My background, as both an educational psychologist and a secondary teacher, leads to an interest in a broad range of topics. For instance, I have researched ideas about Homework, focusing on children's ideas about its purpose, their responsibility for it, and the differences between their ideas and those of their parents. My other research interest is to do with assessment practices, especially within schools. My postgraduate students' interests and topics are within the related areas of developmental and educational psychology and pedagogy
