I received an invitation this morning to attend an event for university and college staff, who teach HE awards, which seeks to explain the changes that will be introduced in schools as a result of the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE). The event will take place on 15 May and will explain the changes in learning and assessment that are taking place and how these changes will effect the students who will be coming to universities and colleges in the future.…

SQA has recently updated and republished its long-established Guide to Assessment [PDF]. The 2014 edition has revised the Guide to bring it up-to-date with the latest advice and definitions. The Guide contains information and advice about: purpose of assessment principles of assessment ensuring validity methods of assessment types of questioning authentication. Although there is some theory in it (such as the principles of assessment), it also contains practical advice about such things as the stages in developing an assessment and…

I previously mentioned that I gave a presentation at a recent internal event about my team’s use of social media. After that, I was asked to lead a Short Life Working Group (“Social Media Group”) to discuss how best qualification teams can use social media to be more open and transparent. The hope is that a number of qualification teams will start to use social media to engage with stakeholders. Social media can be great for keeping you up-to-date with…