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SUMMARY:Developing a model for investigating the impact of assessment with
 in educational contexts by a public examination provider - Dr Nick Saville
  (University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations)
DTSTART:20111214T153000Z
DTEND:20111214T170000Z
UID:TALK30492@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:14709
DESCRIPTION:Impact is relatively new in the field of assessment and has on
 ly fairly recently appeared in the literature as an extension of washback.
  Broadly speaking\, impact is the superordinate concept covering the effec
 ts and consequences of tests and examinations throughout society\, whereas
  washback is more limited and refers to the influence of tests and examina
 tions in teaching and learning contexts.\n\nBased on the premise that ther
 e is no comprehensive model of test or examination impact and how it might
  be investigated\, this presentation considers the question ‘What are th
 e essential components of an action-oriented model of impact that would en
 able the providers of high-stakes examinations to investigate the impact o
 f their examinations within the educational contexts in which they are use
 d?’\n\nA starting point for the discussion will be the role that examina
 tions boards\, such as those in Cambridge Assessment\, play within educati
 onal systems. The speaker will also draw on research conducted by Cambridg
 e ESOL to provide some possible answers\, and will illustrate his talk wit
 h examples of projects which have been carried out since the mid-1990s. A 
 possible model of test impact will be presented with suggestions as to how
  it can help examination providers find out and understand the impact thei
 r examinations have on education and on society more broadly.\n
LOCATION:Hughes Hall\, Mortimer Road\, Cambridge
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