Recognizing a Wider Range of Achievement - Alternative Assessment Procedures
The Executive Seminar for Education System Officials was organised with the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority. The main theme was Recognising a Wider Range of Achievement - Alternative Assessment Procedures. The seminar was held in Hong Kong on the 27th and 28th April 2009, the Seminar Presenters were Professor Gordon Stanley and Professor Jim Tognolini (OUCEA) and Dr Francis Cheung and Dr Thomas Cheung (HKEAA). The seminar was designed to enable education system officials to consider the implications of universal education on the provision of diversified examination services.
Presentations from the seminar:
'Standards of Measuring and Performance'
'Establishing and Validating Standards'
'Recognition of Achievement for the Wide Ability Range of Students'
'Capacity Building for Human Capital'
'The Motivation Provided by Public Examinations'
'Actual Models in Different Contexts'
Here is a link to a facebook group for those who attended the seminar or for anyone who is interested in the topics raised, please feel free to discuss or comment on any of the issues mentioned.