Development: Is assessing an art or a science?
Description:
Much writing on the theory and practice of assessment is to be found in the United States. There, a model of standardised, external tests is more the norm than in the UK, and indeed than in Europe. What are the differences between their psychometric approach to assessment and one that is more embedded in the school curriculum and linked to teaching? Can we in the UK learn more from psychometrics in the development of our examinations? Or does over-reliance on standardised testing fail to reward the full breadth of student learning?
Fee: Free to University of Cambridge staff and students, £30 for other participants
