
Department of Education @OxfordDeptofEd
Oxford, England
Joined June 2016
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Interested in the future of maths curriculum & quals post-16? Join this panel discussion on 25 Nov 4pm @OxfordDeptofEd Convener @IngramJenni
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The final video in this series- on university admissions (28mins). Starring Robert Sternberg, @VikkiBoliver, Rochelle Michel & Randy Bennett (@ETSresearch ). Feel free to share with your networks. For the series: shorturl.at/wXH0Q
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Our new video on assessment fairness (38 mins) is now out, starring Randy Bennett (@ETSresearch), @miriched, @JenniferRa54867, @lehane_paula, @AgwuP. Feel free to share with your networks. For the others in the series: shorturl.at/wXH0Q
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It was brilliant to welcome @BeckyFrancis7 to @GW_Academy yesterday to launch the Curriculum and Assessment review!
What would you change about the curriculum and assessment system?
Earlier today @BeckyFrancis7 met staff and students at @GW_Academy to hear their views.
Find out how you can get involved: gov.uk/government/news/natio…
Today, the Curriculum and Assessment Review in England has opened a Call for Evidence, with a closing date of 22 November. We want to hear your view. @BeckyFrancis7
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Thanks to @rozas_tamara and the other editors for pushing this agenda on assessment for social justice. The English version of @SusanJamesRelly, Kristine Gorgen and I's chapter on vocational education in England can be found at education.ox.ac.uk/wp-conten…
Writing good quality assessments is not easy. Here is our video offering advice on choice of format, writing MCQs & avoiding common mistakes & biases. Tom Haladyna (Arizona State University), Zeek Sweiry (Ofqual) & @Y_Masri (Ofqual) (40mins)
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Our 5 min video on this topic in English
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and in Welsh
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With results days around the corner, #DidYouKnow that grade boundaries are not fixed year on year, and there is no set quota for grades?
Instead, grade boundaries can change to accommodate factors such as the level of demand of a particular exam paper.
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What are the misconceptions about assessment and what can be done about them? In this video, @ChrisDeLuca20, @AnilKanjee, @LeslieRutkowski and @daisychristo tell us what they have learned about this.
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Our latest article draws on public perceptions data to show that school-leaving exam standards are a social contract with stakeholders. Managing standards is a political process. Stakeholders do not agree on their definition.
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The fourth video in our series - this time on digital assessment. With Rebecca Eynon, @AlinaVdav & Art Graesser.
Feel free to share with your networks. And for more of our films: education.ox.ac.uk/research/…
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How do we know if assessments are valid? Hear from Gordon Stobart, @dylanwiliam, Tom Haladyna and Jennifer Randall about the key issues (39 mins). vimeo.com/954723837
Feel free to use and share in your networks. For other videos in the series, visit education.ox.ac.uk/research/…
How can marking be improved? The subject of the second video in our series is now out - with Michelle Meadows (Oxford), Ed Wolfe (Pearson) and Anne Pinot de Moira (Consultant). Free to share
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What a pleasure to discuss assessment matters across contexts over dinner @StAnnesCollege with the Masters in Educational Assessment class of 23-24 @nmmarking
Here is the first of our film series on Educational Assessment, on Formative Assessment & Feedback, starring Gordon Stobart, Daisy Christodoulou, Velda Elliott and Natalie Usher. Please feel free to share with your networks. @daisychristo @veldaelliott
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The third and last of our bitesize podcasts on setting GCSE standards. See them all on our web page. education.ox.ac.uk/research/…
Funded by @quals_wales
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Ydych chi'n pendroni pam fod ffiniau graddau TGAU a Safon Uwch yn newid pob blwyddyn? Gwelwch bodlediad newydd OUCEA @cymwysterau_cym
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Eisiau deall mwy am sut mae ffiniau graddau TGAU a Safon Uwch yn cael eu gosod? Gwrandewch ar bodlediadau newydd OUCEA @quals_wales
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Want to understand how GCSE and A level and grade boundaries are set? Listen to OUCEA’s new podcasts. @quals_wales
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Wondering why GCSE and A levels are not criterion referenced? Listen to OUCEA’s new podcast.
Pendroni pam nad ydi maen prawf TGAU a Safon Uwch yn cael ei gyfeirio? Gwrandewch ar bodlediad newydd OUCEA
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