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Professional development for the
assessment community
2018 programme
Build your expertise
in assessment
Training events | Seminars | Courses | Online learning
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Inside
this year’s
Network
programme p 3 5 7
Welcome to our
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Join the
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A101: A new way
2018 training discussion with to learn about
programme our seminars the principles of
assessment
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Develop your
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PGCA: Take your
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Tailored training
expertise in learning to the solutions
assessment with next level
specialist training
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International
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Your 2018
courses training calendar
Cambridge Assessment Network is part of
Cambridge Assessment, Europe’s largest
assessment agency and a department of the
University of Cambridge.
www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk
The Cambridge Assessment Network is an
endorsed Cambridge University provider of
Executive and Professional Education.
Welcome
Welcome to our 2018
training programme
We’ve added two new courses to our There is no shortage of excellent academic
specialist training provision this year: research and analysis about assessment,
Unlocking the power of questions for different but it’s a subject that’s often regarded as
purposes has been introduced to support a technical and intimidating. Since assessment
greater understanding of questions in their is an essential yet controversial element of
wider educational context, and Dr Tom education and training, a wider understanding
Barrance will be discussing the results of his of the principles of assessment is extremely
international research on e-assessment in important. This is the rationale behind the
Perceptions of e-assessment: the potential and new online course we are very pleased to be
the practicalities. Basic statistics is back by launching this year: A101 – Introducing the
popular demand, offering an overview of basic Principles of Assessment. A101 provides an
summary statistics. accessible but thorough grounding in the
key principles of educational assessment and
We are delighted that our 2018 CPD
describes and explains important assessment
seminars will be delivered by Professor Simon
issues around the topics covered.
Peyton Jones FRS, who’ll be talking about
the outcomes of ‘The Quantum Project’, Our CPD provision is underpinned by the
a collaborative initiative that has sourced latest domestic and international research
assessment items from computing teachers, and based on careful identification of
and Professor Chris Winch of King’s College, needs. We welcome your feedback on our
London, who will be talking about teacher provision – do get in touch with thenetwork@
expertise in Training teachers, trusting teachers, cambridgeassessment.org.uk if you’d like to
building competence – understanding teacher make a suggestion or contribution.
expertise.
Tim Oates CBE,
Group Director of Assessment Research and Development,
Cambridge Assessment
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“This is just to say a
brief thank you for
the ‘Cleverlands’
seminar which I
came along to
yesterday. I thought
it was truly
inspirational, and
one of the best (if
not the best) CPD
opportunities I have
had the good
fortune to attend.”
David Swinney,
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Lucy Crehan at the 2017 seminar,
Assessing the world: visiting Cleverlands
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Seminars
Join the discussion
Through inviting authoritative voices in These free events are also an
education to share their expertise, our opportunity to network and share
seminars aim to inform and stimulate insights with professionals from the
debate on current issues in education wider education community.
and assessment.
Seminars in 2018
‘A Quantum Leap’: Crowd sourcing assessment
Professor Simon Peyton Jones FRS 19 Mar 16.00 – 18.30 Cambridge FREE
Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research
Limited, Microsoft UK
Training teachers, trusting teachers, building competence – understanding
teacher expertise
Professor Chris Winch 9 Oct 16.00 – 18.30 Cambridge FREE
Professor of Educational Philosophy and
Policy, King’s College London
For more details and to book
www.canetwork.org.uk/seminars
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A101
“I valued the course
content and the way
it strengthened my
understanding of
assessment. I would
recommend this course
to anyone seeking that
same outcome.”
Feedback from A101: Introducing the Principles of
Assessment course pilot delegate
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A101
A new way to learn about the
principles of assessment
A101: Introducing
the Principles of
Assessment
In 2018 we are launching a new nine-
week online course for anyone with
an interest in educational assessment
and its role in society today, including
examiners, assessment writers,
professional bodies, teachers and those
working for exam boards. You don’t need any knowledge
The course covers the principles of or experience of assessment to
educational assessment: participate, and A101 is designed
so you can follow it at a time and a
Validity place convenient to you. The course
Reliability is interactive, which means that
Fairness alongside weekly lessons and video
Standards content, you’ll also learn through
Comparability participating in forum discussions.
Practicality and manageability of
assessment.
“I enjoyed reading others’ ideas and
having discussions in the forum.
I found that it helped synthesize my
thoughts and consider issues that
I might not have thought about on
my own”
Feedback from A101: Introducing the Principles of For more details go to:
Assessment course pilot delegate www.canetwork.org.uk/a101
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Specialist training
Develop your expertise
in assessment
Our specialist training courses provide These are research led, practical
an opportunity for you to develop your sessions delivered by senior experts
understanding of assessment principles from Cambridge Assessment and our
and practice. wider network.
NEW: Basic statistics
Suitable for people with little or no knowledge of statistics, this session introduces key terms
in statistics and how they are used in assessment. You’ll learn about basic summary statistics,
graphical ways of displaying data and have an opportunity to explore the properties of the
normal distribution curve.
16 Jan 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
Defining the standards
What does it mean to set and maintain the standard for an assessment? Learn how expert
judgement might be used alongside other (statistical) methods, and consider the role of
standard setting in relation to the context and use of an assessment.
26 Jan 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
NEW: Unlocking the power of questions for different purposes
This session introduces a framework that conceptualises some of the key dimensions of questions,
and how these dimensions relate to question ‘richness’. You’ll gain an understanding of the use
of questions in everyday and learning contexts, and how they can support learning-oriented
(formative) assessment and performance-oriented (summative) questions.
1 Feb 10.30 – 12.00 Cambridge £70
Validity deconstructed
Our trainer will respond to two fundamental questions about validity in assessment: what does
it mean to claim validity, and how can a claim to validity be proven? In this workshop you’ll
be invited to explore issues surrounding the current consensus as well as the opportunity to
consider alternate, divergent conceptions of validity.
8 Feb 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
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Specialist training
Question writing
This full-day practical course provides the theoretical background to some of the principles
of question writing, accompanied by tasks to reinforce your learning. Gain insight into the
psychology of question answering and reflect on your own question writing technique.
8 Mar 09:30 – 16.00 Cambridge £200
24 Apr 09.30 – 16.00 Coventry £200
Principles of mark scheme design
Learn about the different approaches to mark schemes, and how these approaches relate to
fundamental aspects of assessment by drawing on research investigating examiner’s cognitive
processes. You’ll receive practical guidance on how mark schemes can be optimised, and have
time to reflect on your own practice of mark scheme design.
16 Mar 09.15 – 12.45 Cambridge £70
Reliability
This training event will provide you with a better understanding of the concept of assessment
reliability: how it is conceptualised, calculated and how it should be interpreted. It’s aimed at
those responsible for the development and quality control of assessments.
22 June 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
NEW: Perceptions of e-assessment: the potential and the practicalities
What are the benefits and challenges that e-assessment brings? This session draws on
Cambridge Assessment’s recent research into stakeholders’ views of e-assessment. Our trainer
will lead a discussion of perceptions regarding e-assessment, the drivers for digital disruption
and transformation in education and aspects of digital transformation including the role and
context of data (big data and open data).
4 July 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
The place of taxonomies in question writing, paper setting, and
assessment evaluation
This training event introduces the use and development of taxonomies to support question
writing, paper setting and evaluating assessments.
25 Oct 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
Writing good multiple choice questions
This workshop looks at the advantages and limitations of multiple choice questions and therefore
when it is appropriate to use them in the context of seeking to achieve best-quality assessment.
8 Nov 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
Find out more:
www.canetwork.org.uk/training
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Section “Collegiate, personal interactions are a highly valued and essential part of the course. Only in those face-to-face personal meetings can you truly see the intensely human aspect of national assessment. The assessments I’ve created for my department have continued to improve. There are few better immediate outcomes than this.” Deep Ghataura, PGCA course participant 2016–17 10
PGCA
Take your learning
to the next level
Postgraduate Certificate in Educational
Assessment and Examinations
The Postgraduate Certificate
in Educational Assessment
and Examinations (PGCA) is a
professionally relevant qualification
that will enable you to expand your
knowledge and understanding of the
principles and validation of assessment.
The course offers the combined
expertise of Cambridge Assessment
and Cambridge University’s Faculty of This qualification will be ideally
Education to provide participants with suited to assessment professionals
a deep, wide-ranging and evidence- working for awarding organisations or
based understanding of educational government bodies, teachers taking
assessment. a lead in assessment, examiners and
assessors.
Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Assessment and Examinations
A part-time blended learning course with a mix of online learning and six Saturday Day Schools,
held at the Faculty of Education in Cambridge.
The course is worth 60 credits 1 year, part time Online & Cambridge £2,800
at Master’s level
Application deadline: 4 June 2018 Course dates: October 2018 – July 2019
Find out more:
www.canetwork.org.uk/pgca
11“The trainers were very
experienced and secure in
their subject knowledge.
I felt positively challenged
to think more about my
own assumptions and
gaps in understanding
around question writing.”
Delegate feedback from bespoke session
on Question writing
12Bespoke courses
Training and resources
tailored to meet your needs
Are you looking for assessment CPD tailored
to your team?
We have extensive experience in Recent clients include the Department
delivering context-appropriate, of Examinations, Sri Lanka,
practical programmes and resources Qualifications Wales and and the
for groups who want to enhance their Cambridge Veterinary School,
understanding of assessment. Our University of Cambridge.
flexible approach involves working If you’re looking for a training session
closely with you to decide whether an delivered in-house, or you’d like an
off-the-shelf, customised or bespoke online solution or resource to work
solution might be most appropriate. with, get in touch to see how we can
help you.
Call us to discuss your training needs: +44 (0) 1223 553846
or email: thenetwork@cambridgeassessment.org.uk
Find out more:
www.canetwork.org.uk/bespoke
13International courses
International courses for the
assessment community
Cambridge International Study Programme
This course is designed for international
assessment professionals looking for
a complete guide to the processes
involved in the design and delivery of
valid and robust examinations.
Cambridge International Study Programme
14 – 25 May 2018 09.00 – 17.00 Cambridge £4,275
Find out more:
www.canetwork.org.uk/cisp
Leadership in
National Assessment
This programme is for senior
international education leaders.
The course explores the issues
surrounding the management of large
scale assessment systems, including
logistical, technological, societal and
political influences and opportunities.
Leadership in National Assessment
8 – 12 October 2018 09.00 – 17.00 Cambridge £4,275
Find out more:
www.canetwork.org.uk/leadership
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“Lots of new ideas “A key highlight for me
gained which will was being able to hear
greatly influence my from a diverse group of
work positively. presenters on varied
It’s an excellent course assessment topics,
for people involved in which in most cases
examination proved to be prominent
development and issues across the globe,
administration to whether your system is
attend to upgrade their large or small.”
knowledge and skills.”
Leadership in National Assessment delegate
Cambridge International Study Programme
delegate
15Training calendar 2018
Your training calendar 2018
Seminars Book online at
www.canetwork.org.uk/seminars
‘A Quantum Leap’: Crowd sourcing 19 Mar 16.00 – 18.30 Cambridge Free
assessment
Professor Simon Peyton Jones FRS
Training teachers, trusting 9 Oct 16.00 – 18.30 Cambridge Free
teachers, building competence –
understanding teacher expertise
Professor Chris Winch
Specialist training Book online at
www.canetwork.org.uk/training
Basic statistics 16 Jan 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
Defining the standards 26 Jan 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
Unlocking the power of questions for 1 Feb 10.30 – 12.00 Cambridge £70
different purposes
Validity deconstructed 8 Feb 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
Question writing 8 Mar 09.30 – 16.00 Cambridge £200
Principles of mark scheme design 16 Mar 09.15 – 12.45 Cambridge £70
Question writing 24 April 09.30 – 16.00 Coventry £200
Reliability 22 June 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
Perceptions of e-assessment: the 4 July 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
potential and the practicalities
The place of taxonomies in 25 Oct 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
question writing, paper setting, and
assessment evaluation
Writing good multiple choice 8 Nov 09.30 – 12.30 Cambridge £70
questions
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Postgraduate Certificate Find out more at
www.canetwork.org.uk/pgca
Postgraduate Certificate in 1 Oct Full academic Online and £2,800
Educational Assessment and year Cambridge
Examinations (PGCA)
Courses for international delegates Book online at
www.canetwork.org.uk/courses
Cambridge International Study 14 – 25 May 09.00 – 17.00 Cambridge £4,275
Programme
Leadership in National Assessment 8 – 12 Oct 09.00 – 17.00 Cambridge £4,275
Online courses Find out more at
www.canetwork.org.uk/a101
A101: Introducing the Principles Approx. 2hrs Online See
of Assessment per week over online
nine weeks
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17Working with Cambridge Assessment Network
“We were going through a big period of change in our assessments –
for some qualifications we were moving away from end-of-unit
assessment by examination to coursework, to give candidates more
flexibility. We decided it was fundamental for all of us as a team to
fully understand the principles behind the practice, and in particular
validity and standard setting.
We gave Cambridge Assessment Network some very specific issues we
were dealing with within this context, and they were able to provide
us with a blended training solution. As well as giving us an
understanding of the underlying academic theory, we also got
practical tools to help us improve our processes – and we continue to
use these tools to reflect and develop.
Since the training I’ve been inspired to do an MA in Educational
Assessment, and have also attended one of the Network’s specialist
training courses about question writing. It was led by someone whose
research I had just been reading about on my MA. It gave me great
confidence to know that the people delivering the training were
leaders in their field.”
Liam Simington, Exams and Assessments Systems Manager
Chartered Institute of Insurance
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