Cambridge Assessment Podcasts

It is often not recognised that the form of an assessment can have as much influence on outcomes as the construct being assessed. We often use traditional assessment techniques without recourse to the available evidence base. This talk, by Professor Peter Tymms, Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring, Durham University, explores issues involved with the form of assessments and their link to function. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Despite successive failures in administration and accumulating evidence of extreme washback effects into the curriculum, national assessment and associated accountability measures remain a solid part of English education policy. This presentation reviews the history of development in national testing in England, and looks at alternatives which are and aren't being considered, and at the most likely direction of future developments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For many years, assessment has shaped the way we learn and the way we teach. But, claims a top educational expert, the use of ‘labels’ in testing can make it a destructive process. Speaking at a recent forum ‘Testing and Identity’ hosted by the Cambridge Assessment Network, guest speaker Gordon Stobart – of the Institute of Education, University of London – delivered a thought-provoking talk that explored how the power of testing can determine how we think about ourselves and others, and how we learn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A recent seminar ‘Formative Assessment Revisited’ hosted by the Cambridge Assessment Network explored some of the reasons why people are becoming adherents to Assessment for Learning in the light of the amount of evidence available. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A panel of experts gathered at the RSA, London, on 7 May to debate a hot topic in education; whether emotional intelligence affects educational attainment and could – and should – be taught in schools. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Clara Kenyon, Qualifications Director at OCR, describes some of the key changes taking place in England's education system today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.