Assessment: The silent killer of learning

Presentation Date: 

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Location: 

EduTECH 2015 K-12 Congress (Brisbane, Australia)

Presentation Slides: 

Why is it that stellar students sometimes fail in the workplace while dropouts succeed? Are current assessment practices authentic? How do you implement an assessment process that supports the new interactive teaching techniques and skills that are relevant in life in the 21st century?

Assessment has been called the "hidden curriculum" as it is an important driver of students' learning and study. Unless we provide a holistic approach to assessment of teaching and learning, it is difficult to produce meaningful and sustainable educational change.