Linda currently manages CRIPSAT’s contribution to science national assessment - the development of scientific enquiry items for national tests at KS2 (2003-2006) and KS3 (2003-2005).  The remit includes the development of optional task materials for assessment at KS2 and KS3. 

Lindaís most recent publications include Assessing Progress in Science, (co-authored with Terry Russell). These materials aim to help teachers looking for support in adopting a formative assessment approach to their teaching of science.

Linda is also involved with on-line support for assessment through an e-learning project that explores the possibility of encouraging practicing teachers and student teachers to contribute their formative assessment experiences and learning outcomes to shared a web-based resource.

Linda has also conducted evaluations and contributed to teacher development programmes in Malawi, South Africa and Slovenia.

Publications

Russell T., McGuigan L., and Hughes, A. (1998) Forces Primary SPACE Project Research Report. Liverpool University Press

Russell T., McGuigan L., (1996 -2003) Standards at Key Stage 2 English, Maths and Science Report on the National Curriculum Assessments for 11 year olds Standards Reports to schools. Authors developed science section. Pub. Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

Russell T., McGuigan, L. Hughes, A. Roberts, D (2000) Optional Assessment Materials for KS1 Science. Qualifications and Curriculum Authority for Wales ACCAC.  

Russell,T. McGuigan,L., Hughes.,A. and Roberts,D. (2001).Optional Assessment  Materials for Science. KS2 Qualifications and Curriculum Authority for Wales ACCAC.

Russell, T., McGuigan, L., Hughes., A. and Roberts, D. (2001). Optional Assessment  Materials for Science. KS3 Qualifications and Curriculum Authority for Wales ACCAC

Russell, T. and McGuigan, L. (2001). Making formative use of a national assessment regime. Pp71-76 In Behrendt, H., Dahncke, H., Duit, R., Gräber, W., Komorek, M., Kross, A. and Reiska, P. (Eds) Research in science education-Past, present and future. Kluwer academic publishers.

Russell, T and McGuigan L (2001) Science Assessment Series 1. Teachers' Guides and Assessment units KS1 and KS2. NFER-Nelson

Russell T and McGuigan L  (2001) Science Assessment series 2.  Teachers’ Guides and assessment units. NFER-Nelson.

Russell, T., and McGuigan, L. (2002). Promoting understanding through representational redescription: an illustration referring to young pupils’ ideas about gravity. In Psillos, D., Kariotoglou,P., Tslfes,V., Hatzikraniotis,E., Fassoulopoulos,G., Kallery,M. (Eds) Science education research in the knowledge-based society pp61-68.

Russell, T and McGuigan, L.  (2003) Assessing progress in science.  Teachers’ Guides and formative assessment units for KS1 (6 units), KS2 (8 units) and KS3 (10 units).  Published by QCA. Russell,T., and McGuigan,L.(2003). Assessing Progress in Primary Science Pub. Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

Recent contributions to conferences

McGuigan, L and Russell, T.  (2004) Using multi-modal representations to promote conceptual change: theory and application to science classrooms.  4th European Symposium of the Special Interest Group on Conceptual Change of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Cultural Centre of Delphi, Greece, May 19 to May 23, 2004.

Forthcoming

Russell T and McGuigan, L. (2005) Implementing a model of Formative Assessment.  Association for Science Education (ASE), Annual conference, University of Leeds

Russell,T and McGuigan L (2005) Assessing Progress in Science INSET Support materials for teachers Pub. Qualifications and Curriculum Authority