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Formative assessment
- Principal focus of the project
The project focused on using standardised Wordchain assessments, alongside individual interviews with learners to identify signifcant level 1 /2 reading chalenges and provide phoincs based tuition across a minimum of 6 sessions within the vocational course. One to oner reading tuition was provided to learners up to twice a week.
Areas of learningModified: July 2020Created: August 2012 - Principal focus of the project
Two research project summary posters. One explores the causes for apprentice underachievement, while the other examines how trainee teachers deal with incidents of prejudice.
Areas of learningModified: December 2020Created: August 2012 - Principal focus of the project
To develop and evaluate a range of classroom approaches and methods of delivery that help students improve their writing in the context of functional skills and adult literacy.
Areas of learningModified: September 2020Created: August 2012 - Principal focus of the project
A summary report presentation exploring why students are absent or late.
Areas of learningModified: December 2020Created: August 2012 - Principal focus of the project
The ETF commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) to explore to what extent the advanced practitioner role was beneficial to the development of practitioners, and useful in the improvement of TLA, as there was limited current research available at that time.
Areas of learningModified: December 2020Created: December 2018 - Principal focus of the project
The research projects encapsulated within this report sought to address one or more of four central themes: blended learning and ICT, learner skills development, peer evaluation and support, and practitioner professional development
Areas of learningModified: September 2020Created: February 2016 - Principal focus of the project
The project focussed on reflecting on the role of practices among AS level classes of peer observations, interviews, and self-reflective learning to draw conclusions on the effectiveness of those practices to develop learners' education.
Areas of learningModified: September 2020Created: October 2011 - Principal focus of the project
This Action Research project set out to investigate different approaches to assessment in teacher education for vocational teachers. The focus was to encourage the vocational practitioner to express deeper thinking and critical reflections and capture them using audio, video and digital resources for communication and assessment.
Areas of learningModified: September 2020Created: October 2011 - Principal focus of the project
This project focussed on analysing the effects of peer feedback at 6th form colleges on the levels of independent thinking among learners, and the established literature that promotes independent thinking among learners.
Areas of learningModified: March 2020Created: October 2011 - Principal focus of the project
The focus was to use the 'You teach-You do' resourses in peer learning in mathematics.
Areas of learningModified: September 2020Created: October 2012