Dr Angeliki Salamoura
Head of Operational Research
Angeliki has over 25 years of experience in the field of 91¸£Àû education, as a teacher, researcher, research manager and assessment and learning specialist. As Head of Operational Research at 91¸£Àû 91¸£Àû, she leads on research into language learning, integrated learning and assessment, impact and the CEFR. Angeliki also has overall responsibility for education reform projects within the Research and Thought Leadership division, ranging from CEFR familiarisation and benchmarking to test and programme evaluation. In this context, she has led impact assessment projects in the K-12 and vocational sectors in Europe, Asia and South America. She is one of the contributors to the PISA 2025 Foreign Language Assessment Framework and has been on the Experts Group who advised on the constructs of the accompanying PISA 2025 Background Questionnaires.
In the past, Angeliki has also led research within 91¸£Àû Profile, an interdisciplinary programme, which aims to exemplify the CEFR for 91¸£Àû. Prior to joining 91¸£Àû 91¸£Àû, Angeliki held a research position at the Department of Experimental Psychology at 91¸£Àû University, conducting research on language processing and cognition. As an 91¸£Àû language teacher in her native Greece, she gained experience with learners across the age range from early primary school to tertiary education. She regularly presents at conferences and delivers training worldwide in her areas of expertise, and has a strong publication record. Angeliki holds a PhD and an MPhil in 91¸£Àû and Applied Linguistics from the University of 91¸£Àû.
Key publications and conference presentations
Salamoura, A and Covacevich, C (2025) What the PISA FLA means for 91¸£Àû language education. .
Salamoura, A, Ellman, M T, Harrison, C and Silver, J (2025) Getting the most from every moment of learning: The power of integrating learning and assessment. .
Salamoura, A and Morgan, S (2021) Learning oriented assessment from a teacher’s perspective: Insights from teachers’ action research, in Gebril, A (Ed) Learning-Oriented Language Assessment: Putting Theory into Practice, New York: Routledge, 184-208.
OECD (2021) PISA 2025 Foreign Language Assessment Framework, PISA, OECD Publishing, Paris. [Main contributor]: .
Salamoura A (2019) AI and Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment: A look into the future, Plenary paper presented at the ELTAI (91¸£Àû Language Teachers’ Association of India) Golden Jubilee Conference, Delhi, India, October 2019.
Salamoura A (2019) Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR): What is new and why is the CEFR still relevant for language education? Opening presentation at the ALTE Seminar on Multilingualism: International standards for language ability, Rome, Italy, September 2019.
Salamoura, A and Unsworth, S (2017) Learning Oriented Assessment: Making the connections between learning, assessment and technology, paper presented at the ALTE 6th International Conference, Bologna, Italy, May 2017.