Background
Christie, Thomas was born on May 12, 1939 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Son of John Frew and Margaret Cummings Christie.
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Christie, Thomas was born on May 12, 1939 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Son of John Frew and Margaret Cummings Christie.
Master of Arts in English Literature, University of Edinburgh, 1960; Master of Education, University of Edinburgh, 1963; Doctor of Science (honorary), National University of Mongolia, 1998.
Research associate University of Manchester, England, 1963—1966, lecturer education, 1966—1972, senior lecturer methods of educational research, 1972—1992, professor educational measurement and evaluation, 1992—2003, dean faculty of education, 1997—2001, professor emeritus, since 2003. Director examination board Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, since 2003. Senior lecturer educational research University of Guyana, 1976—1978.
Technical consultant Caribbean Examinations Council, Barbados, 1976—1996. Program director National University Mongolia, 1996—1998. Technical consultant Ministry of Education, Vietnam, 2001—2004.
Consultant in field.
Technical consultant (reform of the national assessment system) Task Group on Assessment and Testing: a report HMSO, 1988. Author: (book) Defining Public Examination Standards, 1981. (development of national age 7 tests) Standard Tests and Assessments Implementation Research: a report, 1990 (£2.2 million, 1989), director (criterion-referenced exams software) Botswana National Examinations Processing System, 2002 (£0.75 million, 1998).
Chairman Social Democratic Party, Stockport, 1991—1993, Member of International Association for Educational Assessment (Founding member since 1985), British Educational Research Association since 1972, British Psychological Society.
Married Patricia Ray Bozie. Children: Sophia Rachel, Gervase Maxwell, Benjamin Raoul.