Invited guest - Rose Hipkins

We are pleased to have Dr Rosemary Hipkins, a special invited guest, present at ULearn08. Rose will be presenting during breakouts 5 and 7. Her abstract and bio are as follows:

Assessment issues associated with the implementation of the New Zealand Curriculum

Rose Hipkins, New Zealand Council of Educational Research (New Zealand)

In this talk, Rose will address debates about assessment of newer aspects of the curriculum – in particular the key competencies. Should we do this, and if so, for what purpose? She will link these questions to the challenge of so-called “21st century learning” and introduce some possible strategies for addressing assessment issues that arise.

Dr Rosemary Hipkins is a chief researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. She works in a range of projects, and is currently serving on two national advisory panels with a focus on assessment, as well as another two focused on New Zealand’s curriculum reforms.

Rose has a strong interest in science education, and is currently working on two assessment projects in this area. These are part of a future-focused programme of work investigating how the OECD key competencies (as described in the revised national curriculum) might help transform teaching and assessment practice.