CAVA Assessment Training 2

CAVA Assessment Training 2 will include the following topics within 120 minutes, delivered by Dr Simon Child, Head of Assessment Training at the Cambridge Assessment Network.

Topic 3: Approaches to marking and grading

The first session topic will introduce a model for considering the different influences on marking quality, agreement and reliability. Participants will also learn about a research-informed model for developing marking criteria.

Topic 4: A focus on feedback to students

The second session topic gives practitioners an overview of the principles of good feedback, drawing upon best practice from schooling and university contexts. Participants will be introduced to ideas of feedback ‘literacy’ in teachers and students, drawing on perspectives from university contexts. Participants will reflect on their own approaches to feedback in order to support student learning, confidence and empowerment.