Bill Boyle, MPhil
Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Centre for Formative Assessment Studies (CFAS)
Main research interests: Formative assessment for learning, curriculum design, international formative evaluation issues, leadership and management, performance variables, access and achievement, professional development issues.
Main teaching interests: Formative assessment for learning; curriculum design; school improvement issues.
International experience:Bahrain, Barbados, Botswana, Canada, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Mauritius, Pakistan, United States, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam.
Selected recent publications:
Boyle, B and Bragg, J. A, 2006 Curriculum Without Foundation. British Educational Research Journal, 32, 4, pp 569-582.
Kalambouka, A, Boyle, B, Nelson, N, Davies, P and Casey, L, 2006 The influence of schooling on the aspirations of young people with special educational needs, British Educational Research Journal, 32, 2.
Boyle B & Bragg J, 2005, No science today - the demise of primary science Vol 16, No 4, December 2005, pp. 423-437.
Boyle B, Lamprianou, I & Boyle T, 2005, A longitudinal study of teacher change: What makes professional development effective, Report of the second year of the study, Journal of School Effectiveness and School Improvement, Vol 16, No 1.
Whats the point of CPD? CPD Update, Optimus, Issue 72, pp. 6-7.
A longitudinal study of teacher change: What makes professional development effective, Report of the second year of the study, Journal of School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2005
A longitudinal study of teacher change: What makes professional development effective? (with Boyle T & While D) The Curriculum Journal, Vol 15, No 1, Spring, 2004.
Accuracy of measurement in the context of mathematics National Curriculum tests in England for ethnic minority pupils that speak English as an additional language (with Lamprianou, J) Journal of Educational Measurement, Autumn, 2004.
Assessment in Primary Geography, Register of Research in Primary Geography, No 4, 2004.
Professional Development and Management Training Needs for Heads of Department in Decision Making within English Secondary Schools (with Brown, M & Boyle, T) Journal of Educational Administration, Vol.40(1) p 31-43. Emerald 0957-8234 (2002)
The relationship between teacher assessments and pupil attainments in standard tests/tasks at key stage 2, 1996-98 (with Reeves D, Christie T) British Educational Research Journal (2001) Vol 27 No.2 p.141-160. Carfax 0141-1926 (2001)