Moderation and the primary school context

Adams, Paul and Anderson, Jemima (2019) Moderation and the primary school context. Education 3-13, 47 (1). pp. 1-17. ISSN 0300-4279 (https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2017.1382547)

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Abstract

This study presents an examination of the enactment of moderation in a Scottish primary school. The study investigated how an individual school made sense of moderation. Documentary evidence was gathered providing an in-depth understanding of both moderation and the wider context of the school. Audio recordings of three moderation meetings provided data on moderation enactment. Unstructured, semi-structured and focus group interviews captured the views of all participants involved in moderation. Moderation was viewed positively, understood as a social process enhancing collegiality and curriculum improvement. Finally, a typology for moderation is proposed.

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