FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS:  THIRD BIENNIAL NORTHUMBRIA/EARLI SIG ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE: 2006 

Deadline for proposals is 14th February


Aug 30 – Sep 1,  2006
Hosted by Northumbria University, UK 

 

 You can now submit proposals and register for the conference on the website:

http://northumbria.ac.uk/cetl_afl/assessment2006/

 

ASSESSMENT 2006 - ASSESSMENT FOR EXCELLENCE

 

 

 

This conference will continue the tradition of the Northumbria/EARLI SIG Assessment Conferences by providing a forum where delegates can exchange ideas in a pleasant and comfortable venue.  In 2006 our venue is Redworth Hall, an historic country house hotel in a rural setting. The number of delegates is limited to 120 in order to maintain an informal, collaborative and participative atmosphere.

 

Main themes:

Excellence in assessment practices

Promoting excellence in learning

Achieving excellence with accountability

 

Who should attend?

The conference will facilitate the exchange of ideas with a view to enhancing research and practice in assessment.   We welcome contributions from researchers and educational practitioners.

 

Conference Venue

Redworth Hall Hotel provides both the conference venue and accommodation for delegates.  The conference fee includes both the academic programme of activities and all accommodation and meals.  Redworth Hall is easily accessible from the national rail network and by road.  It is also close to two international airports: Newcastle International Airport and Durham-Tees Valley Airport.

 

Conference programme

The conference offers a mix of keynote presentations, other plenary sessions and parallel sessions of various types.

 

Keynote speakers

Professor Menucha Birenbaum,  Constantiner School of Education, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Professor Terry Crooks, Faculty of Education, University of Otago, New Zealand

Dr Kathryn Ecclestone, School of Education & Lifelong Learning, Exeter University, UK

 

PhD students

A small number of reduced price conference places for full-time PhD/Doctoral students are available.  Please see the Web site for information or email [log in to unmask]

 

Key dates

Conference registration and proposals submission opens: 7 November 2005

Deadline for submission of proposals:  14 February 2006

 

EARLI

EARLI is the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

http://northumbria.ac.uk/cetl_afl/assessment2006/
 

 

 

 



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