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Improving Formative Assessment
NIACE & UCU Expert Seminar
| Date: | Thursday 8 May 2008 |
| Venue: | UCU Conference Centre, 27 Britannia Street, London WC1X 9JP |
| Ref: | C1657 |
[Background] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
This expert seminar is being organised within the wider context of research and development work about effective formative assessment practices within adult learning.
Kathryn Ecclestone’s recent research project “Improving Formative Assessment” makes a strong case for the importance of effective formative assessment practices in teaching and learning. They make a tangible difference to learners’ achievement. However, formative assessment skills are not always included in teacher education programmes and practitioners may lack confidence in using formative assessment practices as a result. This expert seminar gives practitioners an opportunity to learn about effective formative assessment practice from an expert in the field.
The event aims to:
 | inform participants about effective approaches to formative assessment |
| inform participants about recent research into effective formative assessment practice |
| provide participants with a lively and inspiring seminar. |
Following attendance at the seminar, participants will be able to use effective formative assessment approaches when working with their learners.
The event will be of particular interest to all literacy, language and numeracy practitioners, teacher educators, trainers.
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Programme
| Contributors: Dr Kathryn Ecclestone, Post Compulsory Education, Oxford Brookes University Rachel Davies, Development Officer (Dyslexia), NIACE Dan Taubman, Senior National Education Officer, University and College Union (UCU) |
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| 09:45 | Arrival and registration (tea/coffee available) |
| 10:15 | Welcome and introduction to the day |
| 10:30 | Outline of Improving
Formative Assessment project: aims and findings of research |
| 11:15 | Tea/coffee break |
| 11:30 | Working in small
groups to consider methods of formative assessment and their practical application |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Working in small
groups to consider methods of formative assessment and their practical application |
| 14:30 | Feedback from group work |
| 15:15 | Closing remarks |
| 15:30 | Close of seminar (tea/coffee available) |
This programme is correct at the time of going to press. The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the published programme in the event of one or more of the advertised speakers being unable to attend. Delegates will have no claim against NIACE in respect of such changes.
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