Christopher Wheadon

Dr. Christopher Wheadon is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and founder of No MoreMarking Ltd, an organization promoting Comparative Judgement approaches in educational assessment. His expertise lies in Item Response Theory, explored during his PhD titled 'An Item Response Theory Approach to the Maintenance of Standards in Public Examinations in England.'

He has served as a senior advisor to England's examinations regulator, Ofqual, contributing to projects such as the National Reference Test and GCSE Mathematics redesign. Previously, he held roles as Senior Psychometrician at AQA and Visiting Lecturer in Psychometrics at Oxford University. His research focuses on improving assessment methodologies, particularly in writing evaluation and mathematics education.

His publications explore comparative judgment's role in writing assessment accuracy, large-scale primary writing evaluations, and long-term trends in A-Level mathematics standards. Wheadon’s work bridges academic research and practical policy, aiming to enhance educational measurement fairness and reliability.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, but his contributions to Ofqual and AQA highlight significant industry impact. Advising and grants information is unavailable, though his role at No MoreMarking reflects active engagement in educational innovation.

He leads No MoreMarking Ltd, advancing comparative judgment tools through their website nomoremarking.com.