Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring, based in Durham University in North-East England. CEM provides indicator systems to schools and colleges, the confidentiality of these systems renders them unique. We are the largest educational research unit in a UK university.
Established in 1983, the Centre works with schools, colleges, education authorities and government agencies to provide high quality information through scientifically grounded research. CEM is the home of a widely used family of monitoring systems including ALIS, Yellis, MidYIS and PIPS.
What we do
- Provide monitoring systems for schools and colleges
- Develop on-screen test and questionnaire solutions
- Carry out research and evaluation
- Provide training on the use of our systems through conferences and in-service work
We are committed to:
- applying the best standards of science to the development and evaluation of policies
- evidence, rather than authority or opinion, as the guide to practice
- collecting gold-standard evidence by using controlled trials wherever possible
- quantification to give precise answers and keep things ‘in perspective’
CEM is based on the science site of Durham University in the North of England. Click here for directions.
Latest News
| 31-Jan-10 | House of Commons Report Damns League Tables and Warns on School Report Cards |
| Professor Peter Tymms of Durham University told the Committee that it was not possible to know for sure what effect the report card had been in New York because there was no way of making an evidence-based assessment. Read Full article. | |
| 28-Jan-10 | Updated MidYIS Independent Schools’ Feedback for 2009/10 |
| This year’s restandardisation of Independent Schools’ baseline and predictions feedback is now available to download from the Secondary+ secure website. | |
| 06-Jan-10 | INSIGHT now also available for Year 8 pupils. |
| We are pleased to announce that our popular curriculum-embedded INSIGHT assessments for the end of Key Stage 3 are now available for Year 8 pupils in addition to the existing Year 9 system. This new addition is ideally suited to schools that follow an accelerated KS3 curriculum or that start GCSE studies in Year 9. To find out more, click here. | |
| 22-Dec-09 | Updated Probability of Success feedback now available |
| The Predicted percentage 5+ A*-C & Credit/General pass feedback has been updated with the 2009 regression data. |
CEM
Mountjoy Research Centre 4,
Durham University,
Stockton Road,
Durham,
DH1 3UZ.
United Kingdom
Help Desk:
Tel
Fax +44 (0) 191 334 4180
E-Mail cem@cem.dur.ac.uk
Durham University