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Michael O'Leary

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Professor Michael O’Leary held the Prometric Chair in Assessment and was Director of the Centre for Assessment Research, Policy and Practice in Education (CARPE) at the Institute of Education, DCU, between November 2015 and August 2022. Michael is a graduate of the B.Ed. Programme at St Patrick’s College, holds an M.Ed. from Trinity College, Dublin and gained his Ph.D. in Educational Research and Measurement at Boston College in 1999.  At CARPE he led an extensive programme of research focused on assessment and measurement at all levels of the educational system and in the workplace.


Book Chapter

Year Publication
2009 Murphy, F., & O’Leary M. (2009) 'A one-day wonder? Perspectives on a programme of in-service in physical education for primary teachers' In: Engaging young people in physical education and sport. Limerick: University of Limerick : University of Limerick.
2003 O'Leary, M. (2003) 'Assessment and its importance in primary education' In: The essential parents’ guide to the primary school years. Dublin: ABC Publishing : Primary ABC.
2007 Close, S. Oldham, E., Surgenor, P. Shiel, G., Dooley, T., & O’Leary, M. (2007) 'Are Calculators detrimental to students’ mathematical development?' In: Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Research in Mathematics Education. Dublin: St Patrick's College : St Patricks College.
2003 Madaus, G., Clarke, M., & O’Leary, M. (2003) 'A century of standardized mathematics testing' In: A history of school mathematics Vol. 2. Reston, VA: NCTM : NCTM.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2021 Karakolidis, A., O'Leary M., Scully, D. (2021) 'Animated Videos in Assessment: Comparing Validity Evidence from and Test-Takers' Reactions to an Animated and a Text-Based Situational Judgement Test'. International Journal of Testing, . https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15305058.2021.1916505?src=
2021 Doyle, A., Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2021) 'High stakes assessment policy implementation in the time of COVID-19: The case of calculated grades in Ireland'. Irish Educational Studies, 40 . [DOI]
2020 O'Leary, Michael and Reynolds, Katherine and Ling, Guangming and Liu, Ou Lydia and Belton, Sarahjane and O'Reilly, Naoimh and McKenna, John (2020) 'Assessing Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Validity Evidence for the Use of the HEIghten™ Critical Thinking Test in Ireland'. 20 (12):115-130.
2020 Darmody M.;Lysaght Z.;O’Leary M. (2020) 'Irish post-primary teachers’ conceptions of assessment at a time of curriculum and assessment reform'. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, . [DOI]
2020 Darmody, M., Lysaght, Z., & O'Leary, M. (2020) 'Irish post-primary teachers’ conceptions of assessment at a time of curriculum and assessment reform. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice'. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, . [Link] https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594X.2020.1761290
2018 O'Leary, M., Scully, D., Karakolidis, A. & Pitsia, V. (2018) 'The state-of-the-art in digital technology-based assessment'. European Journal of Education, 53 :160-175.
2017 Lysaght, Z., O'Leary, M., Scully, D. (2017) 'Irish Pre-Service Teachers' Expectations for Teaching as a Career'. Irish Journal of Education, 42 :88-107. [Link]
2017 Lysaght, Z., O’Leary, M., & Ludlow, L. (2017) 'Measuring teachers’ assessment for learning (afl) classroom practices in elementary schools'. International Journal of Educational Research, 2 (3):103-115.
2017 Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2017) 'Scaling up, writ small: using an assessment for learning audit instrument to stimulate site-based professional development, one school at a time'. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 24 (2):271-289. https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594X.2017.1296813
2016 Farrelly G.;O’Higgins Norman J.;O’Leary M. (2016) 'Custodians of silences? School principal perspectives on the incidence and nature of homophobic bullying in primary schools in Ireland'. Irish Educational Studies, :1-17. [DOI]
2013 Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2013) 'An instrument to audit teachers’ use of assessment for learning'. Irish Educational Studies, 32 (2):217-232.
2012 Close, S., Oldham, E., Shiel, G., Dooley, T., & O’Leary, M. (2012) 'Effects of calculators on mathematics achievement and attitudes of ninth-grade students'. Journal of Educational Research, 105 :377-390.
2012 Cochran, Smith, M., Ludlow, L., Ell, F., O’Leary, M., & Enterline, S. (2012) 'Learning to teach for social justice as a cross cultural concept: Findings from three countries'. European Journal of Education, 1 (2):171-198.
2012 Murphy F.;O'Leary M. (2012) 'Supporting primary teachers to teach physical education: Continuing the journey'. Irish Educational Studies, 31 (3):297-310. [DOI]
2010 Nic Phaidin, E., & O’Leary M. (2010) 'Assessment for learning in a special education setting'. REACH - Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 24 (1):25-35.
2010 Collins, B., & O’Leary, M. (2010) 'Integrating assessment with teaching and learning in the visual arts: A study in one classroom'. Oideas, 52 :53-61.
2010 Morgan, M., Ludlow, L., Kitching, K., O'Leary, M., Clarke, A (2010) 'What makes teachers tick? Sustaining events in new teachers' lives'. British Educational Research Journal, 36 (2):191-208.
2009 Kitching, K., Morgan, M., & O’Leary, M. (2009) 'It’s the little things: Exploring the importance of commonplace events for early-career teachers’ motivation'. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 15 (1):43-58. [DOI]
2008 O’Leary, M. (2008) 'Towards an agenda for professional development in assessment. '. Journal of In-Service Education, 34 (1):109-114. [DOI]
2006 Kilfeather, P., O’Leary, M., & Varley, J.  (2006) 'Adapting science performance tasks developed in different countries for use in Irish primary schools. '. Irish Educational Studies, 25 (1):3-33. [DOI]
2006 O’Leary, M. (2006) 'Towards a balanced assessment system for Irish primary and secondary schools. '. Oideas, 52 :7-24. [Link]
2004 Morgan, M., & O’Leary, M. (2004) 'A study of factors associated with the job satisfaction of beginning teachers'. Irish Journal of Education, 35 :73-86.
2002 O’Leary, M. (2002) 'The stability of country rankings across item formats in TIMSS'. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 21 (4):27-38. [DOI]
2001 O’Leary, M. (2001) 'The effects of age-based and grade-based sampling on the relative standing of countries in international comparative studies of student achievement in science'. British Educational Research Journal, 27 (2):187-200. [DOI]
2001 O'Leary, M. (2001) 'Item format as a factor affecting the relative standing of countries in the third international mathematics and science study (TIMSS)'. Irish Educational Studies, 20 (1):153-177.
2001 O'Leary M. (2001) 'Item format as a factor affecting the relative standing of countries in the third international mathematics and science study (TIMSS)'. Irish Educational Studies, 20 (1):153-177. [DOI]
2000 O’Leary, M., Madaus, G.F., Kellaghan, T., & Beaton, A. (2000) 'Consistency of findings across international surveys of mathematics and science achievement: A comparison of IAEP2 and TIMSS'. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 8 (43). [Link] http://epaa.asu.edu/epaav8n43.html
2022 Lehane, P.;Scully, D.;O'Leary, M. (2022) '‘Time to figure out what to do’: understanding the nature of Irish post-primary students’ interactions with computer-based exams (CBEs) that use multimedia stimuli'. Irish Educational Studies, 41 . [Link] [DOI]
2022 Lysaght, Z., O'Leary, M., Mazzone, A. and Scully, C. (2022) 'Scale development: identifying and addressing potential validity threats linked with online piloting using paid-for samples'. SAGE Research Methods Cases, . https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529600544
2021 Audrey Doyle, Zita Lysaght, Michael O'Leary (2021) 'High stakes assessment policy implementation in the time of COVID-19: the case of calculated grades in Ireland'. Irish Educational Studies, . [Link] [DOI]
2021 Lehane, P.;Lysaght, Z.;O’Leary, M. (2021) 'A validity perspective on interviews as a selection mechanism for entry to initial teacher education programmes'. European Journal of Teacher Education, . [Link] [DOI]
2021 Cherry, G., O'Leary, M., Naumenko, O., Kuan, L. and Waters, L. (2021) 'Do outcomes from high stakes examinations taken in test centres and via live remote proctoring differ?'. Computers & Education Open, 2 (100061). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2021.100061
2021 Gardner, J., O'Leary, M. and Yuan, L. (2021) 'Artificial intelligence in educational assessment: 'Breakthrough? Or buncombe and ballyhoo?''. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 37 (5):1207-1216. [DOI]
2021 Karakolidis, A., O'Leary, M. and Scully, D. (2021) 'Animated videos in assessment: comparing validity evidence from and test-takers'. International Journal of Testing, 21 (2):57-79. [DOI]
2021 Karakolidis, A.;Scully, D.;O'Leary, M. (2021) 'Eight Issues to Consider when Developing Animated Videos for the Assessment of Complex Constructs1'. Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation, 26 . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Abrams, L. Reynolds, K., & O'Leary, M. (2020) 'Advancing Alignment Arguments in Supporting Scoring Interpretation and Use Claims of Credentialing Exams'. CLEAR Exam Review, 30 (2):15-23.
2020 O’Leary, M.;Reynolds, K.;Ling, G.;Liu, O.L.;Belton, S.;O’Reilly, N.;McKenna, J. (2020) 'Assessing critical thinking in higher education: Validity evidence for the use of the HEIghten™ critical thinking test in Ireland'. Journal Of Higher Education Theory And Practice, 20 . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2020) 'Irish primary teachers’ beliefs about and attitudes to standardised tests of English Reading and mathematics'. Irish Teachers' Journal, 8 (1):11-24.
2004 Smith, S and Bury, Gerard and O'leary, M and Shannon, William and Tynan, A and Staines, A and Thompson, C (2004) 'The North Dublin randomized controlled trial of structured diabetes shared care'. 21 (1):39-45.
2003 Smith, SM and O'leary, M and Bury, G and Shannon, W and Tynan, A and Staines, A and Thompson, C (2003) 'A qualitative investigation of the views and health beliefs of patients with Type 2 diabetes following the introduction of a diabetes shared care service'. 20 (10):853-857.
2001 Smith, S and Bury, G and O'Leary, M and Shannon, W and Tynan, A and Staines, A and Thompson, C (2001) 'The North Dublin Diabetes Shared Care (DiSC) Project: a profile of current diabetes care in Ireland'. 94 (8):240-243.

Other Journal

Year Publication
2020 Lysaght, Z. & O'Leary, M. (2020) 'Irish primary teachers' beliefs about and attitudes to standardised test of English Reading and Mathematics' 8 (1) :11-24.
2019 Gurhy, A.M., Lysaght, Z., & O'Leary, M. (2019) 'I love doing AfL and I would like to continue doing it: Irish primary students' perspectives on the affective impact of using assessment for learning in mathematics' 7 (1) :74-90.
2018 Scully, D., O'Leary, M. & Brown, M. (2018) 'The learning portfolio in higher education: A game of snakes and ladders (Junhong Xiao trans.)' . [DOI]
2017 Karakolidis, A., O’Leary, M., & Scully, D. (2017) 'Practice tests. Do the work? Can they work better?' 25 (1) :12-16.
2010 O’Leary, M., & Forde, P. (2010) 'The Coginitive Abilities Test (Third Edition) with Irish Norms' October .
2005 O’Leary, M. (2005) 'A framework for a school policy on assessment' 28 :10-11.
2021 Lysaght, Z., O'Leary, M. and Ludlow, L. (2021) 'An instrument for measuring Assessment for Learning (AfL) in the classroom' Research Outreach, . [Link]

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2020 Kuan, L., O'Leary, M. & Brunner, B. (2020) Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Conference, San Diego, United States Is the Psychometric Quality of Situational Judgment Items Affected by the Type of Task Analysis Performed?
2018 Scully, D., O'Leary M., Brown, M. (2018) EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology The Learning Portfolio in Higher Education: An Integrative Review Amsterdam, Netherlands, [Link]
2018 Stemler, S., Elliott, J., O'Leary, M., Scully, D., Karakolidis, A. & Pitsia, V. (2018) American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting A Cross-Cultural Study of High School Teachers' Tacit Knowledge of Interpersonal Skills [Link] [DOI]
2017 Karakolidis, A., Scully, D., O'Leary M. (2017) International Technology Education and Development (INTED) Conference, Valencia, Spain Simulations in Assessment and the Uncanny Valley: Too true to be good? [Link] [DOI]
2012 O'Leary, M. (2012) Paper presented at the CAT Conference, Cork The Standardisation of the Cognitive Abilities Test in Ireland
2012 O'Leary, M. (2012) Paper presented at the CAT Conference , Dublin, February 7 CAT3 Irish Norms
2022 Costello, Eamon;Brown, Mark;Butler, Deirdre;Girme, Prajakta;Kaya, Sila;Kirwan, Colette;McLoughlin, Eilish;O'Leary, Michael;Hartell, Eva;Lennholm, Helena;Jonsson, Sirkka;Ferntoft, Eva;Persson, Monika;Fernández-de-la-Igle, J Carmen;Fernández-Morante, M Carmen;Cebreiro-López, Beatriz;Latorre-Ruiz, Enrique;Viteli, Jarmo;Peltomaa, Iida-Maria;Paterson, Lachlan, (2022) Annual Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) conference Assessment of Transversal Skills in STEM: From theory to practice in a large scale research project San Diego, United States,

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2020 Pitsia, V., O’Leary, M., & Shiel, G. (2020) European Conference on Educational Research 2020 A multilevel binary logistic regression analysis of mathematics and science achievement in TIMSS 2015 in an Irish post-primary context Glasgow, .
2020 O'Leary, M., Lysaght, Z., NicCraith, D. & Scully D. (2020) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Teacher Perspectives on Standardised Testing of Achievement in Ireland San Francisco, .
2020 Reynolds, K., Abrams, L. & O'Leary, M. (2020) Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Conference pplying the Webb Alignment Model to Professional Testing San Diego, .
2020 Ling, G., O'Leary, M. et al. (2020) European Conference on Educational Research 2020 Assessment of Competencies as a Result of College Learning: Explorations in Europe and Beyond European Conference on Educational Research 2020, .
2020 Pitsia, V., Lysaght, Z., Shiel, G., & O’Leary, M. (2020) Educational Studies Association of Ireland Are we meeting the needs of high achievers? A closer look at PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS data for Ireland Dublin, .
2020 O'Leary, M. & Reynolds, K. (2020) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Critical Thinking Test Validity in International Contexts: Evaluating the ETS HEIghten Test for Irish Use San Francisco, .
2020 Lehane, P., Lysaght, Z. & O (2020) Educational Studies Association of Ireland The Interview as a Selection Mechanism for Entry into Initial Teacher Education: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Practice Dublin, Ireland (Conference cancelled), .
2019 Karakolidis, A., O'Leary, M., & Scully, D. (2019) 20th annual Association for Educational Assessment – Europe (AEA) Enhancing assessment validity through the use of animated videos: An experimental study comparing text-based and animated situational judgements tests Lisbon, .
2019 O'Leary, M. & Champagne, K. (2019) Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Conference Alternative and high-fidelity item types. Where are we now with technology-based items? Orlando, .
2019 Scully, D., O'Leary, M. & Lehane, P. (2019) Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Conference Considering emotional intelligence in certification and licensure testing Madrid, .
2019 O’ Leary, M., Scully, D. & Lehane, P. (2019) ssociation of Test Publishers (ATP) Public Sector Special Interest Group Conference Considering emotional intelligence in certification and licensure testing Vienna, .
2018 Scully, D., O'Leary, M. & Brown, M. (2018) World Education Research Association World Congress Key Findings from a Literature Review on the use of Learning Portfolios (ePortfolios) in Higher Education Cape Town, South Africa, .
2017 O'Leary, M., Scully, D. & Karakolidis, A. (2017) European Association of Test Publishers Challenging a Tenet of Multiple Choice Testing: Are Four Options Really Necessary? Noordwijk, The Netherlands, .
2017 O'Leary, M., Scully, D., & Karakolidis, A. (2017) Paper presented at the European Association of Test Publishers Conference Challenging a Tenet of Multiple Choice Testing: Are Four Response Options Really Necessary? Paper presented at the European Association ot Test Publishers Conference Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 26/09/2017-29/09/2017.
2017 Karakolidis, A., Scully, D. & O’Leary, M. (2017) International Technology Education and Development Conference Simulations in Assessment and the Uncanny Valley: Too true to be good? Valencia. Spain, 06/03/2017-08/03/2017.
2017 O'Leary, M., Scully, D., Karakolidis, A. (2017) European Association of Test Publishers Refining Situational Judgement Tests Noordwijk, The Netherlands, .
2017 O'Leary M., Scully, D. & Karakolidis, A. (2017) Association of Test Publishers Conference Refining Situational Judgement Tests for Certification and Licensure Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 26/09/2017-29/09/2017.
2016 O’Leary, M., & Lysaght, Z. (2016) Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association Using the Assessment for Learning Audit Instrument to inform Data-driven Professional Development Washington, DC, .
2016 Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2016) Annual Meeting of the European Conference for Education Research (ECER) Developing Assessment Capacity in Norway and Ireland Using the Assessment for Learning Audit Instrument (AfLAi) Dublin, 25/08/2016-27/08/2016.
2016 O’Leary, M. & Lysaght, Z (2016) AERA Annual Conference Using the Assessment for learning audit instrument to inform data-driven decision-making in Ireland and Norway USA: Washington, .
2016 Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2016) ECER Annual Conference Developing assessment capacity in Ireland and Norway using the Assessment for Learning Audit Instrument Dublin: UCD, .
2015 O’Leary, M. & Lysaght, Z. (2015) Annual Conference of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland From the inside out: Student-teachers’ satisfaction with the BEd and their career expectations at the point of transition Maynooth, Co. Kildare, .
2014 Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2014) Science and Mathematics Education Conference Assessment for the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities DCU, .
2012 Lysaght, Z., & O'Leary, M. (2012) Annual Conference of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland Recent Irish assessment policy: Evidence compliant? Cork, .
2012 Cochran-Smith, M., Ludlow, L., Ell, F.R., O’Leary, M., Enterline, S. (2012) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver Learning to Teach for Social Justice as a Cross-Cultural Concept: Findings From Three Countries Vancouver, CA, .
2012 Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2012) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland, Cork Recent Irish assessment policy: Evidence compliant? Dublin, .
2012 Lysaght, Z., O’Leary, M., & Ludlow, L. (2012) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver A Measurement Instrument to Evaluate Teachers’ Assessment for Learning Classroom Practices Vancouver, CA, .
2011 Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2011) Paper presented at the annual Irish learning Support Teachers (ILSA) Conference Formative assessment at the crossroads: Challenges and opportunities for Irish teachers Dublin, .
2011 Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2011) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland, CICE Reconceptualising the Teacher--‐Learner Relationship using an Assessment for Learning Lens: Soundings from an Audit of Primary Teachers’ Classroom Assessment Practices Dublin, .
2011 Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2011) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans The Development of Psychometric Instruments to Evaluate Teachers’ and Children’s Use of Formative Assessment in Primary Schools New Orleans, .
2011 O’Leary, M., & Morgan, M. (2011) Paper presented at the Initial Teacher Education Conference, St Patrick’s College Student Teacher Expectations of the B.Ed and for Teaching as a Career Dublin, .
2011 Lysaght, Z. & O'Leary, M. (2011) Irish Learning Support Association (ILSA) Formative assessment at the crossroads: Opportunities and challenges for Irish teachers Dublin: St. Patrick's College, .
2011 Lysaght, Z. & O'Leary, M. (2011) Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association Supporting teachers' and children's use of assessment for learning: Reporting on the design of two psychometric instruments USA: New Orleans, .
2011 Lysaght, Z. & O'Leary, M. (2011) Annual Conference of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland The development of a psychometric instrument to evaluate teachers' use of assessment for learning in Irish primary schools Dublin: Church of Ireland College, .
2011 Lysaght, Z. & O'Leary, M (2011) Annual Conference of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland Reconceptualising the teacher-learner relationship using an assessment for learning lens: Soundings from an audit of primary teachers' classroom assessment practices Dublin: Church of Ireland College, .
2010 Lysaght, Z., & O (2010) Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association Using a teacher learning community to explore the impact of formative assessment on children's reading USA: Denver, Colorado, .
2010 Morgan, M., Ludlow, L., Kitching, K., O’Leary, M., & Clarke, A. (2010) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO What makes teachers tick? Denver, CO, .
2010 Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary M. (2010) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver. CO Using a teacher learning community to explore the impact of formative assessment on children's reading Denver, CO, .
2010 Ludlow, L., O’Leary, M., Ell, R., Bonilla, V., & Cochran-Smith, M. (2010) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO Learning to teach for social justice beliefs: An international construct invariance study Denver, CO, .
2022 Cherry, G., O'Leary, M., Kuan, L. and Waters, L. (2022) American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference Comparing Outcomes from Examinations Proctored in Test Centres and Online using Live Remote Proctoring Technology San Diego, United States, .
2022 Lehane, P., O'Leary, M. and Scully, D. (2022) Irish Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) Conference Exploring Irish post-primary students’ interactions with computer-based exams Dublin, Ireland, .
2022 O'Leary, M., Lysaght, Z. and Doyle, A. (2022) Irish Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) Conference Irish Post-Primary Teachers Feelings and Beliefs about Assessment following the 2021 Accredited Grades Process Dublin, Ireland, .
2022 Kuan, L., Chen, M., Cherry, G., O'Leary, M. and Zumbo, B. (2022) Association of Test Publishers (ATP) conference Comparability of High-Stakes Exams in Test Centres Proctored and Live Remote Proctoring: A Multimethod Psychometric Investigation across Multiple Testing Programmes Orlando, United States, .
2022 Lehane, P., O'Leary, M. and Scully, D. (2022) American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference Understanding Simulation-Type Items using Eye Movement and Log-File Data San Diego, United States, .
2021 Cherry, G., O'Leary, M., Kuan, L. and Waters, L. (2021) Association for Educational Assessment Europe (AEA-E) Virtual Conference Comparison of Outcomes from Tests Proctored Locally in Testing Centres and Online using Live Remote Proctoring (LRP) Online, .
2021 O'Leary, M. (2021) the 11th Lifelong Learning Week, Lifelong Learning Platform Assessment and Student Wellbeing: Perspectives from a High-Stakes Assessment Context in Ireland Online, .
2021 Cherry, G., O'Leary, M., Kuan, L., Waters, L. and Gilvarry, E. (2021) European Association of Test Publishers (E-ATP) Virtual Conference A Comparison of Outcomes across Tests Taken in Test Centres and Via Live Remote Proctoring (LRP) Online, .
2021 Lehane, P., Scully, D. and O'Leary, M. (2021) European Association of Test Publishers (E-ATP) Virtual Conference Items in Technology Based-Assessments: Examining the use of multimedia stimuli with eye movement data Online, .
2021 Scully, D., Crosbie, N., O'Brien, N. and O'Leary, M. (2021) The SPHE Network's 5th Conference, Institute of Education, DCU What do you think Jessica should do?: An innovative tool to support the formative assessment of Junior Cycle students Dublin, Ireland, .
2021 Scully, D., Crosbie, N., O'Brien, N. and O'Leary, M. (2021) Association for Educational Assessment - Europe (AEA-E) Virtual conference What do you think Jessica should do?: An innovative tool to support the formative assessment of Junior Cycle students Online, .
2021 Lehane, P., Scully, D. and O'Leary, M. (2021) Virtual European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) Exploring primary school teachers' use of assessment data in an Irish context - A secondary analysis of survey data Online, .
2021 Doyle, A., Lysaght, Z. and O'Leary, M. (2021) European Conference for Educational Research(ECER Network:Assessment,Evaluation,Testing&Measurement) High-Stakes Exams in the Time of Covid-19. The Experiences of Irish Post-Primary Teachers Geneva, Switzerland, .
2020 Reynolds, K., Abrams, L. & O'Leary, M. (2020) Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Conference Applying the Webb Alignment Model to Professional Testing San Diego, United States. (Conference cancelled), .
2020 Pitsia, V., Lysaght, Z., Shiel, G., & O’Leary, M. (2020) Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference 2020 Are we meeting the needs of high achievers? A closer look at PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS data for Ireland Dublin, Ireland. (Conference cancelled), .
2020 Ling, G., O'Leary, M. et al. (2020) Division 9 (AETM) of the European Conference on Educational Research 2020 Assessment of Competencies as a Result of College Learning: Explorations in Europe and Beyond Glasgow, UK. (Conference cancelled), .
2020 O'Leary, M. & Reynolds, K. (2020) Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Critical Thinking Test Validity in International Contexts: Evaluating the ETS HEIghten Test for Irish Use San Francisco, United States. (Conference cancelled), .
2020 O'Leary, M., Lysaght, Z., NicCraith, D. & Scully D. (2020) Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Teacher Perspectives on Standardised Testing of Achievement in Ireland San Francisco, United States. (Conference cancelled), .
2020 Lehane, P., Lysaght, Z. & O'Leary, M. (2020) Educational Studies Association of Ireland The Interview as a Selection Mechanism for Entry into Initial Teacher Education: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Practice Dublin, Ireland, .

Published Report

Year Publication
2021 Doyle, A., Lysaght, Z., & O’Leary, M. (2021) Preliminary Findings from a Survey of Post-Primary Teachers Involved in the Leaving Certificate 2020 Calculated Grades Process in Ireland. CARPE, . [Link]
2020 Reynolds, K., O’Leary, M., Brown, M. & Costello, E. (2020) Digital Formative Assessment of Transversal Skills in STEM: A Review of Underlying Principles and Best Practice. ATS STEM Report #3. DCU, .
2020 Butler, D., McLoughlin, E.,O'Leary, M., Kaya, S., Costello, E., & Brown, M. (2020) Towards the ATS STEM Conceptual Framework. ATS STEM Report #5. Dublin: Dublin City University. DCU, .
2020 Szendey, O., O'Leary, M., Scully, C., Brown, M., & Costello, E. (2020) Virtual Learning Environments and Digital Tools for Implementing Formative Assessment of Transversal Skills in STEM. ATS STEM Report #4. DCU, .
2019 O’Leary, M., Lysaght, Z., Nic Craith, D., & Scully, D (2019) Standardised Testing in English Reading and Mathematics in the Irish Primary School: A Survey of Irish Primary Teachers. DCU/INTO, . [Link]
2019 O' Leary M., Lysaght, Z., NicCraith, D. & Scully D. (2019) Standardised Testing in English Reading and Mathematics in the Irish Primary School. Irish National Teachers' Organisation, . [Link]
2019 Lysaght Z, Scully, D., Murchan, D., O'Leary, M. & Shiel, G. (2019) Aligning assessment, learning and teaching in curricular reform and implementation. NCCA, . [Link]
2018 Scully, D., O’Leary, M., & Brown, M. (2018) The Learning Portfolio in Higher Education: A Game of Snakes and Ladders. Dublin City University, Centre for Assessment Research, Policy & Practice in Education (CARPE) and N, .
2018 O'Leary M. & Scully, D. (2018) The Leaving Certificate Programme as Preparation for Higher Education: The Views of Undergraduates at the End of their First Year in University. Centre for Assessment Research, Policy & Practice in Education, .
2018 Lysaght, Z., Scully, D., Murchan, D., O’Leary, & Shiel, G. (2018) Aligning assessment, learning and teaching in curricular reform and implementation. NCCA, . [Link]
2018 Scully, D., O'Leary, M., Brown, M. (2018) The Learning Portfolio in Higher Education: A Game of Snakes and Ladders. Dublin City University, . [Link]
2008 Close, S. Oldham, E., Surgenor, P. Shiel, G., Dooley, T., & O’Leary, M. (2008) Are Calculators detrimental to students’ mathematical development?. Educational Research Centre, .
2008 Close, S., Oldham, E., Surgenor, P., Shiel, G., Dooley, T., & O'Leary, M. (2008) The effects of calculator use on mathemnatics in schools and in certificate examinations; Final report on phase 2. St Patrick's College/Trinity College/Educational Research Centre, .
2008 Surgenor, P., Oldham, E., Close, S., Shiel, G., Dooley, T., & O'Leary, M.  (2008) Pressing the right buttons: Calculator use in schools and in certificate examinations. St Patrick's College/Trinity College/Educational Research Centre, .
2003 Close, S., Oldham, E., Hackett, D., Dooley, T., Shiel, G., & O'Leary, M. (2003) The effects of calculator use on mathematics in schools and in the certificate examinations. St Patrick's College, .
2022 Doyle, A., Lysaght, Z. and O'Leary, M. (2022) Preliminary Findings from a Survey of Post-Primary Teachers Involved in the Leaving Certificate 2020 Calculated Grades Process in Ireland. Dublin: Centre for Assessment, Research, Policy and Practice in Education (CARPE), .
2021 Audrey Doyle, Zita Lysaght and Michael O'Leary (2021) Preliminary Findings from a Survey of Post-Primary Teachers Involved in the Leaving Certificate 2020 Calculated Grades Process in Ireland. CARPE, . [Link]
2021 Costello, E., Brown, M., Butler, D., Girme, P., Kaya, S., Kirwan, C., McLoughlin, E. and O (2021) Transversal Skills in STEM: From policy to practice, digital and unplugged (pp. 29 - 31). In G. Ubachs (Eds.) The envisioning report for empowering universities (5th edition). European Association for Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU), .
2020 Butler, D., McLoughlin, E.,O'Leary, M., Kaya, S., Costello, E., & Brown, M. (2020) Towards the ATS STEM Conceptual Framework. ATS STEM Report #5. Dublin: Dublin City University, . [DOI]
2020 Reynolds, K., O’Leary, M., Brown, M. & Costello, E. (2020) Digital Formative Assessment of Transversal Skills in STEM: A Review of Underlying Principles and Best Practice. ATS STEM Report #3. Dublin: Dublin City University, . [DOI]

Commissioned Report

Year Publication
2017 Karakolidis, A., O'Leary, M., & Scully, D. (2017) The development and provision of practice tests. COMMREP
2017 Karakolidis, A. O'Leary, M., & Scully D. (2017) Online proctoring: A research brief outlining current knowledge of an emerging practice. COMMREP
2017 O'Leary, M., & Scully, D (2017) Providing effective feedback in the context of certification and licensure testing with particular reference to non-successful candidates. COMMREP

Editorial

Year Publication
2020 O'Leary, M (2020) Faults with State exams marking need to be corrected. Dublin: ED [Link]
2020 O'Leary, M (2020) Would Leaving Cert students' estimates of their own grades help teachers?. Dublin: ED [Link]

Radio Presentation

Year Publication
2018 O'Leary, M (2018) Morning Ireland Interveiw. RADIO

Research Paper

Year Publication
2010 O’Leary, M., & Forde, P. (2010) The Cognitive Abilities Test (3rd Edition) with Irish Norms. RP

Television

Year Publication
2018 O'Leary, M (2018) RTE Nine O'Clock News. TV

Manual

Year Publication
2007 Kilfeather, P., O’Leary, M., & Varley, J. (2007) The Irish Primary Science Achievement Test (IPSA-T). MANUAL
2005 Kilfeather, P., O’Leary, M., & Varley, J (2005) Irish Primary Science Achievement Test (IPSA-T). MANUAL

Technical Report

Year Publication
2014 O’Leary, M., & Forde, P. (2014) The Cognitive Abilities Test (4th Edition) with Irish Norms. Technical Report. TP http://edev.ie/CAT4TechnicalReportFinal.pdf
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Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
British Educational Research Association (BERA) Educational research -
Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) Educational Research -
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Educational research -
Association for Educational Assessment -Europe (AEA-E) Research on Assessment -
Classroom Assessment SIG AERA Significant Interest Group -

Media

Title Year Type Authors
Michael O'Leary on Assessment 2014 Documentary Sean Delaney
Are junior cycle reforms on the right track? 2017 Newspaper article (Print) Carl O'Brien

Research Projects

Title Role Description Start date End date
Assessment of Transversal Skills in STEM Workpackage Two Lead 03/06/1919 30/09/1920
Game Based Learning & Assessment DCU PI 01/09/2021 31/08/2023
A study on the use of various item types in Technology Based Assessments (TBAs) and their impact on test-taker attention, behaviour and performance (Paula Lehane) DCU PI 01/09/2019 31/08/2021
Irish primary and post-primary students' peformance at the upper levels of achievement in mathematics and science across national and international assessments: [Vasiliki Pitsia] DCU PI 01/10/2018 30/09/2020

Current Postgraduate Students

Student Name Degree Supervision
Denner ,Sylvia PhD Supervisor
Scully ,Conor PhD Supervisor

Teaching Interests

Assessment and Testing
Quantitative Research Methodology

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2022 Enabling Learning ED4056