The 4th Northumbria Assessment Conference 
"Assessment for the Learning Society"
University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (1st-3rd September, 1999)

Keynote speakers:

Prof. David Boud, University of Sydney
Prof. Freda Tallantyre, University of Derby
Dr Karen Hinett, university of Bristol


Details of the abstracts for this international conference on assessment in
higher education can now be found at the following deliberations forum site:

http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/assessment/index.cgi

A special edition of the journal "Studies in Continuing Education " ( editor
David Boud) containing a number of papers selected from those presented at
the conference will be published after the conference.

The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) will carry a feature on the
debate that concludes the assessment conference (including the result of the
final vote). 

"Assessment is more of a hindrance than a help to the development of a
Learning Society"

Proposer: Dr Geogre Moerkerke, Open university, Netherlands

Opposer:  Professor Sally Brown, Institute for Learning and Teaching in
Higher Education, UK

Chair:      Professor Ian Scott, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Gwen Marples
Centre for Advances in Higher Education
University of Northumbria
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Gwen Marples
Centre for Advances in Higher Education
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University of Northumbria
Newcastle upon Tyne
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