Ep 33: Assessment part 1: Here, There and Everywhere

Brighter Thinking Pod

Apr 13 2023 • 33 mins

This is a 3-part episode on everybody's favourite subject: assessment.

In this first episode, we discuss the main principles that underpin good quality assessment and the questions you can ask to determine if your assessments have worked.

Our host for today is Senior Brand Marketing Executive from the Press and producer of the Brighter Thinking Pod, Adam Steele. He is joined by Simon Child, Head of Assessment Training at the Cambridge Assessment Network, and co-course Director for the Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Educational Studies: Educational Assessment at the University of Cambridge. And Brooke Wyatt, Senior Manager, Assessment Training at the Cambridge Assessment Network.

Show notes

The What, Why and How of Assessment: A guide for teachers and school leaders, Simon Child and Paul Ellis

High level summary of Dylan Wiliam’s work.

Embedded Formative Assessment, Dylan Wiliam

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