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This panel event will be of interest to anyone engaged in assessment and feedback in higher education and teacher education. Contributions will come from researchers and practitioners in this area and allow attendees to engage and contribute to a discussion.
The research discussed will focus on modes and methods of assessment, student perspectives of feedback, and how teacher educators and higher education professionals can apply this to practice. Examples will draw form a Master of Education programme and original research in this field. Ìý
The session would be ideal for anyone working in academia, teacher education, or leading programme development. The panel session will include a chance to share experiences and also learn from each other. Panel members will draw on their own work in practice, in developing policy, and provide a chance to attendees to plan next steps for their own development.
Draft Programme:
16:00±è³¾ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýIntroduction;ÌýRichard Holme, University of Dundee
16:05pmÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Effective assessment and feedback in teacher education; Sam Passeport ,
Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Donna Dey, University of Dundee
16:45pmÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýQ&A
17:00pmÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýClose of Event
Effective assessment and feedback in teacher education
Sam Passeport ,Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Donna Dey, University of Dundee
While feedback can be seen as information or a process, the affective turn has expanded research into new orientations, such as reframing feedback as a relational encounter. My contribution will focus on this dimension, drawing from verbatim quotes from first-year university students and learning from their affective and situated (non-)responses. I will share notable insights related to feedback cultures and feedback literacies, and propose practical recommendations to support teacherÌýeducation.
Authentic and Dialogic Assessment, Grading and Feeback
With the growing challenges that AI presents for assessment in higher education, there is an increasing need to adopt more dialogic, relational, and context‑specific approaches to evaluating student learning. This session explores holistic grading as a way of moving beyond technical and fragmented assessment practices toward methods that are more authentic, dialogic, and responsive to students real world practice in education.
We will examine how holistic assessment can support richer learning dialogues and foster student agency. Drawing on examples from both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the session will explore assessment practices that enhance student engagement, promote autonomy, and better reflect the complexity of learning in contemporary higher education.
Lecturer at University of Dundee
Richard Holme is Reader in Education Studies at the University of Dundee, with research and scholarship interests in teacher and academic professional development, scholarship, and innovation in education.
Lecturer in Education at University of Dundee
Donna Dey is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at the University of Dundee, where she leads modules on health, wellbeing, and equity in education. With over a decade in teacher education and 16 years in secondary education as a biology...
Instructional Designer at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
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