Goldsmiths - University of London

Richard Kimbell BEd MPhil

Teaching

BAEd, PGCE, MA and PhD supervision concerning teaching learning and assessment

Areas of supervision

I have successfully completed supervisons with 12 PhD students since 1994, with two currently underway. My research student supervision is located in the following broadly defined areas:

• design teaching and learning
• performance assessment
• national policy in curriculum and assessment)
• creativity, imagination and design
• learning spaces and resources
• design practice notation and analysis
• research methods in practice domains

Grants & awards

2001	Engineering Council	Design & Technology in a knowledge economy	Director	£ 9k
2001	Design Council	Designer in Residence Scheme: a pilot project in association with the Teacher Training Agency	Director	£ 14k
2001-02	Design & Technology Association (DATA)	CAD in Schools; an evaluation	Director	£ 17k
2001-02	Design Museum	Designers in Action: Design Museum In-service Programme Evaluation	Director	£ 6k
2002	NESTA	Energy and Environment: a research and evaluation project in association with LEGO	Director	£ 20k
2002-04	British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)	Roboteers in Residence: a schools initiative to support Channel 4 ‘techno-games’	Director	£ 6k
2003-04	Department for Education and Skills (DfES) with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)	Assessing Design Innovation	Director	£ 293k
2004-05	Department for Education and Skills (DfES) with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)	Project e-scape phase 1	Director	£ 136k
2005-07	Department for Education and Skills (DfES) with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)	Project e-scape phase 2	Director	£ 377k
2006-07	Edexcel Examination Board, in association with Malmo University. Sweden	‘Paperworks’	Director	£ 19k
2007-09	Department for Education and Skills (DfES) with BECTA and GCSE Awarding Bodies	e-scape phase 3	Director	£ 1.3m
1985-09		TERU research & development	total	£ 5.622m
		Within RAE period 2001-07	total	£ 2.197m

Professional activities

The following professional activities and consultancies concern design and/or technology education at school, college, university and in the workplace in the UK and throughout the world. The work typically involves one or more of the following;

• fundamental and applied research in the field
• curriculum analysis and development
• assessment of learners, teachers, workers
• evaluation of education and training systems
• training and development of teachers, learners, examiners and policy groups

1975-92 Advanced level examiner for ‘Design’ (Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations)
I was recruited by my M.Phil examiner to a small examining team dealing with this radical and influential new A level examination in Design. From 1986 I was Chief Examiner.

1985 Secondary Examinations Council UK
As part of the preparations for the introduction of the new General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination in 1986, I was invited by the SEC (the government agency responsible for all secondary school examinations) to write the Guide for Teachers that would be part of the national in-service training programme coordinated by the Open University. The work emerged as Craft Design & Technology GCSE: A guide for teachers. pp 43 Open University Press

1987-90 International Technology Education Association USA
I was invited by ITEA to serve on their International Relations Committee, whose principal responsibility is for planning the international dimensions of the annual conference and related international events.

1996 -90 Thames Television International
Programme adviser, writer and presenter for a series of ten programmes on Technology for Schools. The programmes were broadcast regularly throughout the years 1997-2001. VTC- 38111-001 to VTC 36391-020. The lead programme “Evaluating Design” was subsequently reproduced by the Video Corporation of America from Small World Technologies Inc.

1990 University of British Columbia Vancouver. Distinguished Scholar
During the period April to October 1990 I was appointed as distinguished scholar in the Faculty of Education at UBC. Duties involved postgraduate summer school activities, research supervision and collaboration on research projects.

1991 National Curriculum Council UK
I directed a project for the NCC, the national agency established to launch and manage the National Curriculum. The project involved producing training materials for teachers for the implementation of the new National Curriculum. Two packs of materials were produced, one for key stage 1 and 2 (primary) and one for key stage 3 (secondary). Each pack contained three books “Planning design & Technology”, “Managing Design & technology”, “Implementing Design & technology”, and a video of training programmes. The packs were used for a national training programme coordinated through the Open University.

1990-92 Congress of the United States of America: Office of Technology Assessment.
I was invited to advise the US Congress OTA on the future policy options for assessment and testing in the USA. My work included a 48 page report on the nature and operation of assessment of technology education in the UK, presented at an open evidence session in the US Congress. The OTA report emerged in 1992. U.S.Congress, Office of technology Assessment, Testing in American Schools: Asking the Right Questions OTA-SET-519 Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, Feb 1992. ISBN: 0.16.036161.3

1994 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and TV New Zealand.
Based on research findings from our APU and ESRC research projects, I was consultant to the Panorama programme "The Future is Female" a Panorama Special. 25th Oct 1994. This was followed by live interviews with Johannesburg/Pretoria Radio “Newsday” related to the Panorama Special that was broadcast there on 27th Oct 1994. Subsequently this was also followed by a one hour, live, satellite TV- link programme with TV New Zealand entitled “Fraser” related to the Panorama Special that was broadcast there on 29th Oct 1994.

1994 British Council - Singapore
I was invited by the British Council to visit Singapore to lead some development activities in the design & technology curriculum. During that time I gave presentations at the Ministry of Education (40 officials) updating them on events in schools in the UK and at the National Institute of Education (50 lecturers, school teachers, and other academics) about the development and current status of technology in schools

1994- International Journal of Technology & Design Education. Editorial Board member
In 1994 I was invited to become a member of the Editorial board of the International Journal

1995 House of Commons Select Committee
My colleague Prof Stables and I were invited to compile evidence and a briefing paper concerning the key features of technology education and approaches to managing the serious shortage of teachers for technology. The paper was presented to the House of Commons Education Committee Science and Technology in Schools March 1995. Kimbell RA and Stables K 1995 Technology teaching and the training of technology teachers

1995-97 American Education Research Association (AERA: USA)
I was elected to serve as co-chair (with Karen Zuga; Ohio State University) of the Special Interest Group in Design & Technology, responsible for promoting and managing the specialist technology education elements of AERA conferences.

1996-05 Editor in Chief: DATA Journal Wellesbourne Warwickshire UK
In 1996 I was invited by the Chief Executive of the DATA subject association to recreate and re-launch the Journal. I served as the Editor in Chief and the Research section editor for ten years (1996-2005). At the end of this period, DATA published my collected editorials as Footprints in Shifting Sands. (see publications).

1997 Scotch College. Melbourne Australia
I was asked to produce a report on the teaching, learning and assessment practices of the design faculty, and to prepare plans for the expansion of the faculty into new purpose built accommodation.

1998-2001 New York State Education Department with the National Science Foundation (NSF) USA. Following the publication of my 1997 book I was invited to advise NY State and the NSF in their research project on the assessment of learners’ performance in Maths, Science and Technology

1999 Israel Ministry of Education in association with ORT Israel
I was invited to Israel to conduct research with the ORT organization on the structure and organization of technology education in secondary schooling. During the same visit, I gave the principal keynote at the Moshinky Memorial Convention conference. Kimbell, R. A. (1999). "Design our futures: the mind-hand relationship and the value of design based learning" at the international conference Technology and Science Education in an Age of Uncertainty 5th-12th Dec. Held as part of the Moshinsky Memorial Convention for Technology & Science, Tel Aviv - Israel.

2000-03 Dept for Education and Skills (DfES) UK
Appointed to the national Design & Technology Strategy Group, steering the development of the subject. The group produced the report to Ministers Building on Success: the unique contribution of design & technology. Barlex D (ed) pp 47. Dept of Education and Skills 2003 available at. www.teacher.gov.uk/briefing and www.DATA.org.uk

2002-04 International Technology Education Association (ITEA) Virginia USA.
I was invited by ITEA to work with them on their national Standards in Technological Literacy as a specialist member of the Standards team on `student assessment’. The resulting report Advancing Excellence in Technological Literacy: Student Assessment, Professional Development and Program Standards was published by ITEA in association with the Technology for All Americans Project. ISBN: 1.887101.03.9

2003-08 Visiting Research Fellow: Stockholm Institute of Education Sweden.
I was invited to serve as a research fellow to promote research activities in the Institute and support staff and students in their own research. This is particularly in the context of the Institute being absorbed into the University of Stockholm.

2003-06 National Science Foundation: Washington DC USA
I was consultant for a project at the National Academy of Engineering, Washington DC USA. The project group was commissioned to prepare a report on the state of assessment for technology in the USA. I was appointed as the only non-USA consultant. The report has recently been produced: The Committee in Assessing Technology Literacy 2007 Tech Tally: Approaches to Assessing Technological Literacy pp358. Garmire E and Pearson G (Eds) The National Academies Press. Washington DC. ISBN: 0.309.10183.2

2005-07 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
I was consultant to the BBC for their work on the digital curriculum (Director: Nick Simmons). I advised on the production of a series of programmes with them around the theme of the idea factory .. helping young learners to develop their design innovation.

2007-08 Curriculum Council of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University Perth
Following my executive seminar presentation e-scape approaches in high-stakes assessment at the Curriculum Council, Perth WA in Jan 2007, the Curriculum Council in association with Edith Cowan University and TERU will be launching a version of the e-scape project for web-based remote assessment purposes in relation to their School Certificate. This is a research trial and will be followed by a research project funded jointly by the Curriculum Council for WA and the Australia Research Council.

Keynote lectures

Since 1970 I have delivered countless conference papers and workshops for professional groups of teachers, advisers, examiners and policy groups in the UK and internationally. They are not listed here. The list here is only of significant keynote conference papers in internationally refereed conferences. The first three, whilst not explicitly labelled as international, were none the less very international and were the founding conferences of what was to become IDATER and IDATA.

Kimbell RA 1988 “The Assessment of Performance Unit Project in Design & Technology” pp 107-113 keynote lecture in DATER 88 Proceedings of the First National Conference in Design & Technology Educational Research and Curriculum Development. 15-16 Apr 1988 Smith J (Ed) Loughborough University of Technology. ISBN: 0.582.06282.9

Kimbell RA 1989 “Emerging evidence from the APU project” keynote lecture in DATER 89 Proceedings of the Second National Conference in Design & Technology Educational Research and Curriculum Development. 8-9 Sept 1989 Smith J (Ed) Loughborough University of Technology.

Kimbell RA 1990 “The Assessment of Performance in Design & Technology; findings” keynote lecture in Proceedings of the Third National Conference in Design & Technology Educational Research and Curriculum Development. 13-15th-Sept 1990 Smith J (Ed) Loughborough University of Technology.

Kimbell RA, Stables K and Green R 1994 “Understanding Technological Approaches: how children tackle design & technology tasks”. Keynote lecture in IDATER 94 The International Conference on Design & Technology Educational Research and Curriculum Development 22-24th Aug 1994

Kimbell RA 1996 Standards in technology: the Maurice Brown Memorial Lecture. At the International Design & Technology Show. National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham 14th Nov 1996

Kimbell RA 1997 "Technology in schools: an idea whose time has come" keynote lecture in the inaugural conference of TENZ: Technology Education New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand. 8-10th Oct 1997

Kimbell, R., 1998, Design thinking for learning: the mind-hand relationship and the transferable value of design-based learning. Keynote lecture in International Conference of the World Design Summit, 1-3 May 1998 North Carolina University, USA. This conference, and my keynote within it, acted as the launch vehicle for the publication Design as a Catalyst for Learning Davis M, Hawley P, McMullan B, Spilka G (Eds) 1997. Ch I ‘Learning through design’ (pp 1-19) was based on our research in TERU. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development Alexandria Virginia USA. ISBN: 0.87120.284.0

Kimbell, R. A. (1999). "Design our futures: the mind-hand relationship and the value of design based learning" keynote lecture in the international conference Technology and Science Education in an Age of Uncertainty 5th-12th Dec. Held as part of the Moshinsky Memorial Convention for Technology & Science, Tel Aviv - Israel.

Kimbell, R. A. (2000). “Creativity in Crisis”. Keynote lecture in the Design & Technology International Millennium Conference 2000, Institute of Education. London, The Design and Technology Association (DATA).

Kimbell RA (2000) “Design & Technology in England: principles, practices and the role of research” keynote lecture presented at the opening event of the TERU Research Unit in Griffith University Brisbane, Australia. I was invited to make the presentation as founder/Director of TERU in Goldsmiths, since the TERU at Griffith University was seen as a linked research unit.

Kimbell, R. A. (2000). Design For Learning. Keynote lecture in International Conference for Entrepreneurship & Education in Finland (project KYTKE 2005), Kajanni Finland, KYTKE 2005.

Kimbell, R. A. (2000). Critical concepts underpinning the Design & Technology curriculum in England. Keynote lecture in International Conference on Technology Education: Consequences and challenges engendered by a global perspective. (ICTE 2000), Braunschweig. Germany, World Council of Associations of Technology Education (WOCATE).

Kimbell, R. (2001). “Design Thinking, curriculum and the impact of new technologies”. pp.10-24 keynote lecture in New Paradigms of Technology Education in the Information Age. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Technology Education in the Asia-Pacific Region, Sangbong Yi (ed) Oct 30th-Nov 2nd Daejon; Korea. Korean Technology Education Association.

Kimbell RA. (2002). Assessing Design Innovation: The Inaugural Prof John Eggleston Memorial Lecture. Keynote lecture in DATA International Research Conference, Coventry UK, pp 19-29 in Proceedings edited by Norman E. The Design & Technology Association Wellesbourne Warwickshire. ISBN: 1 898788 60 X (This paper was delivered on my behalf by Prof K Stables as I was hospitalized at the time).

Kimbell RA 2002 “Design & Technology and Workplace Transition” pp 17-27 keynote lecture in the collected papers published for the Learning Links Conference Lambertville New Jersey Jan 2000 Learning Links and New Insights into Learning: Implications for Education and Business. Hutchinson P (Ed) ISBN: 0.9719066.0.2

Kimbell RA 2002 “Designing our Futures: creativity & employment in the post-modern world” keynote lecture at the international conference Design Education: a dialogue across cultures. University of Split Croatia (Feb 22nd) British Council – Zagreb.

Kimbell R 2004 “Assessing Innovation in D&T in the UK”. Keynote lecture at International Research Conference Learning for Innovation in Technology Education Griffith University Centre for Learning Research. 9th-12th Dec 2004 Brisbane. Australia. Vol 2 of Proceedings (Ed. Middleton H, Pavlova M, Roebuck D) pp99-114. ISBN 0 920952 15 2

Kimbell RA 2005 “Innovative performance and virtual portfolios: a tale of two projects” keynote lecture at the Design & Technology Association Conference: Telford July 2005. Reproduced as Kimbell RA. 1995 “Innovative performance and virtual portfolios: a tale of two projects” Design & Technology: An International Journal Vol 11 No 1 Wellesbourne Warwickshire UK. ISSN: 1360. 1431

Kimbell RA 2006. “E-scape to the future” pp 2-8, keynote lecture in Articulating Technology Education in a Global Community. The Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology Education in the Asia Pacific Region 5-7th Jan 2006 Volk K (Ed). Hong Kong Technology Education Association. ISBN: 978.988.98960.1.0

Kimbell RA 2007 “Project e-scape: a web-based approach to design & technology learning and assessment” keynote lecture published in The epiSTEME reviews Vol 2: Research Trends in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education pp …… Choksi B and Natarajan C (eds) Macmillan India Ltd New Delhi India. ISBN:

Television and video output

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and TV New Zealand 1994
Based on research findings from our APU and ESRC research projects, I was consultant to the Panorama programme "The Future is Female" a Panorama Special. 25th Oct 1994. This was followed by live interviews with Johannesburg/Pretoria Radio “Newsday” related to the Panorama Special that was broadcast there on 27th Oct 1994. Subsequently this was also followed by a one hour, live, satellite TV- link programme with TV New Zealand entitled “Fraser” related to the Panorama Special that was broadcast there on 29th Oct 1994.

Thames Television International 1996-99
Programme adviser, writer and presenter for a series of ten programmes on Technology for Schools. The programmes were broadcast regularly throughout the years 1997-2001. VTC- 38111-001 to VTC 36391-020. The lead programme “Evaluating Design” was subsequently reproduced by the Video Corporation of America from Small World Technologies Inc.

Teachers TV (Channel 4 and Teachers TV website) 2007
Key Stage 3 Design & Technology: Raising Standards
Episode No 032050001B Broadcast 18/11/04 Duration 14 mins
An expert discussion programme made by Evans Woolfe Production in support of the DfES KS3 Teaching & Learning Strategy for Schools.
Directed by Nick Price, Produced by Harvey Woolfe

Teachers TV (Channel 4 and Teachers TV website) 2007
The future's handheld
1st broadcast Monday 8th Jan 2007 5pm Duration 15 mins
An account of TERUs 2 day assessment trials for the e-scape project in a school in Cornwall www.teachers.tv/video/3306
Director; Chris Guiver, Produced by Harvey Woolfe

Teachers TV (Channel 4 and Teachers TV website) 2007
New Technology - the issues
1st broadcast Monday 8th Jan 2007 5.15pm Duration 20 mins
A discussion programme analysing the 2 day e-assessment trial presented in the previous programme www.teachers.tv/video/3307
Director; Chris Guiver, Produced by Harvey Woolfe

Teachers TV (Channel 4 and Teachers TV website) 2007
e-assessment-where next?
1st broadcast Tues 9th Jan 2007 12.30pm Duration 30 mins
A programme examining broader e-assessment policy based on e-scape project innovations www.teachers.tv/video/5431
Producer /Director: Diane Muir Real Life Media

Research interests

In 1990 I founded the Technology Education Research Unit (TERU) and have since directed research projects for Research Councils (eg ESRC), government departments (eg DfID, DfES, DCSF), industry (eg LEGO), charitable bodies (eg NESTA), Design and Science museums in London and professional organisations (eg Engineering Council). Projects have also been run with overseas agencies including the National Science Foundation in the USA, the National Academies in Washington, the North West Province Curriculum Council in South Africa, and the West Australia Curriculum Council.

The projects I have directed in the last RAE round (2001-2007) are listed below (see Grants and Awards) and are typically centred on aspects of curriculum and assessment in schools. The most recent focus of our work (project e-scape) is based on the dynamic creation of e-portfolios - using hand-held digital devices – and in several subjects (science and geography as well as design & technology). The web-based nature of the portfolios has subsequently enabled us to develop a radical new assessment methodology based on Thurstone pairs-wise comparisons. The methodology enables far higher reliability than is possible with conventional assessment approaches for portfolios. We are negotiating the replication of this work in parallel projects elsewhere – including West Australia.

Selected publications

Books (Single authored)

Kimbell RA. 1982 Design Education - the foundation years. pp 177 Routledge Kegan Paul ISBN 0.7100.9018.8

Kimbell RA 1985 General Certificate of Secondary Education (Craft Design and Technology) A Guide for Teachers. pp 43 Commissioned by the SEC. Open Univ. Press ISBN 0 335 15474 3

Kimbell RA 1997 Assessing Technology: International trends in curriculum and assessment . pp 249 Open University Press ISBN; 0 335 197825

Kimbell RA 2006 Footprints in shifting sands the collected editorials: ten years as editor in chief of the DATA journal (1996-2005). pp 128 Design & Technology Association Wellesbourne ISBN; 1 898788 79 0

(Joint authored and/or edited volumes)

Kimbell RA and Barlex D. 1986 Craft Design and Technology: Projects and Approaches. pp 152 Macmillan Education. ISBN; 0.333.36620.4

Kimbell RA, Plater J, Sheppard T 1987 Craft Design and Technology for GCSE pp 104 Thames/Hutchinson ISBN0 09 172461 9

Kimbell RA, Plater J, Sheppard T 1987 Crefft Dylunio & Thechnoleg pp 103 Cyd-bwyllgor Addysg Cymru ISBN0 0 905345 50 9

Kelly, A.V., Kimbell, R., Patterson, V.J., Saxton, J. & Stables, K., 1987, Design and Technology: A Framework for Assessment, HMSO London, UK 28 pp ISBN 011 270624 X

Kimbell, R., Stables, K., Wheeler, A.D., Wozniak, A.V. & Kelly, A.V., 1991 The Assessment of Performance in Design and Technology, School Examinations and Assessment Council. London, UK 288 pp D/010/B/91

Kimbell RA, Barlex D, Wheeler T 1991 Two packs of training materials for the National Curriculum Council. Implementing design & Technology at Key Stage 1&2 and Key Stage 3. The packs include:
Understanding Design & Technology at Key Stages 1&2 pp 15 NCC ISBN:1.872676.60.X
Planning Design & Technology at Key Stages 1&2 pp 21 NCC ISBN: 1.872676.60.X
Implementing Design & Technology at Key Stage 1&2 pp 26 NCC ISBN 1.872.676.66.9
Planning design & Technology at Key Stage 3 pp 21. NCC ISBN: 1.872.676.66.9
Managing Design & Technology at Key Stage 3 pp 12 NCC ISBN: 1.872.676.66.9
Implementing Design & Technology at Key Stage 3 pp 45 NCC ISBN: 1.872.676.66.9

Kimbell, R., Stables, K. & Green, R., 1996 Understanding Practice in Design & Technology Open University Press, Buckingham, UK 126 pp ISBN 0 335 19555 5

Kimbell, R. A. (ed) 2000. Design & Technology International Millennium Conference 2000. Edited and collected research papers for the conference with an introduction, Institute of Education. London, The Design and Technology Association (DATA). Wellesbourne Warwickshire UK ISBN: 1.898788.48.0

Kimbell, R. & Miller, S., 2000 Attitudes of Potential Teachers of Design & Technology, pp. 69, Department for Education and Employment (RR194), London UK ISBN 1 84185 236 8

Kimbell, R. & Perry, D., 2001 Design and technology in a knowledge economy: a distinctive model of teaching and learning. pp. 20 Engineering Council, London UK, ISBN 1 898126 37 2

This 2001 book was reproduced by the Design & Technology Education (DATE) Association of Singapore – part of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. It formed a special edition of their journal. (DATE: Vol 17 No 1 2006)

Kimbell, R.A. & Stables, K., 2007 Researching Design Learning 360pp Science, Technology, Education Library Vol 34. Springer. Heidelberg Germany ISBN 978.1.4020.5114.2

Chapters :

Kimbell RA 1990 "Tackling Technological Tasks" ch 13 pp 138-151 in Practical Science Woolnough B (ed) Open University Press Buckingham ISBN 0.335.09390.6

Kimbell RA 1994 "Progression in Learning and the assessment of pupil attainment" in Innovations in Science and Technology Education Vol 5 Layton D (Ed) pp 181-201 UNESCO Publishing Paris ISBN: 92.3.102975.4

Kimbell RA 1994 "Assessment of Design & Technology" ch 16 pp161-173 in Teaching Technology Banks F (Ed) Open Univ Press Buckingham ISBN: 0.415.10254.5

Kimbell, R. A. 1996. “Research in Technology”. A Guide to Educational Research. pp 175-197 Gordon P (ed). London, The Woburn Press ISBN 0.7130.0192.5

Kimbell, R. A. 1996. “Technology tasks and pupils' learning”. pp 93-111 in Technology Education for Teachers.. Williams J and Williams A (eds). Melbourne, Macmillan Education ISBN: 0.7329.4090.7

Kimbell R Saxton J Miller 2000 "Distinctive skills and implicit practices" ch 9 pp 116-134 in Teaching & Learning Design & Technology: A guide to Recent Research and its application Eggleston J (ed) Continuum London & New York ISBN: 0.8264.4753.8

Kimbell RA 2001 “Teaching by Design“ pp 43-47 in Changing behaviours: creative approaches to learning” Liebling M (ed) Design in Education Week. Design Council 34 Bow Street, London WC2E 7DL England

Stables, K. & Kimbell, R., 2001 “Technology education in South Africa: Evaluating an innovative pilot project’ in (ed McRobbie, C.) Research in Science Education, Vol 31, Issue 1 Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands pp 71-90 ISSN 0157-244X

Kimbell, RA., Stables, K.. & Green, R., 2002, ‘The Nature and Purpose of Design and Technology’ in (ed Owen-Jackson, G.) Teaching Design and Technology in Secondary Schools, Routledge Falmer, London UK pp 19 - 30 ISBN 0-415-26073-6

Kimbell, R., Stables, K.. & Green, R., 2002, ‘Progression towards capability’ in Teaching Design and Technology in Secondary Schools, Owen-Jackson, G. (ed) Routledge Falmer, London UK pp 195 - 221 ISBN 0-415-26073-6

Kimbell R, Stables K, Green R 2002 ‘Assessment of design & technology’ Ch 15 pp 222-235 in Teaching Design & Technology in Secondary Schools: A Reader. Ed Owen-Jackson G. Routledge/Falmer ISBN 0-415-26073-6

Kimbell RA 2003 ‘Critical concepts underpinning design & technology curriculum in the England’ pp 165-177 in Technical Education: analysis and perspectives Graube G & Theuerkauf W. (Eds) Peter Lang GmbH. Frankfurt ISBN: 3.631.51460.3

Kimbell RA 2003 ‘Masgebliche Konzepte zur Begrundung des Lehrplanes von Design & Technology in England’ pp 131-143 in Technische Bildung: Ansatze und Perspektiven Graube G & Theuerkauf W. (Eds) Peter Lang GmbH. Frankfurt ISBN: 3.631.38548.X
Kimbell RA 2004 “Assessment in Design & Technology Education for the Department of Education and Skills UK” pp 99-113 in Learning foir Innovation in Technology Education Vol 2 Middleton H, Pavlova M, Roebuck D. (eds) Centre for Learning Research Griffith University Australia. ISBN: 0 920952 15 2

Kimbell RA 2004 “Design and Technology” ch 4 pp 45-58 in Rethinking the school Curriculum: Values Aims and Purposes White J (Ed) Routledge Falmer London and New York ISBN: 0.415.30679.5

Kimbell RA 2005 “Assessing Design Innovation” ch 1 (pp 17-36) in Technology Education in New Perspectives: Research, assessment and curriculum development Lindstrom L (ed) Stockholm Library of Curriculum Studies Vol 14. Stockholm Institute of Education Press (HLS Forlag) ISBN: 91.7656.591.2

Stables, K. & Kimbell, R. 2006 Unorthodox methodologies: Approaches to understanding design and technology, in de Vries, M. J. & Mottier, I., (eds) International handbook of technology education: reviewing the past twenty years(pp. 313-330) Roterdam, Sense Publishers

Kimbell RA 2006 “Innovative Technological Performance” ch 11 pp159-179 in Defining Technological Literacy: Towards an Epistemological Framework. Dakers J (ed) Palgrave Press ISBN: 1.4039.7037.8

Kimbell RA 2007 “Assessment of Design and Technology in the U.K.: International Approaches to Assessment” ch 10 pp 181-203 in Assessment of Technology Education. The 56th Yearbook of the Council for Technology Teacher Education (CTTE) Hoepfl M, and Lindstrom M (eds). McGraw Hill Glencoe. New York New York, Columbus Ohio, Chicago Illinois, Woodlands Hill California ISBN: 0.07.877770.4

Kimbell RA (2007) “Approaches to Assessment “ ch 20 in Analysing Best Practices in Technology Education: Accounts and Analyses. pp 247-259 de Vries M J, Custer R, Dakers J, Martin G (eds.) Rotterdam Sense Publishers. ISBN: 978-90-8790-175-2

Kimbell RA (in press) “Design Performance: DigitaL Tools: Research Processes” in Middleton H (eds). Research Methods for Technology Education, Rotterdam Sense Publishers

Research Reports

Kimbell RA 1990 Technology in the School Curriculum a 48 page report on the processes and practices of assessment in technology education in the UK for the Congress of the United States of America: Office of Technology Assessment. My report formed part of their publication that was intended as a guide for policy makers in Congress. The OTA report emerged in 1992. U.S.Congress, Office of technology Assessment, Testing in American Schools: Asking the Right Questions pp 266 OTA-SET-519 Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, Feb 1992. ISBN: 0.16.036161.3

Kimbell, R., Patterson, J., Baird, T., Compton, J., Farrell, A., O’Hagan, P., 1991 Consortium for Assessment and Testing in Schools [CATS] KS3 Technology Report, SEAC (School Examinations and Assessment Council) Official report of project pilot, 75 pp

Kimbell, R., Stables, K. & Green, R., 1994 Understanding Technological Approaches: Final Project Report to ESRC. This formed the basis of the OUP book Kimbell, Stables, Green 1996

Kimbell RA, Miller S, Saxton J 1995 Design in the curriculum: Case studies of practice at Key Stage 3. Design Council Benchmarking Project Report:: pp 21 TERU Goldsmiths University of London.

Kimbell RA and Green R 1996 Technological Maths: A research project for the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP) pp20. TERU Goldsmiths University of London

Kimbell R., Mahoney, P., Miller, S., Saxton, J., 1997 Decisions by Design, Final report to Design Council, pp 42, TERU Goldsmiths College, London & Roehampton Institute, Surrey

Kimbell, R., Saxton, J., Miller, S., Liddament, T., Stables, K., 1997 Design Skills for Work: an exploration of transferability, pp. 67 London, Design Council ISBN 0 902 986 67 8

Kimbell, R. & Stables, K., 2000 South Africa : Technology Education Project: an Evaluation Report to Department for International Development (DFID) pp 26 Goldsmiths College, London, UK ISBN 0 902 986 66 X

Kimbell, R. & Miller, S., 2000 Attitudes of Potential Teachers of Design & Technology: Final Report, pp. 69, Department for Education and Employment (RR194), London UK ISBN 0 84185 228 7

Kimbell RA & Miller S 2000 Attitudes of potential teachers of design & technology. Research Brief No 194 an executive summary of the report Kimbell RA & Miller S 2000 pp 4. Department for Education and Employment London ISBN 0.84185.228.7

Kimbell, R., Lawler, T., Stables, K. & Balchin, T., 2001 ProDESKTOP in schools: A pilot study of its impact on design and technology (final report to DATA) Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK pp. 19

Kimbell, R., Stables, K., & Sprake, J., 2002 An Evaluation of ‘Designers in Action’ Programme (final report to Design Museum) Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK pp 13

Kimbell, R., Balchin, T. & Stables, K., 2002 Energy and the Environment: an evaluation of a NESTA/LEGO collaborative design and technology project pp. 33, Goldsmiths University of London

Kimbell RA 2002 Design in Tamagawa University. Tokyo Japan A report (15pp) prepared for the Faculty of Design and the President of the University concerning teaching, learning and assessment practices in design.

Kimbell, R., Miller, S., Bain, J., Wright, R., Wheeler, T., Stables, K., 2004 Assessing Design Innovation: a research and development project for the Department for Education & Skills (DfES) and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), TERU, Goldsmiths College, London UK pp 70

Kimbell R Jan 2004 Roboteers in Residence: an evaluation for the BBC pp39 + appendices. Goldsmiths University of London

Kimbell RA, Wheeler A, Sheppard T, Brown-Martin G, Perry D, Hall P, Wharf W, Mller S, Potter J 2005 e-scape portfolio assessment (e-solutions for creative assessment in portfolio environments) phase 1 report pp 68 TERU Goldsmiths University of London

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