SEDA One-Day Event
7 December 1998, The Manchester Conference Centre
| Aim of the event | |
| Format and contributors | |
| Programme | |
| A summary of key issues discussed | |
| Feedback from delegates | |
| Questions / issues for the QAA |
The ways in which we assess students have been strongly foregrounded in recent years. In particular we have started to ask ourselves searching questions about:
| the levels of achievement we assess | |
| comparability between students as well as between courses | |
| what constitutes minimum levels of achievement for graduates | |
| how standards are assured. |
This one-day event, which combined a keynote address, a conversazione and practical workshop sessions, provided participants with opportunities to explore such issues and contribute to the current debates which are taking place nationally and internationally on benchmarks and threshold standards.
The day began with an opening keynote address from Dr Norman Jackson of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, entitled Standards-Based Quality Assurance: assessment, benchmarks and threshold standards.
Further contributions were made by:
| Dr Liz Beaty – Head of Learning Development, Coventry University | |
| Alison Bone – Dept of Management Studies, University of Brighton | |
| Sally Brown – Head of Quality Enhancement, University of Northumbria at Newcastle | |
| Angela Glasner – PVC, University of Portsmouth | |
| Dr Kristine Mason O’Connor – Head of Professional Development, Cheltenham and Gloucester College of HE | |
| Freda Tallantyre – PVC, University of Derby | |
| Professor David Warren Piper – Southampton Institute |
| From 9.45am | Registration and coffee |
| 10.15am | Welcome: Sally Brown FSEDA, SEDA Events Co-ordinator |
| 10.30am | Keynote Address: Dr Norman Jackson, QAAHE Standards-Based Quality Assurance: assessment, benchmarks and threshold standards |
| 11.15am | Small Group Discussions / Activities |
| 11.45am | Coffee |
| 12.00 noon | Plenary: Opportunity for Dr Norman Jackson to respond to issues raised in the small group discussions |
| 12.15pm | Lunch |
| 1.15pm | Conversazione on Benchmarking and Threshold Standards: Angela Glasner – PVC, University of Portsmouth Freda Tallantyre – PVC, University of Derby Chaired by Sally Brown FSEDA |
| 2.00pm | Parallel Workshops: (a) Assessment Matrices Alison Bone, University of Brighton (b) International Benchmarking Dr Liz Beaty FSEDA, University of Coventry (c) Benchingmarking in Context Sally Brown FSEDA, University of Northumbria at Newcastle |
| 3.00pm | Tea |
| 3.15pm | Panel Session: Dr Liz Beaty FSEDA, Alison Bone, Angela Glasner, Freda Tallentyre and Professor David Warren Piper – Southampton Institute Chaired by Dr Kristine Mason O’Connor – Cheltenham and Gloucester College of HE |
| 4.15pm | Farewell and Close |
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