Community of Practices Conference 2013

The Fifth Community of Practices
for Learner-Centred Education (COP) Conference January 28 & 29, 2013

The Tanzania Education Network/Mtandao wa Elimu Tanzania (TEN/MET), in cooperation with OXFAM GB, organized the fifth Community of Practices (COP) for Learner Centred Education Conference from January 28th-29th, 2013.

The conference theme was “Improving Assessment to enhance Learning”.

The purpose was to bring together key education stakeholders, i.e. Government Officials, Teachers in schools, College Tutors, Academics, Education Officers, School Inspectors, Curriculum Developers, NECTA, and Education CSO’s, to share ideas/experiences and work out ways on how to improve the quality of education in Tanzania through improving assessment.

The titles of the presentations were:

• Modes & Nature of Assessment
• How Assessment Relates with Expected Outcomes
• How Language Affects Learning & Assessment
• Feedback From and to Different Actors

The presentations were made by renown Tanzanian educationalists.

The following papers are available for download on the website. Papers are denoted by the authors' last name, in alphabetical order. Papers are in PDF format.

Andrew
Eliamringi
Ferdinand
Keynote Address: Dr. Mushi
Kimaro
Meena
Mhando
Mtana
Murasi
Soko
Tilya
Vuzo

Issues Arising and Recommendations

Sample photographs from the conference are available on the website at this link.

For more information on previous COP conferences, click the "COP" tag below this article. The final report on the conference is being edited and will soon be available on the website for download.