Cambridge Assessment Network

Despite successive failures in administration and accumulating evidence of extreme washback effects into the curriculum, national assessment and associated accountability measures remain a solid part of English education policy. This presentation will review the history of development in national testing in England, will scan alternatives which are and aren't being considered, and will look at the most likely direction of future developments.

Speaker: Tim Oates, Cambridge Assessment
Venue: Cambridge Assessment, 9 Hills Road, Cambridge
Time: 15.30-17.00

For further information, or to reserve a place at the seminar please contact the Network Team on 01223 553846 or thenetwork@cambridgeassessment.org.uk

The concept of validity has been broadened in the last fifteen years and has become the key issue for those who want to create appropriate assessments. Current definitions of validity include consideration of the uses and consequences of assessments. This seminar will look at different facets of validity - like face, content and construct validity - and will focus particularly on the adequacy of our interpretations and actions based on test scores. The challenge to assessment developers is to show that what is measured in a test or exam bears a valid relation to the desigred knoelwedge and skills in the real world.

Speaker: Andrew Watts, Cambridge Assessment consultant
Venue: Cambridge Assessment, 9 Hills Road, Cambridge
Time: 10.30-12.00

For further information, or to reserve a place at the seminar please contact the Network Team on 01223 553846 or thenetwork@cambridgeassessment.org.uk