Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @ofqual
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
36
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-16
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-25
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets cover various topics related to the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), including the rise of AI in assessment, discussions at the ASCL conference, their student guide for 2023, the arrangements for summer exams, and changes to TLevel assessments. There are also tweets about Ofqual's recognition in Ireland, job opportunities, and criticisms of science and maths tiers in exams.
Topic Modeling
- Assessment and exams
- AI technology and its impact on education
- Education policies and regulations (specifically relating to @ofqual)
- Qualifications and accreditation
- Contingency plans for exams during the pandemic
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, including agreement with a regulatory body's comments, concern about changes in assessment methods, satisfaction with productive webinars, pride in achieving accreditations, curiosity about qualification recognition, and frustration with specific policies. There is also a sense of informing and updating others on relevant information and resources. Overall, the tweets convey a mix of positive and negative emotions regarding education policy and assessment.
Trend Analysis
- The use of AI technology in assessments and its impact on exam conditions
- The strengthening of coursework conditions and the possibility of the return of controlled assessments in schools
- Updates and resources from Ofqual, including student guides and contingency dates for summer exams
- Professional development and discussions among educators, regulators, and industry professionals
- Recognition and accreditation of qualifications and providers by Ofqual
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
10
Percentage of total tweets
27%
Number of Original tweets
14
Percentage of total tweets
38%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
36
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
11
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
1
Percentage of total tweets
2%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
9
Percentage of total tweets
25%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 16 |
| Twitter Web App | 15 |
| Twitter for Android | 3 |
| TweetDeck | 1 |
| Hootsuite Inc. | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| PearsonEdexcel | Pearson Edexcel | The latest news and support for Pearson Edexcel academic and vocational qualifications. Monitoring tweets & DMs 9am - 4:30pm (Mon - Fri). | 55,546 |
| ASCL_UK | ASCL | ASCL is a leading professional body representing more than 23,000 school and college leaders in all phases across the UK. | 36,871 |
| themediamentor | The Media Mentor | Jobs & advice for media professionals & students. We share jobs but don’t endorse companies. Website has mentoring & voice coaching details | 19,460 |
| heymrshallahan | Gráinne Hallahan | Senior analyst for @tes Times Educational Supplement • views are all mine • former teacher https://t.co/mnZLJISsVk • Grawn-ya | 17,637 |
| tessmaths | Tessmaths | Julia Smith 'Let Teachers Shine Award' winner 2021; AQA Expert Panel Member; BBC Bitesize Author; GCSE Maths resit/Functional Maths specialist; https://t.co/R6PcqdaALd; | 12,879 |
| AQAMaths | AQA Maths | The official account of the @AQA Maths Team. Keeping teachers up to date with news, events and resources. | 11,670 |
| robotmaths | RobotMaths | Maths teacher, trainer and explainer. Micro-influencer. Does the robot boogie. DM or email for resources robotmaths@outlook.com | 7,209 |
| collabgrp | Collab Group | Collab Group colleges, in collaboration with others, are transforming the UK economy through the delivery of high-quality technical and professional education. | 7,144 |
| EduPolicyGuru | Education Policy Guru | Education policy consultant. Working with Schools, FE Providers, HEIs, Employers, Awarding Orgs & Government. | 4,814 |
| TomBewick | Tom Bewick | Educationalist. Free speech champion. CEO @AwardingBodies; Visiting professor in skills policy @StaffsUni — All views & opinions my own! | 3,458 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| tessmaths | Tessmaths | Julia Smith 'Let Teachers Shine Award' winner 2021; AQA Expert Panel Member; BBC Bitesize Author; GCSE Maths resit/Functional Maths specialist; https://t.co/R6PcqdaALd; | 3,304 |
| PearsonEdexcel | Pearson Edexcel | The latest news and support for Pearson Edexcel academic and vocational qualifications. Monitoring tweets & DMs 9am - 4:30pm (Mon - Fri). | 3,153 |
| themediamentor | The Media Mentor | Jobs & advice for media professionals & students. We share jobs but don’t endorse companies. Website has mentoring & voice coaching details | 1,832 |
| matilda__martin | tilda martin | News reporter @tes writing about education: teacher strikes, workforce, exams, & much more | matilda.martin@tes.com (she/her) | prev freelancing @guardian etc. | 1,813 |
| edyourself | Fiona Nicholson | Home Education Consultancy. Also tweeting in personal capacity at https://t.co/nbF4ZX3Yjv | 1,786 |
| TeacherPres_26 | Prenavin Preston Naidoo | 🄻🄾🅅🄴 🄶🄾🄳 | 🄻🄾🅅🄴 🄿🄴🄾🄿🄻🄴 International Sales Exec MBA Student 📍Kraków 🇵🇱 | 1,590 |
| CIRO_NwWales | CIRO North West & Wales Area | The official feed of the Institution of Railway Operators (IRO) North West & Wales Area. Promoting skills development for railway people across our region. | 1,516 |
| collabgrp | Collab Group | Collab Group colleges, in collaboration with others, are transforming the UK economy through the delivery of high-quality technical and professional education. | 1,322 |
| heymrshallahan | Gráinne Hallahan | Senior analyst for @tes Times Educational Supplement • views are all mine • former teacher https://t.co/mnZLJISsVk • Grawn-ya | 1,247 |
| MargaretMaitla3 | MaggieMai🇪🇺 | Northern, coal miner's daughter. 💔 Educator. Animal lover. Becoming more disillusioned/poorer every day that the Tories are in power. #ToriesOut | 1,212 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| AQAMaths | The official account of the @AQA Maths Team. Keeping teachers up to date with news, events and resources. | 2 |
| HaybridgeSchool | - | 2 |
| tessmaths | Julia Smith 'Let Teachers Shine Award' winner 2021; AQA Expert Panel Member; BBC Bitesize Author; GCSE Maths resit/Functional Maths specialist; https://t.co/R6PcqdaALd; | 2 |
| TomBewick | Educationalist. Free speech champion. CEO @AwardingBodies; Visiting professor in skills policy @StaffsUni — All views & opinions my own! | 1 |
| WelshWizatd | - | 1 |
| anita_esser | Mother to two girls; work @UHSFT; committed to health support worker development & equality of access to education and skills. Proud #ODP. All views my own. | 1 |
| ciro_uk | Here to inform CIRO members and followers of news, events and information relating to the railway industry. We’re here from 09.00-17.00 Monday - Friday. | 1 |
| collabgrp | Collab Group colleges, in collaboration with others, are transforming the UK economy through the delivery of high-quality technical and professional education. | 1 |
| edyourself | Home Education Consultancy. Also tweeting in personal capacity at https://t.co/nbF4ZX3Yjv | 1 |
| heymrshallahan | Senior analyst for @tes Times Educational Supplement • views are all mine • former teacher https://t.co/mnZLJISsVk • Grawn-ya | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638443863013482496 | I’m in @timesredbox today, agreeing with @ofqual chief regulator Jo Saxton’s comments at the @ASCL_UK conference. I argue that ChatGPT makes assessment under exam conditions more important than ever https://t.co/geH1w6Cmno | 5 |
| 1638441186867261445 | Will the rise of #chatGPT and AI essays see the return of controlled assessment in schools? Yvonne Williams explains what the implication of @ofqual Jo Saxton’s comments about needing to strengthen coursework conditions might mean for NEAs: https://t.co/FVaT6YekNk | 3 |
| 1638203061809160196 | Have a read of the @ofqual Student Guide 2023 which covers both GCSEs, AS, A levels, other general qualifications, and vocational and technical qualifications: https://t.co/OSYglIRfkU https://t.co/jPYnWwVodP | 1 |
| 1636683838804959233 | We’re proud to have achieved two major industry accreditations! #ofsted We’ve achieved ‘Good’, with no conditions, in our first ever Ofsted rating for our apprenticeships. We’re also celebrating recognition with @ofqual as an EPAO! https://t.co/2pr1yqUyje | 1 |
| 1637160381436002312 | @EduPolicyInst @cyclingkev Whatever is suggested as possibility, let it not be teacher assessment-you yourselves concluded that teacher assessment in 2020 led to SEND students being underpredicted due to teacher bias, in line with mountains of research & analysis including @ofqual https://t.co/oBMEQzaGoy | 1 |
| 1637857506687959040 | Great @NAHTnews webinar with speakers from @ofqual about the arrangements for the summer. Really helpful and productive. Good to hear them calling out the trade press and the nationals (yes, of course they meant the Times) for writing misleading articles about grade quotas. | 1 |
| 1639685216682881031 | @MarinaPurkiss @Ofcom @ofcom @ofsted @ofqual @ofgem All failures in their own right. | 0 |
| 1636789505528086529 | Last Friday - in a snowy Birmingham - we were mid-way through #ASCL2023. @RealGeoffBarton had conversations with many of our speakers, including @BZephaniah @jayblades_ @bphillipsonMP HMCI @amanda_spielman @ShappiKhorsandi and Jo Saxton @ofqual 🎧 https://t.co/TPbGc9uWOW https://t.co/KDNwnI8JfY | 0 |
| 1637062447428149251 | @tshepherd10 @ofqual will there be an opportunity for other people to share their thoughts and experiences about the reformed #FunctionalSkills qualifications? | 0 |
| 1637250781437911040 | As an @AwardingBodies member of the VTQ results task force, convened by @ofqual and working with our partners @JCQcic — we are all committed to supporting AOs & centres this summer to ensure every student eligible to receive a result, gets one @CommonsEd @halfon4harlowMP https://t.co/L0SEulVd7b | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638443863013482496 | I’m in @timesredbox today, agreeing with @ofqual chief regulator Jo Saxton’s comments at the @ASCL_UK conference. I argue that ChatGPT makes assessment under exam conditions more important than ever https://t.co/geH1w6Cmno | 11 |
| 1638441186867261445 | Will the rise of #chatGPT and AI essays see the return of controlled assessment in schools? Yvonne Williams explains what the implication of @ofqual Jo Saxton’s comments about needing to strengthen coursework conditions might mean for NEAs: https://t.co/FVaT6YekNk | 9 |
| 1636789505528086529 | Last Friday - in a snowy Birmingham - we were mid-way through #ASCL2023. @RealGeoffBarton had conversations with many of our speakers, including @BZephaniah @jayblades_ @bphillipsonMP HMCI @amanda_spielman @ShappiKhorsandi and Jo Saxton @ofqual 🎧 https://t.co/TPbGc9uWOW https://t.co/KDNwnI8JfY | 6 |
| 1638203061809160196 | Have a read of the @ofqual Student Guide 2023 which covers both GCSEs, AS, A levels, other general qualifications, and vocational and technical qualifications: https://t.co/OSYglIRfkU https://t.co/jPYnWwVodP | 4 |
| 1637857506687959040 | Great @NAHTnews webinar with speakers from @ofqual about the arrangements for the summer. Really helpful and productive. Good to hear them calling out the trade press and the nationals (yes, of course they meant the Times) for writing misleading articles about grade quotas. | 3 |
| 1638631419013472256 | @tessmaths @ofqual Maybe not incorrect but containing unnecessary options. | 1 |
| 1637062447428149251 | @tshepherd10 @ofqual will there be an opportunity for other people to share their thoughts and experiences about the reformed #FunctionalSkills qualifications? | 1 |
| 1637160381436002312 | @EduPolicyInst @cyclingkev Whatever is suggested as possibility, let it not be teacher assessment-you yourselves concluded that teacher assessment in 2020 led to SEND students being underpredicted due to teacher bias, in line with mountains of research & analysis including @ofqual https://t.co/oBMEQzaGoy | 1 |
| 1637250781437911040 | As an @AwardingBodies member of the VTQ results task force, convened by @ofqual and working with our partners @JCQcic — we are all committed to supporting AOs & centres this summer to ensure every student eligible to receive a result, gets one @CommonsEd @halfon4harlowMP https://t.co/L0SEulVd7b | 1 |
| 1639685216682881031 | @MarinaPurkiss @Ofcom @ofcom @ofsted @ofqual @ofgem All failures in their own right. | 0 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #chatgpt | 2 |
| #ofsted | 2 |
| #scamalert | 1 |
| #poorservice | 1 |
| #consumerprotection | 1 |
| #education | 1 |
| #mediajobs | 1 |
| #tlevel | 1 |
| #functionalskills | 1 |
| #ascl2023 | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @ofqual | 36 |
| @ofcom | 2 |
| @jcqcic | 2 |
| @tessmaths | 2 |
| @aqamaths | 2 |
| @timesredbox | 2 |
| @ascl_uk | 2 |
| @heymrshallahan | 2 |
| @marinapurkiss | 1 |
| @ofsted | 1 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
25
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ⬇️ | 3 | down_arrow |
| 👇 | 2 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 🚨 | 1 | police_car_light |
| 🆕 | 1 | NEW_button |
| 👉 | 1 | backhand_index_pointing_right |
| 🎧 | 1 | headphone |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Symbols | 4 |
| People & Body | 3 |
| Travel & Places | 1 |
| Objects | 1 |