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7. The effect of Cu(I)-doping on the photoinduced electron transfer from aqueous CdS quantum dots.

Author

Rana, Gourab, Das, Sharmistha, Singha, Prajit Kumar, Ali, Fariyad, Maji, Rohan, and Datta, Anindya

Subjects
*PHOTOINDUCED electron transfer, *QUANTUM dots, *COPPER, *BINDING constant, *ELECTRON configuration, *ION traps
Abstract

The doping of CdS quantum dots (QDs) with Cu(I) disrupts electron–hole correlation due to hole trapping by the dopant ion, post-photoexcitation. The present paper examines the effect of such disruption on the rate of photoinduced electron transfer (PET) from the QDs to methyl viologen (MV2+), with implications in their photocatalytic activity. A significantly greater efficiency of PL quenching by MV2+ is observed for the doped QDs than for the undoped ones. Interestingly, the Stern–Volmer plots constructed using PL intensities exhibit an upward curvature for both the cases, while the PL lifetimes remain unaffected. This observation is rationalized by considering the adsorption of the quencher on the surface of the QDs and ultrafast PET post-photoexcitation. Ultrafast transient absorption experiments confirm a faster electron transfer for the doped QDs. It is also realized that the transient absorption experiment yields a more accurate estimate of the binding constant of the quencher with the QDs, than the PL experiment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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15. Implementing stakeholder engagement to explore alternative models of consent: An example from the PREP-IT trials

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Slobogean, Gerard P., Bhandari, Mohit, Sprague, Sheila, D'Alleyrand, Jean-Claude, Harris, Anthony D., Mullins, Daniel C., Thabane, Lehana, Wells, Jeffrey, Wood, Amber, Della Rocca, Gregory J., Hebden, Joan, Jeray, Kyle J., Marchand, Lucas, O'Hara, Lyndsay M., Zura, Robert, Gardner, Michael J., Blasman, Jenna, Davies, Jonah, Liang, Stephen, Taljaard, Monica, Devereaux, P.J., Guyatt, Gordon H., Heels-Ansdell, Diane, Marvel, Debra, Palmer, Jana, Friedrich, Jeff, O'Hara, Nathan N., Grissom, Ms Frances, Gitajn, I. Leah, Morshed, Saam, O'Toole, Robert V., Petrisor, Bradley A., Camara, Megan, Mossuto, Franca, Joshi, Manjari G., Fowler, Justin, Rivera, Jessica, Talbot, Max, Dodds, Shannon, Garibaldi, Alisha, Li, Silvia, Nguyen, Uyen, Pogorzelski, David, Rojas, Alejandra, Scott, Taryn, Del Fabbro, Gina, Szasz, Olivia Paige, McKay, Paula, Howe, Andrea, Rudnicki, Joshua, Demyanovich, Haley, Little, Kelly, Mullins, C. Daniel, Medeiros, Michelle, Kettering, Eric, Hale, Diamond, Petrisor, Brad A., Johal, Herman, Ristevski, Bill, Williams, Dale, Denkers, Matthew, Rajaratnam, Krishan, Al-Asiri, Jamal, Leonard, Jordan, Marcano-Fernández, Francesc A., Gallant, Jodi, Persico, Federico, Gjorgjievski, Marko, George, Annie, Natoli, Roman M., Gaski, Greg E., McKinley, Todd O., Virkus, Walter W., Sorkin, Anthony T., Szatkowski, Jan P., Baele, Joseph R., Mullis, Brian H., Hill, Lauren C., Hudgins, Andrea, Osborn, Patrick, Pierrie, Sarah, Martinez, Eric, Kimmel, Joseph, Adams, John D., Beckish, Michael L., Bray, Christopher C., Brown, Timothy R., Cross, Andrew W., Dew, Timothy, Faucher, Gregory K., Gurich, Richard W., Jr., Lazarus, David E., Millon, S. John, Palmer, M. Jason, Porter, Scott E., Schaller, Thomas M., Sridhar, Michael S., Sanders, John L., Rudisill, L. Edwin, Jr., Garitty, Michael J., Poole, Andrew S., Sims, Michael L., Walker, Clark M., Carlisle, Robert M., II, Hofer, Erin Adams, Huggins, Brandon S., Hunter, Michael D., Marshall, William A., Ray, Shea Bielby, Smith, Cory D., Altman, Kyle M., Bedard, Julia C., Loeffler, Markus F., Pichiotino, Erin R., Cole, Austin A., Maltz, Ethan J., Parker, Wesley, Ramsey, T. Bennett, Burnikel, Alex, Colello, Michael, Stewart, Russell, Wise, Jeremy, Moody, M. Christian, Tanner, Stephanie L., Snider, Rebecca G., Townsend, Christine E., Pham, Kayla H., Martin, Abigail, Robertson, Emily, Miclau, Theodore, Kandemir, Utku, Marmor, Meir, Matityahu, Amir, McClellan, R. Trigg, Meinberg, Eric, Shearer, David, Toogood, Paul, Ding, Anthony, Donohoe, Erin, Murali, Jothi, Belaye, Tigist, Berhaneselase, Eleni, Paul, Alexandra, Garg, Kartik, Gary, Joshua L., Warner, Stephen J., Munz, John W., Choo, Andrew M., Achor, Timothy S., “Chip” Routt, Milton L., Rao, Mayank, Pechero, Guillermo, Miller, Adam, Hagen, Jennifer E., Patrick, Matthew, Vlasak, Richard, Krupko, Thomas, Sadasivan, Kalia, Koenig, Chris, Bailey, Daniel, Wentworth, Daniel, Van, Chi, Schwartz, Justin, Dehghan, Niloofar, Jones, Clifford B., Tracy Watson, J., McKee, Michael, Karim, Ammar, Talerico, Michael, Sietsema, Debra L., Williams, Alyse, Dykes, Tayler, Obremskey, William T., Jahangir, Amir Alex, Sethi, Manish, Boyce, Robert, Stinner, Daniel J., Mitchell, Phillip, Trochez, Karen, Rodriguez, Andres, Gajari, Vamshi, Rodriguez, Elsa, Pritchett, Charles, Boulton, Christina, Lowe, Jason, Wild, Jason, Ruth, John T., Taylor, Michel, Seach, Andrea, Saeed, Sabina, Culbert, Hunter, Cruz, Alejandro, Knapp, Thomas, Hurkett, Colin, Lowney, Maya, Prayson, Michael, Venkatarayappa, Indresh, Horne, Brandon, Jerele, Jennifer, Clark, Linda, Marcano-Fernández, Francesc, Jornet-Gibert, Montsant, Martínez-Carreres, Laia, Martí-Garín, David, Serrano-Sanz, Jorge, Sánchez-Fernández, Joel, Sanz-Molero, Matsuyama, Carballo, Alejandro, Pelfort, Xavier, Acerboni-Flores, Francesc, Alavedra-Massana, Anna, Anglada-Torres, Neus, Berenguer, Alexandre, Cámara-Cabrera, Jaume, Caparros-García, Ariadna, Fillat-Gomà, Ferran, Fuentes-López, Ruben, Garcia-Rodriguez, Ramona, Gimeno-Calavia, Nuria, Graells-Alonso, Guillem, Martínez-Álvarez, Marta, Martínez-Grau, Patricia, Pellejero-García, Raúl, Ràfols-Perramon, Ona, Peñalver, Juan Manuel, Domènech, Mònica Salomó, Soler-Cano, Albert, Velasco-Barrera, Aldo, Yela-Verdú, Christian, Bueno-Ruiz, Mercedes, Sánchez-Palomino, Estrella, Guerra-Farfan, Ernesto, Tomas-Hernandez, Jordi, Teixidor-Serra, Jordi, Molero-Garcia, Vicente, Selga-Marsa, Jordi, Porcel-Vasquez, Juan Antonio, Andres-Peiro, Jose Vicente, Minguell-Monyart, Joan, Garcia-Sanchez, Yaiza, Nuñez-Camarena, Jorge, Tauste-Rubio, Eladia, Gonzalez-Amigo, Marta, Romeo, Nicholas M., Vallier, Heather A., Breslin, Mary A., Fraifogl, Joanne, Wilson, Eleanor S., Wadenpfuhl, Leanne K., Halliday, Paul G., Viskontas, Darius G., Apostle, Kelly L., Boyer, Dory S., Moola, Farhad O., Perey, Bertrand H., Stone, Trevor B., Lemke, H. Michael, Zomar, Mauri, Spicer, Ella, Fan, Chen “Brenda”, Payne, Kyrsten, Phelps, Kevin, Bosse, Michael, Karunakar, Madhav, Kempton, Laurence, Sims, Stephen, Hsu, Joseph, Seymour, Rachel, Churchill, Christine, Bartel, Claire, Mayberry, Robert Miles, Brownrigg, Maggie, Girardi, Cara, Mayfield, Ada, Hymes, Robert A., Schwartzbach, Cary C., Schulman, Jeff E., Malekzadeh, A. Stephen, Holzman, Michael A., Ramsey, Lolita, Ahn, James S., Panjshiri, Farhanaz, Das, Sharmistha, English, Antoinisha D., Haaser, Sharon M., Cuff, Jaslynn A.N., Pilson, Holly, Carroll, Eben A., Halvorson, Jason J., Babcock, Sharon, Goodman, J. Brett, Holden, Martha B., Bullard, Debra, Williams, Wendy, Higgins, Thomas F., Haller, Justin M., Rothberg, David L., Marchand, Lucas S., Neese, Ashley, Russell, Mark, Olsen, Zachary M., Coe, Marcus, Dwyer, Kevin, Mullin, Devin S., Reilly, Clifford A., DePalo, Peter, Hall, Amy E., Heng, Marilyn, Harris, Mitchel B., Smith, R. Malcolm, Lhowe, David W., Esposito, John G., Bansal, Mira, Bergin, Patrick F., Russell, George V., Graves, Matthew L., Morellato, John, Champion, Heather K., Johnson, Leslie N., McGee, Sheketha L., Bhanat, Eldrin L., Mehta, Samir, Donegan, Derek, Ahn, Jaimo, Horan, Annamarie, Dooley, Mary, Kuczinski, Ashley, Iwu, Ashley, Potter, David, VanDemark, Robert, III, Pfaff, Branden, Hollinsworth, Troy, Weaver, Michael J., von Keudell, Arvind G., McTague, Michael F., Allen, Elizabeth M., Jaeblon, Todd, Beer, Robert, Demyanovich, Haley K., Gage, Mark J., Reilly, Rachel M., Sparrow, Cindy, Pechero, Guillermo, Jr., Holden, Martha, Wells, Jeff, Eglseder, Andrew, Johnson, Aaron, Langhammer, Christopher, Lebrun, Christopher, Manson, Theodore, Nascone, Jason, Paryavi, Ebrahim, Pensy, Raymond, Pollak, Andrew, Sciadini, Marcus, Degani, Yasmin, and Joseph, Katherine

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2021
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16. Managing work flow in high enrolling trials: The development and implementation of a sampling strategy in the PREPARE trial

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Slobogean, Gerard P., Sprague, Sheila, Wells, Jeffrey, Bhandari, Mohit, D'Alleyrand, Jean-Claude, Harris, Anthony D., Mullins, Daniel C., Thabane, Lehana, Wood, Amber, Della Rocca, Gregory J., Hebden, Joan, Jeray, Kyle J., Marchand, Lucas, O'Hara, Lyndsay M., Zura, Robert, Gardner, Michael J., Blasman, Jenna, Davies, Jonah, Liang, Stephen, Taljaard, Monica, Devereaux, P.J., Guyatt, Gordon H., Heels-Ansdell, Diane, Marvel, Debra, Palmer, Jana, Friedrich, Jeff, O'Hara, Nathan N., Grissom, Ms. Frances, Gitajn, I. Leah, Morshed, Saam, O'Toole, Robert V., Petrisor, Bradley A., Camara, Megan, Mossuto, Franca, Joshi, Manjari G., Fowler, Justin, Rivera, Jessica, Talbot, Max, Dodds, Shannon, Garibaldi, Alisha, Li, Silvia, Nguyen, Uyen, Pogorzelski, David, Rojas, Alejandra, Scott, Taryn, Del Fabbro, Gina, Szasz, Olivia Paige, McKay, Paula, Howe, Andrea, Rudnicki, Joshua, Demyanovich, Haley, Little, Kelly, Mullins, C. Daniel, Medeiros, Michelle, Kettering, Eric, Hale, Diamond, Eglseder, Andrew, Johnson, Aaron, Langhammer, Christopher, Lebrun, Christopher, Manson, Theodore, Nascone, Jason, Paryavi, Ebrahim, Pensy, Raymond, Pollak, Andrew, Sciadini, Marcus, Degani, Yasmin, Demyanovich, Haley K., Joseph, Katherine, Petrisor, Brad A., Johal, Herman, Ristevski, Bill, Williams, Dale, Denkers, Matthew, Rajaratnam, Krishan, Al-Asiri, Jamal, Leonard, Jordan, Marcano-Fernández, Francesc A., Gallant, Jodi, Persico, Federico, Gjorgjievski, Marko, George, Annie, Natoli, Roman M., Gaski, Greg E., McKinley, Todd O., Virkus, Walter W., Sorkin, Anthony T., Szatkowski, Jan P., Baele, Joseph R., Mullis, Brian H., Hill, Lauren C., Hudgins, Andrea, Osborn, Patrick, Pierrie, Sarah, Martinez, Eric, Kimmel, Joseph, Adams, John D., Beckish, Michael L., Bray, Christopher C., Brown, Timothy R., Cross, Andrew W., Dew, Timothy, Faucher, Gregory K., Gurich, Richard W., Jr., Lazarus, David E., Millon, S. John, Palmer, M. Jason, Porter, Scott E., Schaller, Thomas M., Sridhar, Michael S., Sanders, John L., Rudisill, L. Edwin, Jr., Garitty, Michael J., Poole, Andrew S., Sims, Michael L., Walker, Clark M., Carlisle, Robert M., II, Hofer, Erin Adams, Huggins, Brandon S., Hunter, Michael D., Marshall, William A., Ray, Shea Bielby, Smith, Cory D., Altman, Kyle M., Bedard, Julia C., Loeffler, Markus F., Pichiotino, Erin R., Cole, Austin A., Maltz, Ethan J., Parker, Wesley, Ramsey, T. Bennett, Burnikel, Alex, Colello, Michael, Stewart, Russell, Wise, Jeremy, Moody, M. Christian, Tanner, Stephanie L., Snider, Rebecca G., Townsend, Christine E., Pham, Kayla H., Martin, Abigail, Robertson, Emily, Miclau, Theodore, Kandemir, Utku, Marmor, Meir, Matityahu, Amir, McClellan, R. Trigg, Meinberg, Eric, Shearer, David, Toogood, Paul, Ding, Anthony, Donohue, Erin, Belaye, Tigist, Berhaneselase, Eleni, Paul, Alexandra, Garg, Kartik, Gary, Joshua L., Warner, Stephen J., Munz, John W., Choo, Andrew M., Achor, Timothy S., “Chip” Routt, Milton L., Rao, Mayank, Pechero, Guillermo, Miller, Adam, Hagen, Jennifer E., Patrick, Matthew, Vlasak, Richard, Krupko, Thomas, Sadasivan, Kalia, Koenig, Chris, Bailey, Daniel, Wentworth, Daniel, Van, Chi, Schwartz, Justin, Dehghan, Niloofar, Jones, Clifford B., Watson, J Tracy, McKee, Michael, Karim, Ammar, Talerico, Michael, Sietsema, Debra L., Williams, Alyse, Dykes, Tayler, Obremskey, William T., Jahangir, Amir Alex, Sethi, Manish, Boyce, Robert, Stinner, Daniel J., Mitchell, Phillip, Trochez, Karen, Rodriguez, Andres, Gajari, Vamshi, Rodriguez, Elsa, Pritchett, Charles, Boulton, Christina, Lowe, Jason, Wild, Jason, Ruth, John T., Taylor, Michel, Seach, Andrea, Saeed, Sabina, Culbert, Hunter, Cruz, Alejandro, Knapp, Thomas, Hurkett, Colin, Lowney, Maya, Prayson, Michael, Venkatarayappa, Indresh, Horne, Brandon, Jerele, Jennifer, Clark, Linda, Marcano-Fernández, Francesc, Jornet-Gibert, Montsant, Martínez-Carreres, Laia, Martí-Garín, David, Serrano-Sanz, Jorge, Sánchez-Fernández, Joel, Sanz-Molero, Matsuyama, Carballo, Alejandro, Pelfort, Xavier, Acerboni-Flores, Francesc, Alavedra-Massana, Anna, Anglada-Torres, Neus, Berenguer, Alexandre, Cámara-Cabrera, Jaume, Caparros-García, Ariadna, Fillat-Gomà, Ferran, Fuentes-López, Ruben, Garcia-Rodriguez, Ramona, Gimeno-Calavia, Nuria, Graells-Alonso, Guillem, Martínez-Álvarez, Marta, Martínez-Grau, Patricia, Pellejero-García, Raúl, Ràfols-Perramon, Ona, Peñalver, Juan Manuel, Domènech, Mònica Salomó, Soler-Cano, Albert, Velasco-Barrera, Aldo, Yela-Verdú, Christian, Bueno-Ruiz, Mercedes, Sánchez-Palomino, Estrella, Guerra, Ernesto, García, Yaiza, Romeo, Nicholas M., Vallier, Heather A., Breslin, Mary A., Fraifogl, Joanne, Wilson, Eleanor S., Wadenpfuhl, Leanne K., Halliday, Paul G., Viskontas, Darius G., Apostle, Kelly L., Boyer, Dory S., Moola, Farhad O., Perey, Bertrand H., Stone, Trevor B., Lemke, H. Michael, Zomar, Mauri, Spicer, Ella, Fan, Chen “Brenda”, Payne, Kyrsten, Phelps, Kevin, Bosse, Michael, Karunakar, Madhav, Kempton, Laurence, Sims, Stephen, Hsu, Joseph, Seymour, Rachel, Churchill, Christine, Bartel, Claire, Mayberry, Robert Miles, Brownrigg, Maggie, Girardi, Cara, Mayfield, Ada, Hymes, Robert A., Schwartzbach, Cary C., Schulman, Jeff E., Malekzadeh, A. Stephen, Holzman, Michael A., Ramsey, Lolita, Ahn, James S., Panjshiri, Farhanaz, Das, Sharmistha, English, Antoinisha D., Haaser, Sharon M., Cuff, Jaslynn A.N., Pilson, Holly, Carroll, Eben A., Halvorson, Jason J., Babcock, Sharon, Goodman, J. Brett, Holden, Martha B., Bullard, Debra, Williams, Wendy, Higgins, Thomas F., Haller, Justin M., Rothberg, David L., Neese, Ashley, Russell, Mark, Coe, Marcus, Dwyer, Kevin, Mullin, Devin S., Reilly, Clifford A., DePalo, Peter, Hall, Amy E., Heng, Marilyn, Harris, Mitchel B., Smith, R. Malcolm, Lhowe, David W., Esposito, John G., Bansal, Mira, Bergin, Patrick F., Russell, George V., Graves, Matthew L., Morellato, John, Champion, Heather K., Johnson, Leslie N., McGee, Sheketha L., Bhanat, Eldrin L., Mehta, Samir, Donegan, Derek, Ahn, Jaimo, Horan, Annamarie, Dooley, Mary, Kuczinski, Ashley, Iwu, Ashley, Potter, David, VanDemark, Robert, III, Pfaff, Branden, Hollinsworth, Troy, Weaver, Michael J., von Keudell, Arvind G., McTague, Michael F., Allen, Elizabeth M., Jaeblon, Todd, Beer, Robert, Gage, Mark J., Reilly, Rachel M., Sparrow, Cindy, and McGee, Sheketha

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2021
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17. p‐Toluene Sulphonic Acid (PTSA): An Efficient Catalyst for One‐Pot Three‐Component Synthesis of Novel 3‐Pyrazolyl‐Thiazolidin‐4‐One Derivatives.

Author

Das, Sharmistha, Paul, Subhankar, Mitra, Bijeta, Chandra Pariyar, Gyan, and Ghosh, Pranab

Subjects
*THIOGLYCOLIC acid, *AROMATIC aldehydes, *NATURAL products, *FUNCTIONAL groups, *PHARMACEUTICAL industry, *SULFONIC acids
Abstract

This research article focuses on the pathway for metal‐free unprecedented one‐pot three‐component synthesis of biologically active 3‐pyrazolyl‐thiazolidin‐4‐one derivatives through cyclo‐condensation of aromatic aldehydes, 1H‐pyrazol‐3‐amine and thioglycolic acid in aqueous medium. p‐Toluene sulphonic acid (PTSA), a non‐toxic, cheaper, easily accessible, eco‐benign, organic acid‐catalyst was explored to mediate this reaction. Formation of novel 3‐pyrazolyl‐thiazolidin‐4‐one derivatives, environment‐benign conditions, quick reaction time, excellent functional group acceptance and moderate to high yield of the products are some of the chief advantages of the reaction. Further, this methodology will surely contribute in various fields of synthetic organic methodology, pharmaceutical industry and natural bio‐active product synthesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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20. A Teacher's Repertoire: Developing Creative Pedagogies

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Das, Sharmistha, Dewhurst, Yvonne, and Gray, Donald

Abstract

Promoting creativity in schools involves the development of characteristics such as self-motivation, confidence, curiosity and flexibility. It can be argued that the development of the first three of these probably relies on the last, all of which need to be supported by a "flexible learning context." However, this cannot work without a structure which can be used as a scaffold (Vygotsky, 1978) either to go beyond and enhance learning, or to work within a framework, flexible enough to accommodate individual learning styles. Such pedagogy is intricately related to the curriculum. In the context of the newly introduced Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland, this paper discusses the experience of an interdisciplinary approach to pedagogy funded by the Scottish Arts Council. The approach was developed within the initial teacher education (ITE) programmes at the University of Aberdeen and elaborates on the relationship between curriculum, pedagogy and creativity.

Published
2011

22. School culture : exploring a concept

Author

Das, Sharmistha

Subjects
371.009411
Abstract

The study explored the concept of school culture and how it affects learning environments in schools. Following a review of previous research, the constituent factors of school culture were identified under the categories of historical, behavioural and organisational, the connotations of which depend on the values we impose upon them. These values not only influence our understanding of the factors but also determine how we deal with the constant shaping and re-shaping of processes of culture. Therefore, comprehending such a complex pattern becomes an essential and challenging task for the entire school community, including the pupils, teachers, non-teaching members of staff and school leaders. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, the concept was further investigated in four primary schools in Scotland, with differing socio-economic backgrounds and sizes. Based within the constructivist paradigm, a 'grounded theory' approach was adopted to gathering data for these in-depth case studies. In particular, the following techniques were used: interviews -- with the members of staff; focus group activities -- for the pupils; observations -- in the classrooms; researcher's log; and school documents. Thus the concept of school culture was de-constructed from various theoretical perspectives, gradually leading to a process of re-construction through the course of empirical data analysis. Data were analysed at two levels: 'context specific' findings from individual case studies, and a cross-case data analysis.

Published
2006

41. Policy versus Ground Reality: Secondary English Language Assessment System in Bangladesh

Author

Das, Sharmistha, Shaheen, Robina, Shrestha, Prithvi, Rahman, Arifa, and Khan, Rubina

Abstract

Any policy reform in education is highly effective when it is planned and implemented "holistically" and yet, it is the most challenging way forward. Many countries in Asia have reformed their English language policies and syllabi in the last two decades due to the increasing value of the language worldwide. Motivated by a "communicative approach" to English language teaching, Bangladesh was one of the countries that launched such a reform in the 1990s. However, this reform has been criticised for imposing the changes on teachers without preparing them sufficiently. More importantly, there is limited evidence as to how much the secondary English language assessment system is aligned with the changes introduced in the curriculum. In order to explore this gap, a medium-scale study was conducted in 38 secondary schools in Bangladesh, following a mixed methods approach. The findings highlighted a "mismatch" between the intended English language learning outcomes and current assessment practices, including the resulting challenges faced by the teachers. This paper argues that language education reform is likely to fail if the assessment system is not aligned with the curriculum.

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2014
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44. Evidence-Based Practice and Teacher Action-Research: A Reflection on the Nature and Direction of 'Change'

Author

Colucci-Gray, Laura, Das, Sharmistha, Gray, Donald, Robson, Dean, and Spratt, Jennifer

Abstract

This study was conceived as an opportunity to reflect on the place of action-research in the contested landscape of educational change in the UK where increasing emphasis has been put on the use of evidence to drive reform. In the context of a government-sponsored project in Scotland, this study looked at the impact of a scholarship initiative supporting classroom teachers to undertake action-research projects on a topic of their own choice with the assistance of a mentor. Data collected from interviews with teachers and analysis of teacher action-research reports pointed to a multi-faceted concept of practice unfolding from individual inquiry and dialogical conversations with colleagues and university mentors. The study argues for further analysis of the use of action-research as a means to develop teachers’ knowledge and to recover the value of collective and creative engagements in education to guide reform.

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2013
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