Learning Special 2026
Special Meeting of the Comparative Judgement Research Consortium
Learning with Comparative Judgement
Friday 11th September, 2026
Université de Liège, A2 building (20-août)
9:00 Arrival and morning refreshments.
10:00 Marie Hoffelinck, Welcome and introduction (Université de Liège).
10:20 CJRC and Grand Challenges in Comparative Judgement and Learning research (Marie-Josée Bisson, Loughborough University, and Rowland Seymour, University of Birmingham).
10:30 Talk 1. Ian Jones, Loughborough University (United Kingdom).
A Short History of Comparative Judgement and Learning.
11:00 Coffee break.
11:30 Talk 2. Marie Hoffelinck, Université de Liège (Belgium).
Comparative Judgement Learning Activities in Higher Education: Insights from a Scoping Review.
12:00 Talk 3. Liz Dodson, Loughborough University (United Kingdom).
Exploring the New Comparative Judgement Moodle Plugin.
12:30 Lunch.
13:30 Talk 4. Maarten Goossens, Comproved (Belgium).
The Learning Potential of Comparative Judgement with Comproved in an Educational Context.
14:00 Talk 5. George Kinnear, University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom).
Comparative Judgement as a Learning Activity in Undergraduate Statistics.
14:30 Talk 6. Jodie Hunter, Massey University (New Zealand).
Using Comparative Judgement as a Learning Tool.
15:00 Coffee break.
15:30 Talk 7. Michiel De Vrindt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium).
Natural Language Processing to Improve the Efficiency and Feedback Possibilities of Comparative Judgement.
16:00 Workshop. Dominique Verpoorten, Université de Liège (Belgium).
Teaching with Comparative Judgement: An Instructional Design Approach.
16:30 Conclusions (Marie-Josée Bisson, Loughborough University).
16:40 End of the day.
Afterwards
Join us for drinks and dinner in Liège.
Conveners
- Marie Hoffelinck, Université de Liège
- Ian Jones, Loughborough University
- Marie-Josée Bisson, De Montfort University
- Rowland Seymour, University of Birmingham
- Liz Dodson, Loughborough University