Research theme · 48 selected briefs
This collection brings together curriculum, teaching and assessment questions from education disciplines. Some topics analyse public learning materials; others propose carefully scoped work with adult learners or educators.
A review of teaching resources describes the material, while a participant study describes the views or experiences of those recruited. Neither alone demonstrates a learning effect or proves that a teaching approach works.
French Education · French assessment
This French Education final year project examines clarity of Instructions in Adult French Role-Play Tasks. The proposed study centres on authorised de-identified prompts and consented adult comprehension sessions and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefGeography Education · Geography assessment
This Geography Education final year project examines cognitive Demand of Map Questions in Authorised Geography Textbooks. The proposed study centres on permission-cleared or publicly accessible textbook questions and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefGuidance and Counselling · Career assessment literacy
This Guidance and Counselling final year project examines vocational Interest Inventories and Understanding of Their Interpretive Limits. It develops a bounded study using licensed non-diagnostic examples and qualified adult practitioner guidance, with clear criteria for selecting and interpreting the evidence.
Read the proposed briefHistory Education · History assessment
This History Education final year project examines how Selected Assessment Tasks Elicit Source Analysis Outcomes. The proposed study centres on public or permission-cleared outcomes and de-identified assessment prompts and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefHuman Kinetics and Health Education · Assessment literacy
This Human Kinetics and Health Education final year project examines teacher Criteria for Selecting Reflection Prompts after Physical Education. The proposed study centres on adult teacher interviews and authorised reflection templates and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefMathematics Education · Assessment and pedagogy
This Mathematics Education final year project examines how Teachers Use Incorrect Worked Examples in Mathematics Lessons. The proposed study centres on authorised lesson plans and adult teacher interviews and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefPhysics Education · Assessment communication
This Physics Education final year project examines adult Student Interpretation of Physics Assessment Instructions. The proposed study centres on approved sample instructions and voluntary adult interpretation sessions and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefPolitical Science Education · Civic education assessment
This Political Science Education final year project examines teacher Feedback on Evidence Use in Adult Civic Explanations. The proposed study centres on adult teacher interviews and anonymised authorised feedback excerpts and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefPrimary Education · Assessment communication
This Primary Education final year project examines caregiver Understanding of Primary Assessment Notices. The proposed study centres on approved notices and voluntary adult interpretation interviews and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefReligious Studies Education · Religious studies assessment
This Religious Studies Education final year project examines how Selected Assessment Tasks Elicit Comparative Source Use. The proposed study centres on public or permission-cleared outcomes and de-identified tasks and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefSocial Studies Education · Social studies assessment
This Social Studies Education final year project examines cognitive Demand of Questions in Selected Social-Studies Worksheets. The proposed study centres on authorised worksheets and public teacher-resource materials and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
Read the proposed briefSpecial Education · Assessment accessibility
This Special Education final year project examines teacher Planning for Multiple Ways to Demonstrate Learning. The proposed study centres on authorised assessment instructions and voluntary teacher interviews and sets out a bounded way to answer the question without presuming its findings.
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