{"id":67396,"date":"2016-02-08T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=1c231ec31d0a1533a45284bcaae1fedf"},"modified":"2016-02-12T09:51:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T09:51:28","slug":"news-story-presentations-from-the-inter-subject-comparability-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=67396","title":{"rendered":"News story: Presentations from the Inter-Subject Comparability conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated:<\/em> Added links to original news story and working papers.<\/p>\n

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The Inter-Subject Comparability conference was on Thursday 4 February 2016 at Broadway House, Westminster. The presentations used on the day are available below.<\/p>\n

Perspectives from Ofqual<\/h2>\n

Paul Newton<\/h3>\n

Research Chair, Research and Evaluation, Ofqual<\/p>\n

After gaining his PhD in developmental psychology, Paul Newton moved into educational assessment as a researcher for most of his career. His research focuses on issues related to the evaluation of large-scale educational assessment systems.<\/p>\n


\n The very idea of inter-subject comparability – Paul Newton<\/a>
\n (MS Powerpoint Presentation<\/span>, 3.21MB<\/span>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Dennis Opposs<\/h3>\n

Standards Chair, Ofqual<\/p>\n

Dennis Opposs has worked for Ofqual for seven years. He previously worked at QCA and was a teacher in North London.<\/p>\n


\n Inter-subject comparability matters – Dennis Opposs<\/a>
\n (MS Powerpoint Presentation<\/span>, 1.05MB<\/span>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Perspectives from subject communities<\/h2>\n

Nick Mair<\/h3>\n

Director of Languages, Dulwich College<\/p>\n

Nick Mair is a former chair of ISMLA (Independent Schools\u2019 ML Association) and Vice Chair of ALL-London. He also works with two academies (one of which has a specialism in languages). He has voiced teachers\u2019 concerns about the A* issue and the severe and unpredictable grading in ML examinations.<\/p>\n


\n Severe grading in MFL – Nick Mair<\/a>
\n (MS Powerpoint Presentation<\/span>, 384KB<\/span>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Charles Tracy<\/h3>\n

Head of Education, Institute of Physics<\/p>\n

Charles Tracy started teaching in Hertfordshire in 1987. He worked as a physics teacher, a head of science and an adviser and joined the Institute in 2006.<\/p>\n


\n Grading severity, choice and uptake – Charles Tracy<\/a>
\n (MS Powerpoint Presentation<\/span>, 215KB<\/span>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Perspectives from the education community<\/h2>\n

Geraldine Davies<\/h3>\n

Principal, UCL Academy<\/p>\n

Geraldine Davies has over 35 years\u2019 teaching experience, including leadership roles. She became principal of The UCL Academy in 2011. Students follow a STEM focused curriculum.<\/p>\n


\n A headteacher\u2019s perspective – Geraldine Davies<\/a>
\n (MS Powerpoint Presentation<\/span>, 62.1KB<\/span>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Alison Matthews<\/h3>\n

Deputy Director of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Oxford<\/p>\n

Alison Matthews has a background in research. She headed up the research and evaluation team at QCA and QCDA before working as a consultant for four years. She joined the University of Oxford last year.<\/p>\n


\n An HEI perspective – Alison Matthews<\/a>
\n (MS Powerpoint Presentation<\/span>, 139KB<\/span>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Perspectives from academia<\/h2>\n

Iasonas Lamprianou<\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus<\/p>\n

Iasonas Lamprianou has published papers on the comparability of subjects in high stakes examinations. He is investigating the social and political dimensions of the phenomenon of comparability across different countries<\/p>\n


\n Comparability of subjects: lessons from abroad – Iasonas Lamprianou<\/a>
\n (MS Powerpoint Presentation<\/span>, 196KB<\/span>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Rob Coe<\/h3>\n

Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring, Durham University<\/p>\n

Prof Rob Coe was originally a teacher of mathematics in secondary schools and colleges. He left teaching in 1995 to study for his PhD at Durham University and stayed on as a research associate and lecturer. CEM is the largest educational research centre in a UK university and Rob has been widely published in academic journals, books and reports.<\/p>\n


\n What should we do about it? – Rob Coe<\/a>
\n (MS Powerpoint Presentation<\/span>, 293KB<\/span>)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Read our original news story about inter-subject comparability<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read the working papers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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