Fourth Biennial EARLI/Northumbria Assessment Conference 2008

Challenging Assessment

Fourth Biennial EARLI/Northumbria Assessment Conference

August 27-29, 2008

Organised by IQB, Humboldt University Berlin

Venue: Seminaris Seehotel www.seminaris.de/potsdam Potsdam/Berlin, Germany

The conference continues the tradition of the EARLI/Northumbria Assessment Conferences by providing a forum for participants to exchange ideas in an inspiring professional environment and a pleasant and comfortable venue. The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 150 in order to maintain an informal and collaborative atmosphere.

The conference will facilitate the exchange of ideas and current research findings with a view to enhancing research and practice in assessment. Researchers and educational practitioners are cordially invited to contribute.

Within the general theme of Challenging Assessment, the conference programme covers the following themes:

• Standards-based assessment
• E-assessment
• Measuring and modelling performances
• Consequences and contexts of assessment
• Learning-oriented assessment.

Keynote speakers:

Prof. Dr. Eckhard Klieme, German Institute for International Educational Research

Prof. Dr. Lorrie Shepard, School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder

Prof. Dr. Dylan Wiliam, Institute of Education, University of London

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