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Building Healthy Assessment Systems: From Assessment Fundamentals to System-Level Change

Workshop

Building Healthy Assessment Systems

From Assessment Fundamentals to System-Level Change

Description

Healthy assessment systems begin with a clear understanding of why we assess, what we assess, and how assessment evidence should be used. This workshop provides participants with a foundation in core principles and purposes of educational assessment, examining the relationships among assessment for learning, assessment as learning, and assessment of learning. Participants will explore key assessment concepts—including validity, reliability, fairness, alignment, and the appropriate use and interpretation of assessment evidence—and consider how different assessment purposes require different approaches. The workshop then moves from classroom practice to the system level, examining how assessment policies and professional learning shape the assessment culture in classrooms.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop, teachers will be able to:

  1. 01Explain core principles of high-quality assessment and distinguish among different purposes and uses of assessment.
  2. 02Evaluate the alignment, validity, fairness, and appropriateness of assessment practices in relation to their intended purposes.
  3. 03Analyze how policies, accountability structures, organizational cultures, and professional capacity influence assessment practice across educational systems.
  4. 04Identify strategies for leading coherent, sustainable assessment reform and change at the school, organizational, or system level.

Key Competencies

Assessment Literacy
Critical Evaluation of Assessment Practice
Systems Thinking and Change Leadership in Assessment

About the Presenter: 

Professor Christopher DeLuca

Professor Christopher DeLuca (PhD, Queen’s University) is a Professor of Educational Assessment at the Faculty of Education and is a Royal Society of Canada College Member. He is the Managing Director of the Queen's Assessment and Evaluation Centre in Education and leads the Classroom Assessment Research Team. Previously, Dr. DeLuca was an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida (Tampa, USA) and has worked in the area of policy research in London, England.

Chris’s scholarship explores the intersection of assessment, curriculum, and pedagogy, and works to support educators in negotiating these areas of practice to enhance learning for all. He has published over 6 books and 125 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals and has received numerous awards for his research including the American Educational Research Association Outstanding Paper in Classroom Assessment Award, the Messick Lecture Award from the Language Testing Research Commission, and the R. W. Jackson Award from the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. Chris works closely with graduate students and has been honoured with the National Mentorship Award from the Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education and the Queen’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision.

Chris collaborates with school districts, ministries of education, and educational agencies around the world to help transform assessment and learning in schools. A leader in the education community, Chris has served as President of the Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association, Co-Editor of the Canadian Journal of Education, and is now Lead Editor of the journal, Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice.

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Registration Details

Course Code: CD1327

Topic: Building Healthy Assessment Systems: From Assessment Fundamentals to System-Level Change

Presenter(s): Professor Christopher DeLuca

Date: 1 March 2027, Monday

Time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Venue: Orchard Hotel or as otherwise advised

Closing Date: 15 January 2027, Friday

Workshop Fee: S$450.00 per participant, subject to GST.

Please get in touch with Joseph Loy by email at joseph@pai.sg or tel:6363 0330 if you require further information.

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