Cambridge Assessment Podcasts

Teachers must be cautious when they find ideas that allege some sort of basis in neuroscience. But there are some positive things such as the effective exercise on learning and the need for children to learn something about their own brain and what effect this can have on their achievement. At a conference hosted by University of Cambridge International Examinations, Dr Paul Howard Jones from Bristol University explained how teachers can use insights from neuroscience to provide more effective teaching and learning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest speaker and archaeologist Dr Carenza Lewis explains how a valid assessment model has been developed for an extra-curricular activity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The coalition government has launched many educational policies: academies, free schools, the English Baccalaureate and the freedom for parents and teachers to choose qualifications. What are the implications for today's learners? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Although there is a generalised notion of academic misconduct and an assumption that there is a common understanding of the offences across universities, a variation in attitudes to plagiarism is shown to exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Measuring 'quality' in early education - determining whether pre-schools can support children to become better learners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can we learn from other improving school systems? - featuring Graham Stuart MP (Chair, Education Select Committee), Professor David Raffe (University of Edinburgh), Dr Marian Sainsbury (National Foundation for Educational Research), Professor Lorraine Dearden (Institute for Fiscal Studies) - 28 June 2011 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This presentation will provide an account of the background, development and implementation of the Cambridge Pre-U. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This seminar will consider the place of admissions testing, in the overall range of assessment options for Higher Education entry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this talk Professor Coe will propose a structure for doing this. Examples will be given, together with a discussion of pros and cons of different approaches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this presentation, Professor Jane Elliott will introduce some of the landmark research carried out using longitudinal evidence from the cohort studies, and examine some of the opportunities for future research as the studies develop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.