Contributions

The theme for the 2006 Evaluations and Assessment Conference is 'enhancing student learning'. Sub-themes are:

• Integrating learning, teaching and assessment
• Assessment to promote student learning
• Discipline based practices in evaluation and assessment
• Innovations through technology
• Evaluating outcomes at the course or program level

Contributors may submit either an abstract for a presentation/poster or a full paper for publication in the refereed Conference proceedings.

Submission of abstracts

Presenters may submit an abstract for either a presentation or a poster. All abstracts must be no more than 300 words. Abstracts are to be submitted by 15 August 2006 to allow time for reviewers to provide feedback to presenters.

Criteria for acceptance of abstracts

• Is 300 words or less and clearly sets out the content of the proposed presentation/poster, suitable for inclusion in the conference programme.
• Addresses topics related to the conference themes listed above.
• Presents an idea, innovation or report that clearly focuses on evaluation and assessment as well as describing the implications for practice.

Participants will be advised no later than 1 September 2006 whether the abstract has been accepted for the Conference. Presenters must have registered and paid the conference fee in advance, before publication of the conference proceedings.

Submission of full papers

Presenters may choose to submit a full paper. Papers submitted for publication in the refereed Conference proceedings will go through a double blind peer review process that is in accordance with the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) referring standards. Referees will review papers against suitability criteria for the Evaluations and Assessment Conference, and make recommendations for changes and improvements where appropriate.

Papers are to be submitted by 15 August 2006 to allow time for reviewers to provide feedback to authors.

Criteria for acceptance of full papers

Papers should be:

• between 3000 and 4000 words (including abstract and references).
• well written and satisfy conference guidelines for publishing

Author Responsibilities and Copyright
Authors are to ensure:

• the accuracy of their papers;
• they are the copyright holders of the paper;
• the contents have been cleared for publication by any organisation having the capacity to preclude publication of the paper;
• they accept full responsibility for statements made both in written papers and in presentations; and
• they undertake that at least one of the authors will attend the session for which the paper is scheduled, will present the paper and will be available to answer questions and discuss the paper with other delegates.

The Conference organisers accept no responsibility for statements made by authors either in written papers or presentations. Authors retain the copyright of their paper/s.

• All peer reviewed papers will be included in the conference proceedings.
• All peer reviewed papers will be published on the Conference web site.
• Authors of all peer reviewed papers must have registered and paid the conference fee in advance, before publication of the conference proceedings.

Presentations
All paper presentations at the conference will be twenty (20) minutes.

All delegates will receive the Conference proceedings as a printed publication.

Presenters will be contacted about equipment requirements before the conference.