Events and training

A102: Introducing Assessment Practice has been designed to guide you through the practicalities of producing and delivering assessment, and to describe and explain important related issues.

This training session responds to two fundamental questions in relation to current conceptions of validity in assessment: what does it mean to claim validity and how can a claim be proven?

Are you involved in setting, editing or evaluating question papers and assessment tasks? This one-day course provides the theoretical background to some of the principles of question writing, accompanied by practical tasks to reinforce learning.

Educational attainment is key to a child’s life chances, and schools vary in their ability to raise attainment. For this reason, the process of school choice is an important factor in academic achievement. Using large-scale national data, Professor Anna Vignoles FBA explores the school choice system and its impact at this Cambridge Assessment Network seminar.

In this practical training workshop, you'll extend your understanding of statistics for assessment. You'll build upon your knowledge of basic statistics concepts to learn new statistical methods, and how they are applied for specific assessment purposes.

A101: Introducing the Principles of Assessment is a nine week, online course for examiners, assessment writers, professional bodies, teachers, lecturers and those working for exam boards/awarding organisations.

This masterclass will include story telling and theatre skills to help you communicate clearly with confidence in the workplace

This training event will help you to gain a better understanding of the concept of assessment reliability, including how it is conceptualised, calculated, and should be interpreted.

A one week residential course for international assessment professionals on the design and delivery of public examinations.

The Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Educational Assessment (PGCA) is a professionally relevant qualification that will enable you to expand your knowledge and understanding of the principles and validation of assessment.