Institute of Education London

Tina Isaacs

• Qualifications and position:
  • B.A., Tufts University; M.A., PhD., University of Rochester
  • Academic Director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation
• Faculty:
  • Faculty of Children and Learning
• Department:
  • Department of Learning, Curriculum and Communication
• Centre:
  • Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation
• Summary:
  • Tina has returned to Higher Education after 15 years of working for NCVQ, QCA and Ofqual, primarily in the field of 14-19 qualifications including Diploma, Functional Skills, GNVQ, GCSE, GCE A levels and Advanced Extension Awards. Immediately prior to that, she worked for the National Center on Education and the Economy in Rochester New York. Her research interests include educational assessment, education policy and politics, qualifications development, accreditation and regulation and comparative studies.
• Teaching:
  • Assessment Issues and Practice - course leader
    Educational Testing – course leader
• Research Projects:
  • Challenging the most able 16 to 18 year olds: a comparison between the US and the UK
• Conferences/presentations:
  • Why Do We Need Qualifications: a comparison between the US and the UK, Cambridge Assessment Conference, 19 October 2009
    
    Chasing Standards in the US and the UK, keynote speech for the Pearson Conference on Standards and Assessment, 25 March 2010, St Hughes College, Oxford
• Personal Country Knowledge:
  • United States: secondary education system
• Languages Spoken:
  • French (basic)
• Languages Written:
  • French (basic)