January 2019 - January 2019
Project Library
Student Access to University Podcasts
In Hilary term 2019, the department ran a five-part seminar series on ‘Student Access to University’.
Future directions in teacher education research, practice and policy
January 2019 - January 2019
In Trinity term 2019, the department ran a seminar series on ‘Future directions in teacher education research, practice and policy’.
The Nuffield Nursery Language Programme
January 2019 - February 2021
Children who enter school with poorly developed language are at high risk of educational failure and it is imperative that they receive intervention before they fail to learn.
Access, retention and graduate outcomes for higher education students with a background of care or family estrangement
November 2018 - September 2019
This study aimed to provide insights into the ways in which a history of care or family estrangement impacts on outcomes for higher education students, including their ability to access higher education, whether they complete their course, the degree result they get and their transition into the labour market.
The curriculum development by Training Managers (TMs) for WorldSkills Competitions and its translation into Further Education and Private Training Provider delivery in the UK
October 2018 - April 2019
The level of skill required to participate in WorldSkills International (WSI) competitions sets a new benchmark for achievement in Vocational Education and Training.
Explanatory Modelling of Rater Behaviour
October 2018 - December 2019
Currently, comparative judgment as a means of “scoring” assessment responses is attracting a lot of attention due to its purported ability to remove rater effects from the resulting scores.
Mindsets and Diversity: understanding and addressing attainment gaps amongst Oxford undergraduates in highly mathematical subjects
October 2018 - September 2020
This project aims to explore undergraduate students’ academic self-concept, perceptions of mathematics, statistics and physics, and mindset, in order to examine the influence these factors have on university examination performance and decisions to continue study after the first 3 years for different groups of students.
Multaka Oxford Evaluation
September 2018 - November 2019
Multaka Oxford is a collaborative project between Oxford University’s Museums of the History of Science, the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford community partners, and individual people and groups.
Growing up radical? The role of educational institutions in guiding young people’s worldview construction
September 2018 - May 2023
This interdisciplinary project examines young people’s (ages 15-19) life trajectory and worldview development in the Finnish context.
Strategic School Improvement Fund
September 2018 - March 2020
Ryders Hayes School and Everton Nursery School have both been awarded funding from the DfE Strategic School Improvement Fund (SSIF), designed to use evidence-based approaches to target schools in need of improvement.
Argumentation in Religion and Science
September 2018 - August 2021
Teachers and pupils often face difficult judgments that demand understanding of various kinds of information, opinion, values and ethical principles, and understanding of different processes of argumentation, deliberation and debate.
Pilot study to evaluate an integrated phonics and language programme for the teaching of reading to deaf and hearing children
August 2018 - September 2019
This integrated programme should lead to high levels of reading, crucial to academic attainment and longer-term integration into society.