ACER eNews
Taking a new approach to student assessment
ACER researchers
have developed and trialled a competency-based assessment
procedure known as Whole School Assessment. Whole School Assessment.
The judgements made in the Whole School Assessment process
are concerned with general aspects of education (crosscurricular
competencies) rather than the knowledge and skills that are
specific to individual subjects and which are the basis of
subject-based assessments.
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New Deputy CEO (Professional Resources) appointed
ACER is pleased
to announce the appointment of Ms Pamela Macklin to the new
position of Deputy CEO (Professional Resources). Pamela has
most recently been Deputy CEO of the Curriculum Corporation,
where she was responsible for the establishment and growth
of a range of business areas, including Curriculum Corporation's
International Business Unit and its Assessment and Testing
Services business.
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ACER UPDATE
CEET annual conference
The Annual Conference of the Monash University-ACER Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET) will be held in Melbourne on Friday 28 October. The conference theme will be "The New Federalism in Australian Education and Training". Further details are available from Monash University - CEET Website
Seminars by Dr Michael Carr-Gregg
The Australian Principals Centre is conducting a series of one day workshops with leading adolescent psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg. The seminars aim to provide techniques for assessing the psychological well-being of young people. These techniques will enable school staff to establish rapport, assess risk and determine what interventions are the most appropriate. The next seminar will take place in Perth on 30 June. Places are still available. Anyone interested in attending a workshop should contact Mary Cahill at the Australian Principals Centre on (03) 9277 5442 or by email cahill@acer.edu.au
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