Trialling tests
NFER have the logistic capabilities and experience to facilitate in-school trialling of any size and complexity across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
If you need to trial a new assessment, educational publication or resource in schools, we offer a complete service that can be tailored to your requirements:
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a national field team of over 200, CRB checked, education professionals
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a full schools sampling service based on our unique database, the Register of Schools, which contains data on all schools in the United Kingdom and many overseas
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in-house printing facilities that produce high quality printed materials. For complex exercises, we can overprint variable data from files supplied. This could include personalising materials with individual names, non-sequential numbering or barcodes
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facilities and staffing for the packing and despatch of materials at the highest level of confidentiality
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experienced markers and in-house marker training expertise covering various subjects
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on-screen and manual marking facilities
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a specialised data capture team using scanning technology giving us the capacity to capture and check any quantity of data whilst guaranteeing quality and delivery to time
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a dedicated team of data-analysts for the checking and cleaning of data sets to ensure the integrity of project data and results
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specialist statisticians and researchers for further analysis and interpretation of your data.
The considerable experience and dedication of our staff ensures optimum response rates and the provision of quality data and analysis. NFER accomplishes this through:
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an established relationship with schools, colleges, local authorities and clients
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effective procedures for the recruitment of schools, including targeted correspondence, a bank of trained telephonists and the use of bulk email and fax software
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helpdesk support for participants throughout the life of a project, providing a consistent relationship with research participants and the effective handling of all external queries
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quality assurance at every stage of your project.
For more information about our test trialling services, please contact: Maria Charles or Jennie Jupp.