Education Research
Standard Setting Non-Existent Exams
I wrote a blog about those #SQAresults, #covid, the Scottish education system, and tried not to panic about what’s going to happen next academic year …
Education Research
Can sin a-rithist?
Failte gu Fluffy Sciences! Is mise Jill NicAoidh. Tha aon cat agam. Seo Athena. In late 2019, Duolingo launched the Scottish Gaelic version of its app. My dad and sister have been learning Gaelic for some time, and I’ve been trying to pick up a few phrases here and there. Read more…
Education Research
The Gold Standard
This a blog about assessment and urine. I promise there’s more of a point than the punny title.
Tea Break
Clever Cat
A friend recently asked me about their dog who was showing some unusual behaviour. The dog was suddenly acting fearfully around traffic, although there hadn’t been an obvious incident to spook him. I said “Sometimes clever animals get spooked by things just when they’re slightly ‘off’, they’re clever enough to Read more…
Education Research
A Dangerous Demographic
I have a bit of a thing for adverts on the internet, because I love looking at how an algorithm decides what I like. (See the book, chapter 11). But there’s an advert I’m getting a lot lately, and I can’t get it out of my head. The advert is Read more…
Education Research Fluffy Friday
Jill Goes Back to the Chalet School
It was my birthday recently, and one of my friends gave me an old copy of The Chalet School. It’s one of the best presents I’ve ever been given. I’ve been hunting for the Chalet School books for years, but they’re very difficult to find and seem to be out Read more…
