Educational Assessment Networks

Camau i’r Dyfodol Project

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:52:00 BST

The Camau i’r Dyfodol project (Steps to the Future) is a 3-year joint project of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and the University of Glasgow in collaboration with Welsh Government.

Curriculum for Wales Assessing for the Future

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:01:59 GMT

UGEAN members Louise Hayward (PI), Estelia Bórquez Sánchez, Carolyn Hutchinson, George MacBride, David Morrison-Love, Francisco Valdera-Gil and Lesley Wiseman participated in this project in collaboration with colleagues in Yr Athrofa, University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

Curriculum for Wales Principles of Progression

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:41:00 BST

UGEAN members Louise Hayward, George MacBride, Kara Makara, David Morrison-Love, Francisco Valdera-Gil and Ernie Spencer are involved in this research for the Welsh Government.

Developing a method and data gathering instruments to investigate learning progression in a National Curriculum

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:14:00 GMT

UGEAN members David Morrison-Love and Kara Makara are carrying out this project.

Decision Trees: improving the impact of research on policy and practice

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:10:00 GMT

UGEAN members Kara Makara, David Morrison-Love, Louise Hayward and George MacBride are carrying out this project. This work is funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Account.

Curriculum for Wales Resources and Supporting Materials: Scoping Brief

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:33:00 BST

UGEAN member George MacBride was commissioned by the Welsh Government to prepare this scoping brief.

CAMAU: Progression and Assessment in the Curriculum for Wales

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:31:00 BST

Most members of UGEAN have participated in this major research project, a collaboration between the University of Glasgow and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, funded by the Welsh Government.

International Educational Assessment Network

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:44:00 BST

Members of UGEAN have played a major role in the establishment of this innovative international network, which brings together policy makers and researchers from twelve nations and states to tackle collaboratively some of assessment’s most intransigent challenges.

Reform of Teacher Education in Lithuania

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:45:38 BST

Professor Louise Hayward is a member of the EU team advising the Government of Lithuania: where she provides a specialist contribution on assessment.

Student Voice – The BRIDGE to Learning

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:46:00 BST

UGEAN member Louise Hayward is a participant in this EU collaborative project involving colleagues from Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Scotland and Slovenia.

SLATE Centre Project: Intelligent Accountability

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:47:00 BST

UGEAN member Louise Hayward is a member of this project on developing Intelligent Accountability. SLATE is an interdisciplinary learning sciences research centre, funded by a five-year, $3m grant from the Ministry of Education in Norway.

Educational Leaders’ Forum (Scotland)

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:48:00 BST

UGEAN member Louise Hayward is an appointed member of the Education Leaders' Forum, chaired by the Deputy First Minister, which was established to capture the views of wider stakeholders on development of the Scottish education system.

Curriculum and Assessment Board (Scotland)

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:49:00 BST

UGEAN member Louise Hayward is an appointed member of the Curriculum and Assessment Board, established to improve curriculum and assessment policy in education and the key forum for oversight of curriculum and assessment activity in Scotland.

Independent Advisory Committee (Welsh Government)

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:50:00 BST

UGEAN member Louise Hayward is a member of this group that provides strategic independent advice to the Minister for Education, the Education Directorate and delivery partners on the delivery and implementation of the recommendations in 'Successful Futures'.

Review of the Junior Cycle (lower secondary) English curriculum in Ireland (2019-2020)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:06:00 GMT

UGEAN members Louise Hayward and Ernie Spencer undertook this review in collaboration with Bethan Marshall and Simon Gibbons of King’s College, University of London, at the request of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), Ireland.

Comparative investigation of key factors influencing the teaching of English in secondary education in England, Scotland and Canada (2019)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:10:00 GMT

UGEAN members Louise Hayward and Ernie Spencer worked on this project in collaboration with colleagues from King’s College, University of London.

Experiences of the Scottish Qualification Authority’s new National Qualifications and their assessment (2015-2017)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:25:00 GMT

UGEAN member Lesley Wiseman-Orr was part of the project team as an employee of SQA at that time.

Exploring teachers’ and pupils’ views about acknowledging learner assessment evidence in the Broad General Education of Curriculum for Excellence for use in qualifications in the Senior Phase (2015)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:27:00 GMT

UGEAN members Kay Livingston, Louise Hayward, Carolyn Hutchinson and Ernie Spencer carried out this project.

Separating Formal and Natural Language in Computing Science Education and in assessment of it (2014)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:29:00 GMT

UGEAN member Peter Donaldson conducted the analysis of previous Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Computing examination papers that illustrated significant variations in keywords and ambiguities in the provided code examples.

Evaluation of stages for early arithmetical learning (SEAL) for East Lothian Council (2014)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:31:00 GMT

UGEAN members Louise Hayward, Carolyn Hutchinson and Ernie Spencer comprised the research team.

Assessment at Transition (2012)

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:52:00 BST

UGEAN members Louise Hayward, Ernie Spencer and George MacBride participated in this project, funded by the Scottish Government and undertaken by the University of Glasgow.

Assessing ethical reasoning skills in veterinary education (2009)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:34:00 GMT

UGEAN member Lesley Wiseman-Orr was involved in this collaborative project with University of Glasgow colleagues teaching veterinary ethics and philosophy.

Future Learning and Teaching Evaluation – Assessment is for Learning and Curriculum for Excellence (2008-2009)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:35:00 GMT

UGEAN members Louise Hayward, George MacBride and Ernie Spencer were involved in this project, in collaboration with University of Strathclyde.

Exploring Assessment for Formative Purposes in High Stakes Assessment (2008-2009)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:37:00 GMT

UGEAN members Louise Hayward, George MacBride and Ernie Spencer were involved in this project, in collaboration with colleagues at University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde.

Assessment is for Learning - Understanding Teachers’ Concepts of Standards (2007-2008)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:40:00 GMT

UGEAN member Louise Hayward participated in this project, in collaboration with University of Strathclyde.

Features of Excellent Schools: Some Research Background (2007)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:41:00 GMT

UGEAN member Ernie Spencer conducted the review, including research findings about pedagogy and assessment, which underpinned this paper.

Assessment is for Learning: Exploring Programme Success (2006)

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:43:00 GMT

UGEAN members Louise Hayward and Ernie Spencer undertook this project, in collaboration with Mary Simpson (University of Edinburgh).