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SUMMARY:Assessing complexity: A cultural historical activity theory analys
 is. - Dr Vicki Thorpe\, Victoria University of Wellington\, New Zealand
DTSTART:20170228T160000Z
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CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:Cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) is increasingly bei
 ng used to examine the complexities of music teaching and learning. Drawin
 g from recent research into the assessment of individuals’ achievement i
 n group composing\, this seminar will present the ways in which CHAT was u
 sed to analyse and illuminate complexity in teaching\, learning and assess
 ing composing. \n\nFirstly\, two closely related activity systems\, social
  jamming (akin to shooting hoops or kicking a ball around)\, and group com
 posing (akin to playing an actual game of basketball or football) are expl
 ored. Then the activity assessing composing will be examined within the co
 ntext of the assessment of group composing for New Zealand’s secondary s
 chool qualification\, the National Certificates of Educational Achievement
  (NCEA). Several interacting and/or nested activity systems\, including fa
 cilitating productive groupings\, teaching music\, and teaching group comp
 osing will be explained. Following this\, the ways in which these activiti
 es were mediated by teachers’ assessment conceptions and identities as t
 eachers and musicians will be discussed. The present seminar will conclude
  with a discussion of the potential of CHAT for further music education an
 d assessment research. \n\n*Bio*\n\nDr Vicki Thorpe is a lecturer in educa
 tion at Victoria University of Wellington\, New Zealand. She received her 
 PhD in music education from VUW in 2015. Her research interests include th
 e assessment of group processes\, creativity and informal learning in seco
 ndary music\, composing pedagogy\, teacher practice and professional learn
 ing\, cultural historical activity theory\, and collaborative action resea
 rch. \n\nIn a previous role Dr Thorpe was a schools advisor\, supporting t
 he professional learning of secondary music teachers in the Wellington reg
 ion. She was a national moderator of senior secondary music performance as
 sessment and a materials developer during the implementation of New Zealan
 d’s secondary school qualification\, the NCEA. A singer and pianist\, sh
 e taught high school music in New Zealand and Australia for a number of ye
 ars\, and is a Sibelius music software author.\n
LOCATION:Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, DMB
 \, Room GS1
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