Previous CALS events and materials

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30 June  200911 - 1 Seminar flyer (PDF, 37.4Kb)
Jo-Anne Baird, Anthony Feiler Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, Jannette Elwood,  & Aisling O’Boyle Queen’s University, Belfast, Gordon Stobart Institute of Education TBC CReSt logo14 – 19 Reforms: The Centre Research Study In this seminar we will focus upon the proposed methodology for the study and discuss the challenges that research of this kind poses.  Case study methodology is being adopted, with data collection methods including interviews with Principals, Governors, students and parents.  Focus groups and questionnaires will also be included in the research. Seminar flyer (PDF, 37.4Kb)
23nd June 4.30 - 5.30 Reading Group (4) CALS members Room 318 35 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1JA Thorndike (1971) Concepts of culture-fairness
16th June 4.30 - 5.30 Reading Group (3) CALS members Room 318 35 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1JA Bachman (2005) Building and supporting a case for test use
9th June 4.30 - 5.30 Reading Group (2) CALS members Room 318 35 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1JA Linn (1993) Educational assessment: Expanded expectations and challenges
Tuesday 12th May 2009 5.30 - 6.30 Seminar Rose Hipkins
New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Room 4.10 35 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1JA Should key competencies be assessed? Lessons from the New Zealand experience (PowerPoint, 5.6Mb)Abstract (PDF,106Kb)
Thursday 14th May 20092 - 3 Seminar Thursday 14th May 2009 2.00pm Rm 406 CPLIC-CALS Cross-Centre Debate Jo-Anne Baird & Sara Meadows
Graduate School of Education University of Bristol
Room 4.06 35 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1JA Can examinations limit learning? (PowePoint 327.5Kb)
Abstract (PDF, 12.5 Kb)
19 May 4.30 - 5.30 Reading Group (1) CALS members Room 318 35 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1JA Cole & Zieky (2001) The new faces of fairness.
Friday 29th May 20091 - 2.30 WUN & IAS video seminar series Lisa.Lucas@bristol.ac.uk Michael Skolnik University of Toronto Hawaii Suite 8-10 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1JA Quality assessment in higher education as a political process
Wednesday 3rd June 200911.30 - 12.45 Seminar (CLIO & Identity and Learning Faculty theme) Gordon Stobart
Institute of Education
Room 4.10 35 Berkeley Square Bristol, BS8 1JA Assessment and Identity
Thursday 4th June 2009, 12.30 – 1.45 Seminar (joint with ICS) M.Crossley@bristol.ac.uk Michele Mills
Graduate School of Education University of Bristol
Room 206 35 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1JA Educational Assessment, Social Reproduction and Power in Trinidad and Tobago (PowerPoint, 3.2Mb)

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