SIG Fest: 'Exploring the challenges of Assessment in Health Sciences and Practice’

This joint Special Interest Group (SIG), or 'SIG Fest' will be held on Wed 4th November 2009, and will be a collaboration between a number of Health Sciences and Practice Special Interest Groups. 

Assessment has been a consistent focus and discussion point across all the Health Sciences and Practice Special Interest Groups for some time. This prompted us to have a ‘SIG Fest’, a day where colleagues from across all the HSAP SIGs could convene to explore what assessment challenges we are currently experiencing in the Health Sciences from both theoretical, professional and practice perspectives.

Some of the key themes identified by the SIGs that will be explored on the day include:

• Challenges of grading Practice Assessment;
  
• How can we increase student engagement with feedback;
  
• The advantages and challenges of group, self and peer assessment approaches;
  
• The impact of e-technologies on assessment  approaches;
  
• Designing assessment that embraces diversity, ensures inclusivity and promotes employability and  ethical aspects of assessment.

You can view or download the programme here (445kb)

NON-PARTICIPATING SIGs for which separate meetings have been scheduled include the following:

• Foundation Degrees in Allied Health Professions - 18th September 2009 and 26th February 2010

• Problem Based Learning - 18th November 2009 and 18th March 2010

• Mental Health - 14th December 2009 and 17th May 2010