Cancelled: Educational lunch seminar Assessment as an opportunity to learn

Because assessment often drives students’ learning, it is worthwhile to reconsider the value of assessment in university education. So, we invited a leading expert in the field of assessment in higher education, namely dr. D.M.A. (Dominique) Sluijsmans (for details see below) who will give a seminar on 12 March about Assessment as an opportunity to learn: Towards a feedback culture in university education

The aim of this seminar is threefold:

First, it is outlined how the formative and summative purpose of assessment can be balanced within the curriculum. This implies a clear definition of formative and summative assessment, whereby insight will be provided in the main strategies of formative assessment.

Second, more concrete examples are presented on how formative assessment can be put into practice, and what the consequences are for the role of both teachers and students. One of these examples focuses on the organisation of effective feedback processes.

Third, some implications for practice are presented: What does the road towards a feedback culture ask from teachers and students? What are the steps to take? With this contribution, Dominique hopes to inspire the participants to take a renewed view on current assessment practices and invites them to have a constructive dialogue. 

Programme

12:30 – 13:30                    Meaningful formative and summative assessment strategies
13:30 – 13:45                    Discussion
13:45 – 14:15                    Question and Answer Session  (optional)

Lunch is provided, and therefore it would be helpful if you register (before Monday 9 March) for the lunch-seminar by sending an e-mail to the Education Unit: edu-unit-itc@utwente.nl

Dominique is an associate professor (lector) at Zuyd Hogeschool and Maastricht University. Since 2018, the research group Professional Assessment has been embedded in the lectorate Professionalisation in Education. She has published in international and national journals, received several research-grants, gives many lectures for a diverse audience and is a member of the NRO steering group. In summary, her ambition is to emphasise a holistic and formative perspective on assessment in education. More information about Dominque or her latest work, you can find here:

LinkedIn Profile

Articles:

• Impact of feedback request forms and verbal feedback on higher education students’ feedback perception, self-efficacy, and motivation (Agricola, Prins, & Sluijsmans, 2020)
• Beyond the self: The role of co-regulation in medical students’ self-regulated learning (Bransen, Govaerts, Sluijsmans, & Driessen, 2020

Website Dominique Sluijsmans (Dutch)

Book ‘Naar een feedbackcultuur in het hoger onderwijs’ (Dutch)