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The Learning Pivot: Turning Assessment into Agency and Action

The Learning Pivot: Turning Assessment into Agency and Action

The Learning Pivot:Turning Assessment into Agency and Action

Description

What happens when we shift assessment from something done to students to something that empowers students to act as drivers of their own learning?

This workshop explores how assessment can cultivate student agency, ownership, and self-regulated learning. Participants will examine how classroom assessment practices can create opportunities for students to understand where they are in their learning, identify where they need to go, and make informed decisions about how to get there.

Learning Objectives

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

01

Explain how assessment practices can foster student agency, ownership, and self-regulated learning.

02

Design assessment processes that give students meaningful opportunities to interpret evidence, make decisions, and take action in their learning.

03

Identify practical ways to shift classroom assessment from teacher-directed evaluation toward greater student participation and agency including co-designing assessment tasks and grades.

Key Competencies
1

Assessment for Student Agency

2

Designing Student-Centred Assessment Processes

3

Shared Ownership of Assessment

Make assessment something students act on.

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: CD2327

Topic: The Learning Pivot: Turning Assessment into Agency and Action

Presenter(s): Professor Christopher DeLuca

Date: 2 March 2027, Tuesday

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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