The coalition government is to introduce the testing of young children soon after they enter primary school at the age of four or five. English children are already tested far more than children in most…
Articles on Exams
Displaying 161 - 166 of 166 articles
Writing good science exam questions is hard. Getting the wording right, making sure that what you are asking about is clear, pitching the question at the right level, takes time, lots of experience and…
England’s 164 state grammar schools form a distinctive but controversial part of the nation’s education system. These schools are distinctive in terms of their high levels of performance – one consequence…
Having floated ideas about return to O-level style examinations and an English baccalaureate certificate, education secretary Michael Gove has given in to opposition and stuck with the GCSE. But the reforms…
There is an assumption that children perform better amongst highly achieving peers. High class achievement might be thought to indicate better teaching, or to induce academic competition between students…
The government is undertaking an ambitious programme to reform qualifications in schools, with significant changes being made to GCSEs and A-levels over the next few years. This, in theory, is a positive…
Top contributors
-
Professor of Educational Assessment, UCL
-
Programme Leader, MA in Educational Assessment, UCL
-
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Monash University
-
Director of the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment, University of Oxford
-
Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
-
Professor in Physical Activity and Health, Nottingham Trent University
-
Emeritus reader in science education and communication, University of Sussex
-
Associate Professor, College of Information & Communication Technology, School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity Australia
-
Senior Lecturer in Educational Assessment, Macquarie University
-
Director, Nottingham Institute of Education, Nottingham Trent University
-
Thomas Lancaster, Imperial College London
-
Vice-Chancellor and Prinicipal, Brunel University of London
-
Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Education and Social Justice, Lancaster University
-
Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
-
PhD student studying educational foundations, policy and practice, University of Colorado Boulder