Jenny Poskitt | |
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 Poskitt in 2002 | |
| Other names | Jennifer Mary Poskitt |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Massey University |
| Theses | |
| Doctoral advisor | Don McAlpine, John Codd |
| Other advisors | Wayne Leonard Edwards |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Educational assessment |
| Institutions | Massey University |
Jennifer Mary Poskitt is a New Zealand academic who is a full professor at Massey University with experience in educational assessment.
Poskitt is a trained teacher,and worked as a primary school teacher. [1] Poskitt completed a master's degree on school culture and a PhD on action research and individualised learning programmes,both at Massey University. [2] [3] Poskitt then joined the faculty of Massey University,rising to full professor in 2024. [4]
Poskitt is co-founder of the New Zealand Assessment Institute,with Michael Absolum. The institute is an "advocacy body focused on improving system capability in educational assessment". [1] In 2022 Poskitt was appointed as the Chair of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Technical Overview Group Assessment. [5] The Chair of the NZQA Board,Tracey Martin,acknowledged Poskitt's more than thirty year career in educational assessment. [5] Poskitt has advised on educational assessment in a number of groups and institutions,including through the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners’Academic Tahuhu Committee,the University of Glasgow,and the South Australian Certificate in Education Board. [5]
In 2022 Poskitt was awarded the Massey University Research Supervisor Medal. [4] [6] The award recognised Poskitt's "sustained and significant contributions to educational assessment research with impacts on policy and practice,both nationally and internationally",and also noted that she had supervised more than 70 postgraduate students. [6]
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