Your place for assessment this February!

Welcome to the February edition of The Assessment Network monthly update.

A lot is happening this month, so we'll dive in with an important reminder that the early bird discount for the Assessment Horizons and Assessment Principles: navigating the future together conference closes on March 1.

Book your place by that date to access a full day of key notes, learning and networking - and remember that members of The Assessment Network enjoy an even bigger discount - so why not join today?

Catch up on our blog

This month we've published some insightful new articles on our blog that we'd love to share with you.

We started the month by speaking with course trainers Dr Sylvia Vitello , Dominika Majewska , and Emma Walland , about their research careers, and discussed why research remains a cornerstone of great assessment practice:

In the first of a two-part blog series, former teacher and Senior Professional Development Manager at The Assessment Network, James Beadle , suggests key thematic questions teachers should ask of any AI platform they are considering using for assessment:

Postgraduate Advanced Certificate: Information Webinar and Q&A

Are you interested in finding out more about the Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Educational Studies: Educational Assessment?

Next month we're holding a webinar with Course Director Dr Simon Child who will explain more about the course and how to apply. We will also be hearing from former student Bethan Cotterill who will provide insight into the learning experience.

Item banking: theory, practice and delivery

Finally, we'd like to remind you all about our upcoming workshop series 'Item banking: theory, practice and delivery'.

What is item banking? It is the process of creating and maintaining a large set of items for the purpose of constructing multiple versions of an assessment or test.

Click below to find out more:

We hope you all have a fantastic month and we'll see you again in March!