Your monthly learning update for May 2024

Welcome to the May edition of The Assessment Network monthly update!

We're delighted to share that all of the recordings from our 17 April conference are available for members of The Assessment Network on the members' hub.

If you're interested in becoming a member and accessing all the sessions from the conference (along with a wealth of exclusive resources!) you can find out more on our website.

Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Educational Assessment (PGCA) Webinar

A recording of the most recent webinar and Q&A session with PGCA Course Director Dr Simon Child is now available on YouTube.

If you're interested in applying for the course ahead of the 10 July deadline this video is recommended viewing. Click below to see more.

Research Matters

In case you missed it, the Spring 2024 edition of Research Matters is now available for free on our website.

As always Research Matters has a range of thought-provoking and stimulating articles suitable for assessment practitioners including a popular article exploring the use of ChatGPT in assessment.

You can find a useful summary of this research 'Does ChatGPT make the grade?' here.

A101: Introducing the Principles of Assessment

The deadline for the June session of A101: Introducing the Principles of Assessment (monitored option) is 07 June.

The course runs for 9 weeks and is an excellent primer for anyone working in assessment.

A102: Introducing Assessment Practice

Next month also sees the next session of our popular A102: Introducing Assessment Practice course - bookings close on 14 June.

This introductory course would be particularly useful if you’re involved in educational assessment and/or developing qualifications, e.g. teachers, trainers, apprenticeship providers, examiners, assessment writers, and exam board staff.

Item response theory in practice

Item response theory (IRT) is a popular methodological approach for modelling response data from assessments to support a range of applications.

You can visit the link above to find out more about our upcoming workshop series exploring IRT, bookings for which close on 04 June.

Thank you for joining us for the May edition of The Assessment Network monthly update, next month we'll have more exciting news and insights to share with you.

June will be a busy month for us with five different courses commencing - please take a moment to have a look at the available training coming up!