Assessment at Transition (2012)
Published: 20 August 2019
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.
Louise Hayward, Ernie Spencer and George MacBride from UGEAN participated in this project.
The Assessment at Transition project was funded by the Scottish Government and undertaken by the University of Glasgow. The project set out to explore how shared understandings of the purposes and potential of assessment at transition between primary and secondary might be developed most effectively. Over time this issue has remained difficult to realise in practice in a sustained and meaningful manner, i.e., one which provides consistent progression in learning. In addition, there is strong evidence to suggest that even when policy innovations are highly regarded in their initial stages the process of holding true to initial policy aspirations as they become embedded in practice is complex. This research project was designed to explore how research might be used to support the better alignment of policy and practice.
The findings are published in the Assessment at Transition Report and Assessment at Transition Executive Summary.
First published: 20 August 2019