What impact does the first year of school have on later success?
(2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tymms, P., & Merrell, C. (2016, December). What impact does the first year of school have on later success?. Paper presented at International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Glasgow
Outputs (4)
Checking the possibility of equating a mathematics assessment between Russia, Scotland and England for children starting school (2016)
Journal Article
Ivanova, A., Kardanova, E., Merrell, C., Tymms, P., & Hawker, D. (2018). Checking the possibility of equating a mathematics assessment between Russia, Scotland and England for children starting school. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 25(2), 141-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594x.2016.1231110Is it possible to compare the results in assessments of mathematics across countries with different curricula, traditions and age of starting school? As part of the iPIPS project, a Russian version of the iPIPS baseline assessment was developed and t... Read More about Checking the possibility of equating a mathematics assessment between Russia, Scotland and England for children starting school.
A longitudinal study of the association between inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity and children's academic attainment at age 11 (2016)
Journal Article
Merrell, C., Sayal, K., Tymms, P., & Kasim, A. (2017). A longitudinal study of the association between inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity and children's academic attainment at age 11. Learning and Individual Differences, 53, 156-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2016.04.003Background The link between inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity and poor academic outcomes is well established. Children with mild difficulties can go unnoticed yet may be at risk of poor academic outcomes. Aims To investigate the link between... Read More about A longitudinal study of the association between inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity and children's academic attainment at age 11.
Assessing Young Children: Problems and Solutions (2016)
Book Chapter
Merrell, C., & Tymms, P. (2016). Assessing Young Children: Problems and Solutions. In Understanding what works in oral reading assessments : recommendations from Donors, implementers and practitioners (126-133). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). https://doi.org/10.15220/978-92-9189-196-2-en