Comparability of examination standards: understanding of the issues and directions for the future
In this seminar a panel of key staff will discuss the issues surrounding comparability and will engage in debate with the audience about methods for establishing comparability, public understanding of...
10 Maj 20111h 3min
Inter-subject comparability, forced policy-making and the social responsibility of awarding bodies
A frequent claim of awarding bodies is that standards are comparable across assessments in different subject areas. And if they are not, the awarding bodies can make them comparable through appropriat...
10 Maj 201143min
Assessing assessment - progress or politics?
Assessment industry (awarding bodies) should refocus its activities on applied research and development in assessment methodology. The industry should produce assessment tools and professional develop...
10 Maj 20111h 14min
How can we improve the quality of marking in our examinations and what does that mean for validity?
How can we improve the quality of mark schemes and their use? Ayesha will outline a taxonomy of the kinds of mark schemes that are currently used in examining in the UK and discuss what makes a good m...
10 Maj 201159min
The effects of modular GCSE examinations on students' outcomes, motivation and workload
This seminar will present the findings from a research project analysing students' performances and attitudes towards modularisation in two GCSE subjects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
14 Feb 20111h 7min
Resits in high-stakes examinations: the unusual case of A levels
Research findings suggest that, due to a lack of appreciation for the rationale behind the modular system, no control of resits and the highly competitive nature of selection by universities, the resi...
24 Jan 201158min
Degrees of success: Progressing to Higher Education through vocational pathways
Widening participation in Higher Education crucially depends upon recruiting more young people from vocational pathways. But what sorts of opportunities do such learners access in Higher Education? Do...
24 Jan 201151min
Linking assessments to international frameworks of language proficiency
Interpreting test performance (against the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) in this case) is at the heart of test validity. Thus if CEFR alignment is important for an exam, it should impa...
15 Nov 20101h 4min
