Webinars for Teachers. - Fit for Purpose? Assessment and Professional Self-Development

Chapter 1: Introduction 0:00 Chapter 2: Assessment contexts 3:19 Chapter 3: Scenario 1 - Audio visual approach 13:39 Chapter 4: Scenario 2 - State schools 19:46 Chapter 5: Scenario 3 - Language schools 30:21 Chapter 6: Scenario 4 - Business course 34:42 Chapter 7: Scenario 5 -Pre-sessional course 41:38 Chapter 8: Summary 46:47 Chapter 9: Q&A 49:44 This webinar reflects on some of the assessment contexts I have experienced around the world and over time, and what they reveal about differing perceptions of assessment. I will discuss possible opportunities for self-development, and how we might map out individual career development paths. We will reflect on what it may mean to be an ‘assessment professional’ and what the routes might be to get there. Presenter - Jane Lloyd: Jane’s current responsibilities for RTL involve working on large scale educational reform projects with ministries and NGOs, and working for the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE). Her work for ALTE is to support other national language test providers. This includes statistical analysis of items, analysis of rater performance, research into exam and language use at regional and national level, courses and training in assessment, preparation for audits, and training for item writers, test designers and raters. She has a degree in Linguistics, a DELTA, an MA in Linguistics and TESOL, and an MA in Language Testing. The slides can be downloaded here - http://assets.cambridgeenglish.org/webinars/teasig-lloydj%2020180417.pdf