Using Multiple Choice Questions to Assess High-Level Thinking in Science

We are very good at assessing retrieval through multiple choice questions (MCQs): they are easy to write and quick to … More

Using the Rasch Model to Analyse Multiple Choice Questions

This is the final post in my week long series on assessment and reporting at Paradigm Trust schools. Monday: Exploring Comparative … More

What Do We Do With the Multiple Choice Data?

I am writing a week of blogs about assessment and reporting at Paradigm Trust, where I work. Today’s post is … More

Communicating Assessment Scores with Parents and Carers

Schools have a duty to let parents and carers know how well their children are doing. But assessment is complicated and … More

Exploring Comparative Judgement Data With Charts

Comparative Judgement (CJ) has transformed the way we assess writing at Paradigm Trust – we use it from key stage … More

The Impossibility of Reliable Setting by Ability

In principle, I don’t like the idea of setting by ability. It feels like segregation. But I also don’t like … More

Definitions

Definitio. I. Quantitas materiæ est mensura ejusdem orta ex illius densitate et magnitudine conjunctim. Definition I The quantity of matter … More

A Pocketful of Proxies

Progress is in the air. If we could measure progress before it was too late, we could be far clearer about what … More

But, So, However, Therefore and Furthermore

And, But, So, However, Therefore and Furthermore. If I hadn’t made the move from secondary school to primary school last … More

What Part Don’t You Get? Part 2

In my last blog, I wrote about the four reasons why many of my secondary students couldn’t learn science through … More