Engaging learners in the processes of assessment

Chair: Jim Ridgway, University of Durham, United Kingdom
Organiser: Jim Ridgway, University of Durham, United Kingdom
    Denise Whitelock, Open University, United Kingdom
Discussant: Denise Whitelock, Open University, United Kingdom

Situative alignment of formative and summative assessment functions to maximize engagement and learning
Daniel T. Hickey, Indiana University, United States
Steven J. Zuiker, Indiana University, United States
Kate Anderson, Indiana University, United States

Teachers’ and students’ perceptions of assessments: Are they able to accurately estimate the difficulty levels of assessment items?
Gerard van de Watering, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands
Janine van der Rijt, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Filip Dochy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
David Gijbels, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Engaging learners in assessment via the use of blogs
Kan-Kan Chan, University of Macau, Macau
Jim Ridgway, University of Durham, United Kingdom

Embedded assessment in sciences: Encouraging thinking skills and metacognition
Judy Dori, Technion, Haifa, Israel
Tali Tal, Technion, Haifa, Israel