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FaSMEd presents at the Workshop on Assessment in Science and Mathematics
On the 13th February, Dublin City University hosted a workshop on Assessment in Science and Mathematics. This workshop brought together three European projects along with national projects to share experiences and approaches to assessment.
Presentations were given by:
· Prof. Jens Dolin, University of Copenhagen. ASSIST-ME project (Coordinator)
· Mr. David Wright, Newcastle University, FaSMEd project (Deputy Coordinator)
· Dr. Odilla Finlayson, Dublin City University, SAILS project (Coordinator)
· Ms. Anna Walshe, PhD student Dublin City University/Education Officer at NCCA. Assessment in senior cycle science.
· Mr. Bill Lynch, NCCA. Assessment in project mathematics.
Project Outlines:
1. ASSIST-ME - Assess Inquiry in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education – aims to provide a research base on effective uptake of formative and summative assessment for inquiry-based, competence oriented Science, Technology and Mathematics (STM) education in primary and secondary education in different educational contexts in Europe and to use this research base to give policy makers and other stakeholders guidelines for ensuring that assessment enhances learning in STM education. http://assistme.ku.dk/
2. FaSMEd – Improving Progress through Formative Assessment in Science and Maths Education – is developing tools that allow teachers to keep track of how their students are learning, rather than focusing exclusively on “summative assessments” such as school and state examinations. http://research.ncl.ac.uk/fasmed/
Last modified: Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:13:12 BST
