Philip Rose posted on September 27, 2012 09:46
Learning nothing, learning everything, learning something
3 December 2012 - Institute of Education, University of London
Increasing emphasis is being paid to the concept of 'international standards of education', not least in the wake of PISA. This presentation will look at the way in which the 2010-13 Review of the UK National Curriculum used international comparative work as part of the process of designing new content for the Primary phase in England. The use of international comparisons was both a key part of the Review and has been subject to considerable criticism. The presentation will outline the approach taken and the methodological commitments within this approach.
Tim Oates joined Cambridge Assessment in May 2006 to spearhead the rapidly growing Assessment Research & Development division. He was previously at the Qualifications and Curriculum Agency (QCA), where he had been Head of Research for most of the previous decade. Tim, who is Group Director, Assessment Research and Development, has produced work which commands national and international respect. With Mike Coles, he developed the new pan-European 8-level qualifications framework. He is active in transnational comparative work on examinations standards, regulation and management of national assessment arrangements, and post-16 vocational education and training. He has advised the UK Government for many years on both practical matters and assessment policy. From 2010 to December 2011, Tim was Chair of the Expert Panel advising the Secretary of State for Education on the review of the National Curriculum in England. He continues to advise Government on the development and implementation of the National Curriculum and allied policy.
For more information and to book your place, please contact Guy Robert Holmes (g.robert-holmes@ioe.ac.uk).