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SUMMARY:The challenges of evaluating the impact of changes to qualificatio
 n specifications on student learning and development -  John Winkley and J
 enny Smith (AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd)
DTSTART:20121016T143000Z
DTEND:20121016T160000Z
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DESCRIPTION:New qualification specifications alone cannot drive educationa
 l change. An evaluation of the impact of specification change has to consi
 der the\, usually complex\, context and influence of a range of other vari
 ables\, including external policy drivers such as performance targets\, st
 akeholder perceptions of the ‘value’ of particular qualifications\, th
 e quality and context of teaching and learning\, and measures introduced t
 o ensure that the first candidates to complete the new specifications do n
 ot suffer disadvantage as a result. This is often coupled with tight repor
 ting timeframes\, which make measures of impact more problematic.\n\nThe c
 hallenge of evaluating the impact of specification change on student learn
 ing and development is discussed in relation to recent evaluation work on 
 the impact of changes to A level and GCSE specifications\, undertaken from
  March 2010 until December 2011.\n
LOCATION:Hughes Hall\, Mortimer Road\, Cambridge\, UK
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