Andy Chandler-Grevatt
Andy is an experienced secondary school science teacher and advanced skills teacher. He has a doctorate in assessment in science education and is a senior lecturer in science education at the University of Brighton, where he trains science teachers and is the assessment editor at Oxford University Press (OUP) for Activate.
Andy is interested in making formative assessment meaningful in the classroom and explores ways to implement it in the classroom. He has researched assessment and trained teachers in Kazakhstan, China and Canada. Andy also is an active member of the Association for Science Education, being chair for the Surrey and Sussex Region and is on the national 11–19 committee.
Andy blogs and has a profile at OUP.
IdeasKeep assessing assessments: 6 ways to improve your assessment skills
Why you need to monitor how you use assessments, and how students can make the most of them
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Upgrade your exam technique: 6 ways to improve your assessment skills
Discover how to maximise your students’ chances of success in their exams
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Polish your exam knowledge to boost students’ grades: 6 ways to improve your assessment skills
Discover how getting to grips with the detail of exam specs will improve outcomes
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Interpretation and intervention skills: 6 ways to develop your assessment skills
Develop your questioning skills to help students successfully grasp concepts
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Mistakes, errors and misconceptions: 6 ways to develop your assessment skills
Learn how to use your subject knowledge to avoid learning errors
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Classroom assessment skills: 6 ways to develop your assessment literacy
Master this essential skill and develop a mental map of your subject in three easy steps
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6 ways to develop your assessment skills
Master the essentials of assessment to maximise your students’ learning
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How to write questions for formative assessment
It’ll boost your students’ motivation and build their independence
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Holiday in the time of Covid-19
How to use the long summer break to prepare for the new challenges of the next academic year
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Giving successful remote feedback
How to ensure you feed back effectively when students are learning at home
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Maintaining good mental heath
How to achieve a work-life balance that works for you and keeps you mentally well
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We're all going on a summer holiday
No more working for six weeks or so, no more worries for me or you
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Make the most of tests
Three ways to provide students with test feedback and increase their motivation
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How to make effective interventions
Try a pinchpoint approach to diagnose and address the reasons for learners’ mistakes in school science
