendance:
For more information, including details of the agendas please follow this link: Read more ...
Institute News - IEA Research Database (Powered by EBSCO) - Recent publications Access to General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations for students with special educational needs: what is 'best practice'? British Journal of Special Education: Jun2007, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p89-95 In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, recent guidance on access arrangements for students with special educational needs taking public examinations such as the end-of-school General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) has signalled a commitment to the development of access arrangements in line with 'best practice'. In this article, Kevin Woods, from the Educational Support and Inclusion section of the School of Education at the University of Manchester, provides a relevant evaluation of access arrangements for GCSE examinations using questionnaire feedback from 205 specialist teachers involved in their implementation. The findings are that the system for allocating access arrangements is considered 'manageable' by 20% of teachers and 'fair' by only 25% of teachers; 70% of teachers would consider extension of access arrangements to be appropriate, notwithstanding resource constraints.
Institute News -The Examination Process Explained Stage 7 - Awarding Bodies Once satisfied with the marks and grades awarded, the awarding bodies send the results to the examination centres who then distribute them to their students. If candidates have an enquiry about their results, they can ask their centre to contact the awarding body on their behalf. This can include asking for their marked exam scripts back, a copy of the mark scheme, or even a remark. Remarking and Appeals If a candidate seriously believes that they have received an unfair result, then they may ask their examination centre to query the relevant awarding body. They can request a clerical check on examiners' totalling or ask for a remark by a different examiner. If these measures don't resolve the query, it may be referred to the awarding body's Appeals Panel. If there is still no resolution, the case may then be taken to the independent Examinations Appeals Board.
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. Communicate-ed Assessment related training courses Communicate-ed is a company specialising in the training of education professionals who work in the area of special needs. The IEA has negotiated a 15% discount for members. Please download the appropriate form for the Communicate-ed website Read more ... Please return your application clearly marked 'IEA discount' with your membership number. Please note that the discount only applies to the standard rate and cannot be used with any other offer. SQA Assessment related workshops SQA Workshop - Making verification work for you: Dalkeith, 30th October 2007 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.
Daily Telegraph, Monday 20th August 2007 Exam cheat probe into hidden earpieces The wireless earpiece is so small it cannot be easily seen. Students using the device in an exam hall could be silently called on their mobile phone by an accomplice outside while they could talk back to them via a tiny microphone sensitive enough to pick up whispers.
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