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Students – the role of key actors in qualifications reform

Students – the role of key actors in qualifications reform. Professor Jannette Elwood. Navigating policy landscapes. Policy. Data from the CReST Study Baird et al, 2011 Elwood 2012 & 2013.

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Students – the role of key actors in qualifications reform

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  1. Students – the role of key actors in qualifications reform Professor Jannette Elwood

  2. Navigating policy landscapes Policy ... Data from the CReST Study Baird et al, 2011 Elwood 2012 & 2013 Policy is struggled over, not delivered, in tablets of stone, to a grateful or quiescent population (Ozga, 2000, p.1);

  3. Sources of Inequality in examinations (Gipps and Murphy, 1994; Elwood, 1995; 2005; Willingham and Cole, 1997)

  4. Ethical implications at the system level (Baird and Lee-Kelly, 2009; Elwood, 2013; Hamp-lyons 1997; Oates, 2007; Shohamy, 2001)

  5. Children’s Rights Framework for Assessment(Elwood and Lundy 2010, P.347) To what extent are children’s best interests a primary consideration? Will the decision have any adverse impact on any particular groups of children? Are children engaged with meaningfully throughout the decision making process?

  6. Qualifications reform in NI: Consultations

  7. Students - Policy actors in Qualification reform Significant players in the mediation of national qualifications systems rather than just subjects in their implementation (Elwood, 2012. p. 497) Positive influence on learning Dominate lives in schools Won’t get far without right grades We’re doing exams for 4 years straight Modules – take the stress off Enjoyable if well prepared GCSEs in Year 9 – more assessment early on… Better opportunities for higher education and work Relationships with teachers can affect success… Exams – opportunities for external (i.e. neutral) assessment Universities looking for ‘balanced’ individuals… Exams take over your life Having a mixture of exams and coursework – having a choice - its only fair…

  8. Students: Policy Victims

  9. ‘Voicelessness’ – a ‘cultural shift’ needed (Elwood, 2013)

  10. Qualifications reform in NI: Consultations

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