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OECD
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WCAL is providing
OECD with advice and documentation on computer-based testing
for the potential of delivering all or parts of PISA 2015 as
computer-based assessments |
Twig
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500 outstanding 3-minute
films on SCIENCE, made for teachers of students aged 9 to 16.
Researched and reviewed by academics, producers and scientists.
WCAL is working with Twig to promote it’s products globally. |
King Abdulaziz and his Companions
Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity |
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The King Abdulaziz
and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and
Creativity was established by the Saudi Royal Family.
Its mission is to develop future leaders, entrepreneurs
and innovators able to lead the country in the future.
WCAL is responsible for developing a comprehensive
textbook series for gifted students, aged 8-18,
in mathematics, science, English and ICT, together with supportive
teachers' guides to assist teachers in implementing these
advanced materials within the classroom. This series
includes computer-based learning materials. WCAL
is also responsible for developing classroom assessment
materials and annual tests. We run Moodle-based
on-line professional communities for teachers in
Mawhiba schools. |
Tatweer |
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Martin Ripley is working with
Tatweer, supporting the development of a strategy for
the transformation of Saudi schools. |
The
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants -
ACCA |
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We are providing strategic educational consultancy services to ACCA. |
Australian
Council for Educational Research (ACER) |
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ACER is
a leading provider of educational research. We are
working for ACER on the development of the PISA
2012 mathematics tests, including a Computer-Based
Assessment of Mathematics (CBAM). |
Assessment
and Teaching of 21st Century Skills - ATC21S |
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ATC21S
was established in 2009 by three sponsors - Cisco,
Intel and Microsoft. The purpose of the project
is to design and develop examples of 21st
century assessments of 21st century skills
- such as problem solving. Martin Ripley has been
a member of one of the five working groups, commissioned
to review frameworks and domain descriptions of
21st century skills, since its inception
in 2009. WCAL has now been appointed to develop
assessments - both in the form of short, summative
test items and in the form of classroom assessment
- for ACT21S. |
21st Century
Learning Alliance |
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The 21st
Century Learning Alliance aims to provide a unique
and powerful forum with wide representation from
practitioners, government agencies and industry.
WCAL provides a range of support to the Alliance
- as a sponsor, office administrative support and
website development. Martin Ripley is a Director
of 21st Century Learning Alliance Ltd.
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eAssessment Association
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Martin Ripley is a
Director of the e-Assessment Association, established
to communicate the positive contribution that technologies
can make to assessment. Martin is one of the original
Directors of the eAA and runs the Publications activity
of the Association. |
The Educational Testing
Service - ETS |
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ETS provides tests and assessment
worldwide, and undertakes related educational research.
We have worked jointly with ETS USA to research
the use of single-level tests and their use in schools.
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JISC |
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JISC's
role is to lead UK colleges and universities in
the innovative use of digital technologies. We were
awarded a JISC project grant to research innovative
uses of technology in e-assessment. A range of reports
have been published.
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Driving
Skills Agency - DSA |
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The Driving
Skills Agency delivers tests from over 400 driving
test centres and 140 theory test centres. The DSA
has statutory responsibility for setting standards
and conducting theory and practical driving tests,
and it is an agency of the Department for Transport
(DfT). We provided a quality assurance function
in relation to an e-assessment procurement project
run by the DSA. |
The
Civil Aviation Authority - CAA
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The CAA is the
UK's specialist aviation regulator. WCAL provides
expert e-assessment quality assurance for the CAA's
e-assessment procurement programme. |
LogicaCMG |
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LogicaCMG
delivers business consulting, systems integration
and outsourcing across all industries and business
functions. WCAL provides e-assessment and procurement
experts to LogicaCMG to support them in acquiring
new clients and in meeting the needs of existing
LogicaCMG clients for expertise in e-assessment.
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Wireless
Generation
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Based in New
York, Wireless Generation creates innovative uses
of mobile assessment software to give teachers better
classroom assessments and to make data available
to teachers. WCAL ran a pilot of Wireless Generation;
handheld PDA reading and early literacy assessments
in Wolverhampton, UK. |
The
Qualifications and Curriculum Development Authority
- QCDA
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QCDA develops
the curriculum and delivers assessments for schools
and colleges in England, as well as keeping qualifications
under review. WCAL provided project management,
developing a suite of "Understanding Progress" information
leaflets for parents. |
The
British Educational Communications Technology Agency
- BECTA |
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Becta leads
the national drive in UK schools and colleges to
inspire and lead the effective and innovative use
of technology. WCAL has undertaken a number of roles
for BECTA, including interim management, e-assessment
research, authoring articles and pamphlets on technology
and assessment, and speaking engagements.
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CISCO |
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Cisco Systems,
Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the
Internet. We have worked with Cisco (and through
them the Partnership for 21st Century
Skills - P21 - based in the USA) to create a detailed
resources guide for developers of 21st
century learning. This material has subsequently
been published by P21 as their Framework for 21st
Century Learning at
http://www.p21.org/.
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West
Virginia Department of Education |
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West Virginia
has been internationally and nationally recognised
for its 21st century learning. We provided
advice to West Virginia on the design of assessment
in the 21st century, and in the use of
technology in assessment. |
Department
for Children, Schools and Families, England - DCSF
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WCAL has
provided research into the use of e-portfolios for
the DCSF. |
KPMG |
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We have
provided advice to support KPMG in preparing tender
response documents in relation to the use of technology
in education. |
Futurelab |
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Futurelab is an independent
not-for-profit organisation that is dedicated to
transforming teaching and learning, making it more
relevant and engaging to 21st century
learners through the use of innovative practice
and technology. We researched and wrote Futurelab's
literature review of e-assessment and the use of
technology. |
Centre
for Research on Lifelong Learning
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Martin Ripley
is a member of CRELL's expert forum on the use of
technology in assessment, and has contributed articles
to The Transition to Computer-Based Assessment
- New Approaches to Skills Assessment and Implications
for Large-scale Testing and Towards a Research Agenda
on Computer-based Assessment - Challenges and Needs
for European Educational Measurement.
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University
of Warwick, National Association of Gifted and Talented
Youth - NAGTY
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Martin Ripley
was Director of the Student Academy at NAGTY until
the programme was closed in 2007. |
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