Conferences & Events
Past Conference – 2015
Glasgow, Scotland
5th-7th November 2015
Local Host: School of Education, University of Glasgow. For more information on the University of Glasgow and its School of Education – http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/education
Theme: Assessment and Social Justice.
Date: 5th-7th November 2015
Conference Hotel: Radisson Blu Hotel, 301 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8DL
Programme: A preview of the program containing all of the presenters and papers
Keynotes:
Workshops on 4 November:There were four workshops:
- The transition from face-to-face to e-learning and MOOC assessment resources for education professionals – how do they impact upon social inequality?
- Issues around how best to provide evidence for assessment validity: the challenge of validation
- Explanatory Item Response Models – IRT for Research
- Assessing Higher-order Thinking: writing questions and mark schemes
As well as a symposium on the same day:
Conference Local Organising Committee:
Louise Hayward, University of Glasgow (Chair)
Jo-Anne Baird, Oxford University
Antonella Poce, University Roma Tre
Carolyn Hutchinson, University of Glasgow
Susan Kelly, University of Glasgow
George MacBride, University of Glasgow
Ernest Spencer, University of Glasgow
Elaine Bannatyne (Secondary Headteacher, Balfron High School)
Sharon Hayward (Primary Headteacher, Blairdardie Primary School)
Katherine McNab / Lorraine Sanda (Scottish Government)
Ken Muir (General Teaching Council for Scotland)
Graham Norris /Claire Harvey (Education Scotland)
Gill Stewart (Scottish Qualifications Authority)
Louise Wilson / Andrea Bradley (Educational Institute of Scotland)
Isobel Taggart / Jacqueline Nimmo (Glasgow City)
Joe Wilson (College Development Network)
Iain Ellis (National Parents’ Forum)
Gareth Brown (Scottish Youth Parliament)
Sources of photos:
Visit Scotland, People Make Glasgow (Glasgow City Marketing Bureau), Glasgow Life (Glasgow City Museums) and the University of Glasgow.
Past Conference – 2015
Glasgow, Scotland
5th-7th November 2015
Local Host: School of Education, University of Glasgow. For more information on the University of Glasgow and its School of Education – http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/education
Theme: Assessment and Social Justice.
Date: 5th-7th November 2015
Conference Hotel: Radisson Blu Hotel, 301 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8DL
Programme: A preview of the program containing all of the presenters and papers
Keynotes:
Workshops on 4 November:There were four workshops:
- The transition from face-to-face to e-learning and MOOC assessment resources for education professionals – how do they impact upon social inequality?
- Issues around how best to provide evidence for assessment validity: the challenge of validation
- Explanatory Item Response Models – IRT for Research
- Assessing Higher-order Thinking: writing questions and mark schemes
As well as a symposium on the same day:
Conference Local Organising Committee:
Louise Hayward, University of Glasgow (Chair)
Jo-Anne Baird, Oxford University
Antonella Poce, University Roma Tre
Carolyn Hutchinson, University of Glasgow
Susan Kelly, University of Glasgow
George MacBride, University of Glasgow
Ernest Spencer, University of Glasgow
Elaine Bannatyne (Secondary Headteacher, Balfron High School)
Sharon Hayward (Primary Headteacher, Blairdardie Primary School)
Katherine McNab / Lorraine Sanda (Scottish Government)
Ken Muir (General Teaching Council for Scotland)
Graham Norris /Claire Harvey (Education Scotland)
Gill Stewart (Scottish Qualifications Authority)
Louise Wilson / Andrea Bradley (Educational Institute of Scotland)
Isobel Taggart / Jacqueline Nimmo (Glasgow City)
Joe Wilson (College Development Network)
Iain Ellis (National Parents’ Forum)
Gareth Brown (Scottish Youth Parliament)
Sources of photos:
Visit Scotland, People Make Glasgow (Glasgow City Marketing Bureau), Glasgow Life (Glasgow City Museums) and the University of Glasgow.