Not exact matches
All nominations were reviewed
by the Edison Awards Steering Committee and the final ballot sent to an
independent judging
panel comprised of more than 3,000 professionals from the fields of product development, design, engineering, science, marketing and
education, and representing a wide variety of industries and disciplines.
The six - member advisory
panel was chaired
by Dr Jennifer Buckhingam,
Education Research Fellow at the Centre for
Independent Studies and Director of FIVE from FIVE Project.
Chaired
by Professor John Howson, from the University of Oxford, the first meeting of the
panel in September brought together the Association of School and College Leaders, Voice: the union for
education professionals, SSAT, the British Council, the Independent Academies Association Assured Services and the Department of E
education professionals, SSAT, the British Council, the
Independent Academies Association Assured Services and the Department of
EducationEducation.
According to the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES), the primary overseer of research within the Department of
Education, «scientifically based research» fits the following criteria: It randomly assigns its test subjects to comparable groups; it yields reliable, measurable data; if the study makes any claims about what causes its effects, it «substantially eliminates plausible competing explanations»; its methods are clear enough that other researchers can repeat or extend them; and, finally, the study has been accepted
by a peer - reviewed journal or equivalent
panel of «
independent experts.»
GCSA charter schools applying for the award must complete a rigorous application that is reviewed
by an
independent panel of evaluators from the
education and nonprofit sectors.
Ms. Kerr was one of five finalists selected
by an
independent panel of judges comprised of
education leaders and a student representative.