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Where is the value in assessment?
Assessment is one of those things that you think you know what it is until you start to really think hard about it.
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Five things you need to know about value-added
We all know that academic progress is an individual thing. Making progress relies on a whole range of influencing factors and students make progress...
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Practical work in science – CEM wants to hear from you
By Kirsty Younger CEM wants to hear from you on practical work in science.
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What makes great assessment?
Over 20 years ago, at the very tail-end of the last century, Professor Rob Coe published his Manifesto for Evidence-Based Education, in which he...
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Assessment for Teacher Learning: Making CPD responsive
Here’s the big idea – teachers can only improve their practice when they also improve their ability to assess. Dylan Wiliam, along with his colleague...
No robust evidence to prove learning styles exist
This week leading academics from the worlds of neuroscience, education and psychology expressed their concerns over the continuing popularity of the...
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How much difference does going to school make?
By Professor Christine Merrell, Cambridge Insight Director of Research Development. The contribution of schooling to learning gains of pupils in year...
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Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon, 1938 – 2017
At the end of January, the educational researcher who influenced me more than any other, my formative mentor, an inspirational leader, and the most...
A Vision for Enhanced Professionalism
"Teaching is far and away the most important of all professions. Teachers make more difference to more people's lives, in a way that more people feel...
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Investigating Mathematical Attainment and Progress (IMAP)
by Dr Lee Copping Low attainment is acknowledged to be one of the most serious problems in mathematics education.