Alison is the Post-Doctoral researcher on Project Calibrate (it is funded by Wellcome Trust: grant number 209659/Z/17/Z).
This project is researching examination questions to measure pupils’ understanding of different aspects of practical science and how they work together for coherent understanding of how science works. She is involved in all the studies within the project as the main researcher and data analyst for the project.
She is also a member of the Project Management Board and ensures the day to day running of the project. Prior to joining Project Calibrate at the University of Oxford, Alison was member of a STEM research centre-EPI*STEM in the University of Limerick, Ireland. Her research here looked at teacher education, nature of science and assessment design.
