Andrew Burn In this season of media excitement about the BAFTAs and Oscars, it seems reasonable for educators to ask where the next generation of film-makers might come from. Recent government policy in Arts education has certainly begun to take…
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Who will win the Next Gen Oscars?
Tagged with: Andrew Burn, media in education, Oscar season, videogames
Posted in Arts in education, ICT in education, Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment
Posted in Arts in education, ICT in education, Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment
Education research and policy in an imperfect world
Geoff Whitty. In 2005 it was my turn to deliver the British Educational Research Association (BERA) presidential address, typically a ‘state of the nation’ review for education research. I considered many topics, but an overwhelming issue for the education research…
Tagged with: BERA, Geoff Whitty, impact agenda, research questions
Posted in Education policy, Evidence-based policy, Research matters
Posted in Education policy, Evidence-based policy, Research matters
How shift to computer-based tests could shake up PISA education rankings
John Jerrim. The world’s most important examination is moving online. Since the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development launched the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2000, it has provided an influential and timely update every three years of…
Tagged with: computer-based tests, John Jerrim, PISA
Posted in ICT in education, International comparisons, Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment
Posted in ICT in education, International comparisons, Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment
OECD basic skills report makes grim reading
Brian Creese. After three years of deliberation, number crunching and further evidence-seeking, the OECD has published its report on the basic skills of adults in England based on the 2012 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) survey.…
Tagged with: adult basic skills, Brian Creese, PIACC
Posted in Evidence-based policy, Further higher and lifelong education
Posted in Evidence-based policy, Further higher and lifelong education
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