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SUMMARY:How can we improve the quality of marking in our examinations and 
 what does this mean for validity? - Ayesha Ahmed (CamExam)
DTSTART:20110215T153000Z
DTEND:20110215T170000Z
UID:TALK28387@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Liz Ford
DESCRIPTION:Exam question writers must achieve two things. Not only must t
 hey ensure that each question elicits the kind of performance that shows h
 ow 'good' pupils are at the subject\, but they must also ensure that each 
 mark scheme gives more marks to those who are 'better' at it.  \n\n’As a
  priority\, training in how to write mark schemes will probably lead to mo
 re immediate improvement in exam validity than will any other measure.’ 
 (Pollitt\, Ahmed\, Baird\, Tognolini & Davidson\, 2008 Report for QCA\, p4
 )\n\nHow can we improve the quality of mark schemes and their use? Ayesha 
 will outline a taxonomy of the kinds of mark schemes that are currently us
 ed in examining in the UK and discuss what makes a good mark scheme\, base
 d on the best practice observed in the study quoted above. The taxonomy sh
 ows us how to evaluate the evidence of the trait that exists in the studen
 t’s performance. Ayesha will discuss what this means for the role of the
  question writer in ensuring the validity of an assessment.\n
LOCATION:Hughes Hall\, Mortimer Road\, Cambridge\, UK
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