supporting
the development of 14-19 mathematics pathways
Latest News
EMP is now in its eighth and
final stage. The full stage 7 report
is available on request. The Executive Summary will be available to
view here shortly.
16.11.10
We have recently conducted a survey
of GCSE Mathematics centres. The results will be available
here shortly.
02.11.10
We have recently completed
a national survey of students
on the GCE Use of Mathematics
pilot.
03.06.10
In March 2010 the EMP team
led a seminar for examiners
on the assessment of problem
solving at GCSE.
03.06.10
Professor Roger Murphy
Professor Roger Murphy is Director of the Centre for Developing and Evaluating Lifelong Learning (CDELL) and the Institute for Research into Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (IRLTHE) in the School of Education, University of Nottingham. He is also a former President of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) and member of the Education Panel for the national Research Assessment Exercise. He has written widely on issues to do with assessment, evaluation, educational research, lifelong learning and school, further, higher and professional education. He is a very experienced educational researcher who has directed over 50 major educational research projects over a period of 25 years. He has also been Head of the School of Education and Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Nottingham, and in 2005 was awarded the University’s Lord Dearing Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Also in 2005 he became Co-Director of the Visual LearningLab, which is a HEFCE funded Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL).
Professor Murphy has specialist interests in the evaluation of educational interventions. Much of his work has involved evaluations of innovations in the field of educational assessment and qualifications, and their impact upon student learning. He has acted as a consultant to the DfES, QCA, ESRC, and the Department of Health in the UK, and a number of other national governments in relation to the design and management of evaluations of national educational pilot schemes and other innovative developments. He is experienced at working with senior policy makers and Ministries of Education in relation to using educational research and evaluation as a basis for reviewing and reforming national systems of education.
In recent years he has undertaken international educational consultancies in Malta, Oman, Hong Kong, Sweden, Australia and Ghana. He is also the author of over 100 books and academic journal articles.
