CAESL2008: International Conference on Assessment for Learning in Mathematics and Science

这次国际会议的主要目的是让美国的与会者与国际与会者交换意见，并讨论（初级）科学评估的最新研究成果。会议将重点研究如何建立评估系统，帮助教师诊断学生在课堂上的学习情况，但也有意义地与大规模的问责制度（在地区或国家一级）联系起来。这一挑战不仅在美国面临，而且在加拿大、德国、澳大利亚和英国等世界各国都面临。会议的另一个目的将是指定有兴趣制定未来研究和资源开发工作行动计划的人员群体，这些计划将利用国际社会对目前面临的挑战的看法。该项目将产生一份报告、会议记录、期刊出版物，并通过CAESL及其伙伴组织通过网站进行传播。

The primary purpose of this international conference is for participants in the US to exchange views international participants and discuss the latest research findings on (primary) science assessment. The conference will focus on research around building assessment systems that help teachers to diagnose student learning in the classroom but also link meaningfully to large scale accountability systems (in districts or national levels). This challenge is faced not only in the US but in countries throughout the world such as in Canada, Germany, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Another purpose of the conference will be to designate clusters of people interested in developing action plans for future research and resource development efforts that capitalize on international perspectives on the challenges currently faced. The project will result in a report, conference proceedings, journal publications, and dissemination via a website through CAESL and its partner organizations.