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The National Conference April 23rd and 24th. 2008
The purpose of the conference is to create real added value for members by supporting their professional development needs in the key area of assessment. In turn the theme also supports the IEA mission of improving the quality of assessment through better assessment standards and accountability. This year's theme is delivering good assessment practice in times of change.
This conference responds to the need to deliver high quality assessment in school, colleges and the workplace during major education reform including the introduction of single levels tests, the new diplomas and new specifications in A levels and GCSEs.
It will give an opportunity to hear about current circumstances and future plans from across the UK and countries elsewhere as to how assessment systems are being used to support and drive the changes to educational systems, assessment practices and institutions in a diverse range of settings.
It will create a link between different purposes of assessment, good assessment practice and the role of the IEA.
The conference is organized around keynote addresses followed by a series of seminars from which members can choose. The first day, Wednesday 23rd. members will be able to hear from Dylan Wiliam and Professor Jouni Valijarvi from Finland. The seminars are then aimed at specific interest groups:
Changes to Government policy;
Assessment research findings;
E-assessment issues;
International comparisons and their impact upon the British system;
Effective practice in secondary schools and the tertiary sector;
Effective practice in primary schools.
On Thursday 24th. the keynote speakers will be Isabel Nisbet, who will outline the role of the new regulator, Alina von Davier from Princeton and John Gardner from Queen's University, Belfast. The seminars will offer the same themes, except that there will be examples of good practice in the secondary and tertiary sectors.