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- Why Government education initiatives work – or don’t (4 Jul 2008)
- Cambridge Assessment’s fourth Parliamentary research seminar at the House of Commons – which was on the topic of what makes Government education initiatives succeed or fail – was attended by 60 key senior education professionals and MPs, generating a lively debate.
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- Examinations in England after 1945: History repeats itself (21 May 2008)
- Taken from the second in a series of seminars which looks at the different stages in Cambridge Assessment's history, Helen Patrick, former research group manager at UCLES and now an independent consultant, focuses on developments following 1945, using the Cambridge Syndicate's experience to illustrate recurring themes in the history of assessment in England.
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- 14-19 Reform - a global perspective (9 May 2008)
- Discussion points from “Education policy around the world: Innovations in 14-19 Reform” seminar at Lancaster House, London
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- House of Commons Select Committee for Children, Schools and Families Inquiry into Testing and Assessment (6 Mar 2008)
- A take on the evidence heard by the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee.
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- How have school exams changed over the past 150 years? (11 Feb 2008)
- As Cambridge Assessment celebrates its 150th anniversary, we have taken an opportunity to look at some of the differences between school exams in 1858 and today.
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- What makes a good teacher? An overview of teaching effectiveness research (31 Jan 2008)
- A wide range of researchers and policy makers came to together under Cambridge Assessment auspices at the House of Commons on the 24th of January for the Third Cambridge Assessment Research Seminar.
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- Secondary Curriculum – Evolution and Innovation (17 Dec 2007)
- Keynote seminar by Tim Oates, Group Director Assessment Research and Development, at the Westminster Education Forum seminar on 22 November 2007
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- A level subject choice in England (3 Dec 2007)
- No surprise: Students do what they like!
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- Intelligent regulation: trust and risk (9 Nov 2007)
- Group Chief Executive, Simon Lebus's speech "Intelligent regulation: trust and risk" presented at the QCA seminar on 8 November 2007.
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- Protecting the innocent (30 Oct 2007)
- Tim Oates, Group Director Of Assessment Research and Development, has written a chapter in 'Educational Research and Policy-Making' – the book is a key analysis of the relationship between research and policy formation in education and training.
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- Is the American Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) the right generic test for HE admissions in England? (4 Oct 2007)
- Given that there is currently a large Government-funded trial in place, it may seem premature to even ask this question. The five-year, £1.6million trial – was given backing by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the Sutton Trust and the College Board which owns the SAT - is currently in its second year. This article suggests that serious questions should be asked now rather than wait for the end of the trial.
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- 'Underachieving boys' and 'overachieving girls' Revisited (1 Aug 2007)
- 'Underachieving boys' and 'overachieving girls' Revisited - Rhetoric and Reality.
This is the title of the chapter written by Tim Oates that opens the recently published book Genderwatch.
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- Hurdles or Help? The changing face of admissions tests in Higher Education (27 Jul 2007)
- Our education system now places huge pressures on selectors in Higher Education. Admissions tests are emerging as a powerful means of supporting the widening participation agenda and selecting those who will derive most benefit from Higher Education.
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- Education Select Committee Enquiry into Testing and Assessment (17 May 2007)
- Cambridge Assessment has recently submitted evidence to the Education Select Committee to inform its enquiry into the system of Testing and Assessment in UK schools .
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