Director

Prof. Ernesto Panadero 

Prof. Ernesto Panadero is the Director of the Centre for Assessment Research, Policy and Practice in Education (CARPE) at the DCU Institute of Education, a role he has held since July 2023. Since joining the centre, he has led its strategic development and research programme, strengthening CARPE’s contribution to assessment scholarship, policy engagement and innovation across the Irish and international education systems.

His research focuses on educational assessment, feedback processes, self-regulated learning, and the use of digital and multimodal data to understand and enhance learning. Under his leadership, CARPE has expanded its research collaborations, supported doctoral training, and contributed to national discussions on assessment reform, digital assessment and the responsible integration of Artificial Intelligence in education.

Prof. Panadero also contributes to professional learning initiatives for teachers and university staff, offering evidence-based guidance on assessment design, feedback practices and student learning processes.

He is the scientific leader of the ERLA (Education, Regulated Learning & Assessment) research group and holds an Honorary Professorship at CRADLE (Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning), Deakin University (Australia).

ORCID: 0000-0003-0859-3616. ResearchID: B-7172-2011. Google Scholar profile