August 2008
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| CIEAMail, Issue 25 | August 2008 |
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Welcome Welcome to CIEAMAIL, the topical monthly members e-newsletter, carrying news and views from the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA). Content:
Institute News - New - Chartered Educational Assessor (CEA) Handbook
Institute News - New - Chartered Educational Assessor (CEA) Handbook The CIEA has developed a handbook to help those candidates who successfully complete the CIEA two day training event. The handbook details the role of the CEA as well as offering hints and tips about how to use the tools available to the CEA. The handbook also gives guidelines about how to develop a portfolio and work this up into a case study. Click here to access the PDF version.
"It is - to say the least - thought provoking and of some concern that the majority of young people might despair at the constant negative reporting of their school achievements whilst working harder - when they are only doing what we ask of them, through the educational challenges that we set," says David Wright, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA).
Teacher Learning Academy (TLA) Stage 1 recognition An assessment-related CPD opportunity for teaching professionals practising in England (offered by the Teacher Learning Academy (TLA) in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA). Are you registered with the GTCE and a current member of CIEA? Do you hold qualified teacher status? If your answer to the above questions is 'YES' then you are eligible to participate in the assessment-specific route to Teacher Learning Academy Stage 1 recognition.
Cadmo is a biannual scientific journal launched in 1993 and published by FrancoAngeli. Since 2007 it has been an ISI publication (listed in the Social Sciences citation index). AEA-Europe and Cadmo Board have entered into an agreement which provides for AEA-Europe to adopt Cadmo as the Association's journal and to distribute it to AEA-Europe members from 2008. AEA-Europe will edit one issue of Cadmo every two years. Invitation to Submit The special issue of Cadmo in 2009 will be the responsibility of AEA-Europe The issue will focus on Assessment and Accountability Across Europe. Accountability has been a growing purpose of educational assessment across Europe in the last 20 years. It can be applied to whole systems, to areas of a country, to schools, to universities and to individual teachers. Yet there are great differences between countries in their philosophies of accountability and in the methods adopted. This special issue gives an opportunity to reflect, review and consider the success and failure of the various systems operating within Europe within an integrated setting. Articles must be submitted by e-mail to the Lead Editor, Jo-Anne Baird, at Jo-Anne.Baird@bristol.ac.uk by 15 December 2008 at the latest. Submissions must be clearly labelled as submission for Cadmo Accountability Special Issue 2009. Late submissions cannot be considered.
Schoolshape is an assessment tool which allows teachers to set and assess work involving practical skills, such as speaking a foreign language, securely online. Schoolshape are inviting comments and suggestions from professional assessors and educators. Free use of the software is offered to CIEA members throughout 2009 in return for weekly input of professional opinions and constructive comments. For further information please visit the schoolshape website or email peter@island.je stating your CIEA membership number.
The CIEA has negotiated a 25% discount with Incyte who have created an online web-based tool aimed at supporting schools, colleges and universities with best practice assessment. Incyte was created in March 2008 through the amalgamation of three highly successful educational organisations: MGA Education Ltd, Top Quality Marque and Education Leadership and Management Solutions. Over the last five years, all three organisations have gained high quality reputations for innovative development and strategic thinking in education. Incyte's Hungarian company, established in 2007, has been nominated for a prestigious national innovation award. The SSE Digital Assessment Platform is a menu of world class tools that create and support a systematic approach for schools to achieve and sustain outstanding practice. Each program is web-based and easy to use saving significant amounts of time in collecting, recording and analysing self-evaluation data on pupil, adult and organisational performance. The programs have been developed with schools in the UK and overseas over the last four years to ensure that they are designed to meet their needs. The Platform is built for 21st century thinkers who are keen to provide a world class service for the pupils and adults they serve. Each part of the platform incorporates 21st century philosophical concepts and effectively supports the process of personalisation and assessment for learning, in-depth self-evaluation and competency based supportive lifelong learning. The Digital Platform includes a sophisticated electronic reporting system.
Assessment News - NAA take over tests contract On the 15 August 2008 QCA announced that an agreement had been made with ETS to dissolve their five-year contract for national curriculum tests operations with immediate effect. This follows the late delivery of key stage test results this summer.
The National Assessment Agency (NAA) has contracted Edexcel to provide additional back office support to complete the reviews for this year's national curriculum tests. NAA took over the management of the reviews process from ETS Europe in July and has already been considering reviews requests received before the end of the summer term. Markers undertaking reviews will have contracts directly with NAA. Senior members of NAA will work with markers throughout the review process, to ensure that strict quality standards are achieved. Edexcel will support the NAA by providing logistical and process management capacity and data entry facilities to ensure all reviews are concluded as quickly as possible and accurate outcomes returned to schools.
Assessment News - Sutherland Inquiry into National Curriculum Tests 2008 The CIEA is collating member views in response to Lord Sutherland's inquiry into the delivery of Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 test results in 2008. The call for evidence can be found by following this link
CPD - Events and Training Course Calendar Each month the CIEA communicates educational assessment focused events and training courses that are taking place around the UK. The INGOTS Staff Development Courses The assessor model supports staff development and this can be used to get recognition through the Teacher Learning Academy (TLA) of the General Teaching Council for England. ICT Assessor Training Assessor training courses are arranged on a regular basis at various geographical locations. If you are interested in becoming an assessor, sign up at click here... for the forthcoming courses or put your name and details on the course waiting list. We will use this to arrange courses as far as possible to suit the geographical location. In general, the course fee is £129 per delegate however, a discount of 15% is offered to CIEA members reducing the fee to £109.65. Communicate-ed Assessment related training courses: Communicate-ed is a company specialising in the training of education professionals who work in the area of special needs. The CIEA has negotiated a 15% discount for members. Please download the appropriate form for the Communicate-ed website Please return your application clearly marked 'CIEA discount' with your membership number. Please note that the discount only applies to the standard rate and cannot be used with any other offer. Training providers. Please contact info@ciea.org.uk if you would like to promote your courses within this section of CIEAMail. Members should be aware that the CIEA is only communicating these events to its members and not endorsing them.
BBC News Online Thursday, 21 August 2008 There has been the biggest annual rise since 1990 in the proportion of GCSE This year 65.7% of the exams taken were awarded A* to C grades, a rise of 2.4 percentage points from 63.3% last year, the exam boards reported. As hundreds of thousands of teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their results, the pass rate rose again, to 98.4%. More than a fifth - 20.7% - were awarded either A* or A grades. The number of entries fell to a five-year low of 5.7 million entries this summer compared with 5.8 million in 2007, down 2.7%.
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