Show Notes
INTO’s Máirín Máirín Ní Chéileachair speaks with the Educational Research Centre’s (ERC) Rachel Cunningham and Dr Aidan Clerkin.
We talk about how standardised tests are created, setting accurate norms and the vital partnership with schools that makes this possible and why they must be regularly revised to stay aligned with curriculum changes.
Rachel Cunningham is a research fellow leading test development in literacy, numeracy and spelling at ERC. Dr Aidan Clerkin is also a research fellow, who oversees Ireland’s participation in TIMSS and is co editor of the Irish Journal of Education, with international research experience across Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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