8th Annual Conference and Exhibition from Assessment Tomorrow

America Square Conference Centre in the City of London 17^th/18^th March 2010 ... download
 

Fees:    Full rate: £250 per delegate per day plus VAT or £475 plus VAT per delegate for attendance on both days
For delegates from schools , colleges, registered charities and the public sector: £190 per delegate per day + VAT or £370 + VAT per                           delegate for attendance on both days
Register Here by either invoiced or credit card payment      
         Please note prevailing VAT rate from 1/1/10 is 17.5%

Ofqual is pleased to support the e-Assessment Question. However, the views expressed at the conference are the speakers’ own and do not necessarily represent Ofqual policy

Click below for more about the e-Assessment Association

The 2010 AGM of the e-Assessment Association will be held at the end of day one sessions of the conference

Day One, Wednesday 17h March 2010 – developing innovative, reliable & robust solutions, the practical issues

e-Assessment, the use of technology to assess skills, knowledge, understanding and competency is underpinning a revolution is the use of ICT in the class room and the workplace. Day One of the e-Assessment Question 2010 will focus on the issues underpinning the growth of e-Assessment

• innovative technology,
• the need for validity and reliability,
• the link to assessment for learning programmes,
• the acceptance of stakeholders,
• the impact on the learner, teacher, employer,
• to the design and implementation of robust and fit for purpose qualifications & formative assessments;

in this the age of the internet and to a generation raised since the birth of the computer, the web, games, social networking and global telecommunications.
 

Day Two, Thurs. 18h March 2010 –
Quality, Transparency and Accountability in e-Assessment

All institutions are facing a challenge of ensuring that computer based and computer assisted assessments are fit for purpose and meet the expectations of all stakeholders.

Key to this issue are the challenges of:

- quality

- transparency and

- accountability

The second day of the 2010 conference discusses these issues and asks the questions about the regulations and public and the professional acceptance of these new tools techniques and technologies, their control, management and usage.