Association for Educational Assessment - Europe

1. Association for Educational Assessment - Europe Purpose Activities Membership

2. General Goals • Platform for discussion of developments in educational assessment in Europe • Fostering co-operation and facilitating liaison between organisations and persons active in educational assessment across the whole of Europe. AEA-Europe defines educational assessment in its broadest sense including academic, professional and vocational contexts and is equally concerned with both assessment processes and products.

3. Aims of AEA-Europe • Improve communication among European organisations and institutions through sharing of professional expertise, exchange of knowledge and collaboration between members through conferences and publications; • provide a framework within which co-operation can be undertaken; • foster and enhance collaborative networks and projects across the whole of Europe; • co-operate with other agencies • support improvement of assessment processes and products and their appropriate use throughout Europe; • and enhance awareness of assessment processes and products in relation to their impact on learning and understanding.

4. Facts and Figures • Founded in Year 2000 • 41 corporate members (assessment institutes and firms) • 76 individual members • 35 countries represented in AEA-E • 7 members on the Council • 2 permanent sub-groups • 1 Annual Conference

5. Council • Chris Whetton – President • Steven Bakker – Vice President • Christina Wikstrom – Secretary • Henk Moelands – Treasurer • Kiril Bankov • Eduardo Cascallar • Gabriella Agrusti

6. Current Objectives • Professional Development for Members • Communication about association and assessment • Greater participation by members • Regional activities

7. Professional development • New Assessment Researcher Award • Accreditation of Assessment Professionals

8. Award for AEA-Europe New Assessment Researcher • The award is meant for new researchers in the assessment area • The award will be made annually • It consists of: • being named as an AEA-Europe Award winner, and receiving a certificate to this effect; • receiving 500 Euros • the opportunity to make a keynote presentation to the AEA-Europe Annual Conference. In addition, a written version of the presentation would be submitted for consideration as a publication in Assessment in Education.

9. Criteria and Nomination • All members can make nominations • Nominations for the 2007 Award have been made. For 2008, should be made to the Secretary of AEA-Europe by 28 February 2008. • Full details of nomination procedures and eligibility criteria are on the AEA-Europe website.

10. An Accreditation Scheme in Assessment run by AEA-Europe • Three levels of accreditation to AEA-Europe: Fellows, Practitioners, and Associates • Two routes: Assessment Associates and Teacher Associates • Assessment Associates would generally be working professionally in assessment, in universities, examination boards, development agencies or publishers

11. Fellow Practitioner Teacher Associate Assessment Associate Structure

12. Levels of Accreditation • Associates: Working in assessment (or teaching) but new to the area • Practitioners: Range of experience, written on assessment, work independently, some responsibility • Fellows: Range of experience, specialist in some areas, supported professional development, made an important contribution to assessment nationally or internationally • Levels are cross-referenced to Europoean Qualification Framework (levels 5 and 7)

13. Who are eligible for accreditation? Those who wish to apply for Practitioner or Fellow status should be either an individual member of AEA-Europe or a named individual from a corporate member. They should show that they are willing to participate in the activities of AEA-Europe and also support its principles and objectives.

14. Portfolio for Practitioner Status Application • a CV, • a personal, evaluative statement • evidence of participation in training, consultancy or mentoring in assessment for his / her own self-development, as well as forothers; • a personal professional development plan; • written support from two others who are actively involved in the field of assessment

15. Portfolio for Fellowship Status Application • a table of contents; • a CV, • a brief personal statement; • evidence to support the personal statement which may include; • research e.g. (thesis or dissertation accepted by a university ) • published material in any format; • evidence of practical professional achievement of any kind; • accounts of professional work with supporting evidence; • description of activities which have assisted the professional development of others • written support from two otherswho are actively involved in the field of assessment

16. Accreditation • Candidates submit a portfolio • Portfolio is assessed by Professional Affairs Board • PAB is appointed by AEA-E council; members will have AEA-E fellow status • First Awards at 2007 Conference • Applications for 2008 by April 30, 2008

17. Future aspirations • Expand the Accreditation Scheme • Promote professional development by publications and courses • Organise regional conferences • Increase membership • Involve Members in AEA-E activities

18. What can you do?

19. Come to our conferences • Annually early November • 5th conference in 2004, Budapest, 120 visitors • 6th conference 2005, Dublin, 140 visitors • 7th conference 2006, Naples, 160 visitors • Key-notes by leading researchers, managers and politicians • Discussion groups organised by members • Parallel sessions of open papers, presented by members • Poster sessions • Pre-conference workshops • Special venues, great atmosphere

20. Next Conference • Stockholm • 8 - 10 November 2007 • Theme: Assessment for Educational Quality

21. Visit our web-site www.AEA-Europe.net

22. … and join us! • Registration forms available at web-site • Annual membership fees: • Corporate: € 550 • Individual € 60 • Benefits: • Free enrollment in accreditation scheme • Reduced conference fee • Access to membership pages • Voluntary fund • Serve on Committees