The large-scale application of a computer-delivered adaptive assessment for children in primary schools.
(2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tymms, P., Merrell, C., Hanna, R., Henderson, B., & Albone, S. (2007). The large-scale application of a computer-delivered adaptive assessment for children in primary schools.
Outputs (177)
Standards and Quality in English Primary Schools Over Time: the national evidence. (2007)
Report
Tymms, P., & Merrell, C. (2007). Standards and Quality in English Primary Schools Over Time: the national evidence. [No known commissioning body]
Changes in Children's Cognitive Development at the Start of School 2000-2006. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Merrell, C., Tymms, P., & Jones, P. (2007). Changes in Children's Cognitive Development at the Start of School 2000-2006.
Bridging the Gap between Pupil Level and District Level Interventions. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tymms, P., Merrell, C., Topping, K., Conlin, N., & D'Souza, E. (2007). Bridging the Gap between Pupil Level and District Level Interventions.
What children know and can do when they start school and how this varies between countries (2007)
Journal Article
Merrell, C., & Tymms, P. (2007). What children know and can do when they start school and how this varies between countries. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 5(2), 115-134. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718x07076679This large-scale study describes what children know and can do when they start school in Scotland. The description became possible because a third of Scottish Authorities are involved in a single, broadly based, on-entry baseline assessment of childr... Read More about What children know and can do when they start school and how this varies between countries.
Cross Country Comparisons of Progress in the First Year of School. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Merrell, C., Tymms, P., & van der Hoeven van Doornum, A. (2007). Cross Country Comparisons of Progress in the First Year of School.
A Fairer and Simpler Approach to Value Added Calculation. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
He, Q., & Tymms, P. (2007, April). A Fairer and Simpler Approach to Value Added Calculation. Paper presented at AERA 2007, ChicagoThe assessment of the achievement of students and the quality of schools has drawn increasing attention from education researchers, policy makers and practitioners, and various accountability and feedback systems involving the use of value added tech... Read More about A Fairer and Simpler Approach to Value Added Calculation..
Leadership matters: A commentary by Professor P. Tymms and Dr. C. Merrell. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tymms, P., & Merrell, C. (2006, December). Leadership matters: A commentary by Professor P. Tymms and Dr. C. Merrell
Difficulties and Dilemmas in the Assessment of Special Educational Needs. (2006)
Journal Article
Tymms, P., & Elliott, J. (2006). Difficulties and Dilemmas in the Assessment of Special Educational NeedsThis paper considers conceptual and methodological difficulties concerning the assessment of children's special educational needs. It argues that the resurgence of the medical meodel of diagnosis and categorisation often offers little to those who se... Read More about Difficulties and Dilemmas in the Assessment of Special Educational Needs..
The impact of screening and advice on inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive children (2006)
Journal Article
Tymms, P., & Merrell, C. (2006). The impact of screening and advice on inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive children. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 21(3), 321-337. https://doi.org/10.1080/08856250600810856Severely inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive children fall behind their peers and can be difficult for teachers. What impact do screening and/or advice have? Interventions were randomly assigned to 2040 schools and 24 local education authorities i... Read More about The impact of screening and advice on inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive children.