Workshop

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• Workshop

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Supporting the Assessment Community

• May 2006

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Supporting Assessors

• Why now?
• What is the Issue?
• How can you help?
• Mission Statement
• Communications
• Website
• Products and Services

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Assessment and Learning

• The white paper
• Ofsted report
• Global standards
• More assessment for learning

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Assessment and Learning

• In the centre
• For external examiners
• markers and moderators

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Mission StatementThe ambition of the Institute -
a summary of its strategic and practical
objectives - what it wants to achieve

• The Institute of Educational Assessors is an
  independent professional body committed to
  maintaining and improving the quality of
  assessment, by working with others to provide a
  programme of professional support and
  development, thereby sustaining and increasing
  public confidence in assessment standards.

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Products and Services
MIEA Member of the Institute of Educational
Assessors
Proactive Campaigns
Independent Research
Membership Grade Certificate
Status
Voice
Professional Framework
Co-ordinated re-action to news events
Qualifications training (2007)
Support
Magazine
FinancialBenefits
Website
Events
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IEA Professional Framework
Assessment process
Personal skills
Preparing for assessment
Conducting assessment
Feeding back after assessment
Performing effectively
Managing and working with others
Role
Design assessments
Direct assessment standardisation
Evaluate performance provide feedback To other
assessors
Manage develop self
Develop manage teams
Fellow
Prepare assessment tasks
Supervise assessment standardisation
Provide feedback to the Team leaders
Manage develop self
Manage team
Member
Assess to Standard.
Provide feedback to Learners.
Manage develop self
Work with others
Associate
Prepare assessment tasks
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Products and Services

• Access to member events
• From autumn 2006.
• Access to online resources
• Discussion forums
• Online research and library portal.

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Discussion Forums
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Resources
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Research

• In the centre
• Access to support
• Materials, and resources
• Outside the centre
• Status
• A voice
• Professional representation

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Information

• Accessibility in assessment
• Candidates with particular requirements The QCA
  Code of Practice requires awarding bodies to
  consider the needs of all candidates, including
  those with particular requirements, when
  preparing assessment tasks, question papers and
  mark schemes. Candidates may have particular
  requirements for a number of reasons, including
• permanent or long-term disability or medical
  condition
• temporary or short-term disability or medical
  condition
• illness, indisposition or unforeseen incident at
  the time of assessment
• first language other than English, Welsh or Irish
  (Gaelige).

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Member Services
Tax services
Working closely with our specialist partnership
organisations, we are able to provide members
with access to a range of services that will help
you manage your financial affairs.
Professional indemnity insurance
The Institute has developed a unique personal
indemnity scheme for members - a truly
competitive product with generous levels of cover
underwritten by one of the UK's largest and most
respected insurance companies.
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Career Information
Careers information
Overview Whether you're new to educational
assessment or you're an experienced assessor,
there's a lot you can do to embark on or make
the most of what can be a hugely rewarding
second 'career'.
Choosing an assessment role Make sure you know
which role is the right one for you.More about
choosing an assessment role
Finding assessment vacancies Where to look for
assessment opportunities.Where to find
assessment vacancies
Assessment and your career Assessing can have
real benefits for your teaching career.More
about assessment and your career
Managing your work Take the additional
responsibility in your stride.More about
managing the extra work
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Membership Criteria

• Criteria for Acceptance into the Institute at
  Different Levels

25/02/06
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Member Grades
Membership grades
Overview The Institute offers a range of
membership grades, corresponding with different
levels of qualifications and experience.
Individuals achieving the grades of Fellow,
Member or Associate are entitled to vote in
Institute elections and can use designatory
letters after their name (eg MIEA for Members).
Affiliate Affiliate Membership is open to anyone
with an interest in assessment, regardless of
qualifications and experience.More about
Affiliate Membership
Full Member (MIEA) Full Membership is for more
advanced assessors, able to demonstrate at least
three years' educational assessment
experience.More about Full Membership
Fellowship (FIEA) Fellowship is available to the
most experienced and expert practitioners in
educational assessment.More about Fellowship
Student If you're pursuing a relevant course of
study, you could join the Institute as a Student
Member.More about Student Membership
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