At the end of this post, please comment on whether writing instruction in KS3 science lessons is an appropriate use … More
Category: assessment
End of Year Assessments – what do we want to know and how much time is it worth?
It’s the end of the school year, and many teachers are drowning in marking. It’s a tradition and perhaps we … More
A Comparison of Two National Year 6 Science Assessments
The Independent Schools Examination Board: Common Entrance Examination at 11+ (Science) Below is the 2018 common entrance exam taken at … More
How do we grade scientific writing at KS2 at Paradigm Trust?
Over the past four years at Paradigm Trust, we have developed and implemented a knowledge-rich science curriculum for EYFS to … More
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
