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Assessment Horizons - assessment literacy, identities and cultures - with Dr Simon Child

by Guest Blogger, 14 November 2022
Dr Simon Child, Cambridge Assessment Network's Head of Assessment Training was recently a discussant at the 'exploring the role of assessment literacy in times of uncertainty' session at AEA-Europe Conference 2022. We caught up with him to learn more about assessment literacy and cultures and how learning about these concepts may evolve.

Assessment Horizons - with Sarah Corcoran from ACCA

by Guest Blogger, 07 July 2022
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How did different organisations offering assessments respond to the pandemic? and what could that tell us about the future of assessment delivery? Cambridge Assessment Network spoke with Sarah Corcoran, Director of e-Assessment Transformation at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) about moving to Computer-Based Assessment, and how learning and assessment in her industry is changing in relation to technology drivers.

Exploring equity in education and beyond

by Guest Blogger, 24 March 2022
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At an expert roundtable in earlier this year we brought together key voices from the education sector to discuss the barriers to equity in education, and the information policy makers might need to improve it. Here, attendees Hardip Begol and Sammy Wright reflect on the discussion and share their thoughts on these perennial yet but crucial questions for any education system that aspires to equity.

What do you mean ‘personalised learning’?

by Guest Blogger, 10 March 2022
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As part of our SHAPE Education initiative, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is hosting monthly ‘SHAPE Live’ debates with experts on the future of education. On Tuesday, 1 March we discussed how, as educators and an education system, we can personalise learning. Brendan Wightman, secondary digital publishing lead (English) at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, reflects on the recent event.

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