The triangle of education—learning, teaching and assessment: Insights from the Psychology of Education Section Annual Conference

Abstract

The Psychology of Education Section 2017 Annual Conference was held in Edinburgh between 27-28 October. It offered an impressive programme including two keynotes given by Professor Christine Merrell from Durham University and Professor Lisa Woolfson from University of Strathclyde and the Vernon-Wall lecture was presented by Professor Jo-Anne Baird from Oxford University. With the two postgraduate workshops that took place on 26 October, this three-day conference comprised of one symposium, two workshops, 30 oral paper sessions and 10 posters. Overall, the conference offered something to everyone interested in learning, teaching and assessment in education which was the theme of the conference.