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SUMMARY:Research methods in action: how do researchers use the CRAS (Compl
 exity-Resources-Abstractness and Strategy) framework and Kelly’s Reperto
 ry Grid (KRG) technique in assessment research studies? - Martin Johnson\,
  Rita Nádas\, and Dr Sanjana Mehta (Cambridge Assessment)
DTSTART:20120919T143000Z
DTEND:20120919T160000Z
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CONTACT:14709
DESCRIPTION:One aim of the Cambridge Assessment Research Division is to ex
 plore methodological thinking to ensure that Cambridge Assessment is at th
 e forefront of intellectual debates. This seminar will report on recent re
 search which has critically evaluated two different research methods used 
 for developing and evaluating educational assessments. \n\nThe first part 
 of the seminar will report on an evaluation of the CRAS framework which ha
 s been used to gauge and compare the demands that are implicit to assessme
 nt items. The seminar will outline the CRAS framework and describe its ori
 gins. The session will then review the way that the framework has been app
 lied in a variety of published studies\, before suggesting a set of recomm
 endations and good practice for researchers who use the CRAS framework. \n
 \nThe second part of the seminar focuses on the KRG technique\, with parti
 cular reference to the ways that the technique has been used to compare as
 sessment demand. The seminar will outline the KRG technique\, describe its
  theoretical background\, review published studies which have employed the
  technique to evaluate assessment demands\, and suggest recommendations an
 d good practice for researchers who use it.\n
LOCATION:Hughes Hall\, Mortimer Road\, Cambridge
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