When physicists are presented with a problem, they reach for a pen and scrap of paper. Sometimes we go straight…
How Seductive Details Do Their Damage
I have been doing my homework on using images for learning and found this great 1997 paper by Harp and…
A Couple of Posters Inspired By Oliver Caviglioli’s New Book
Last week, Oliver Caviglioli’s new book (Dual Coding with Teachers) arrived. It’s great. I’ve spent a lot of time over…
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…
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…
How Good Are Our Multiple Choice Questions?
At Paradigm Trust we have developed an assessment programme based on comparative judgement combined with multiple choice questions. The reasoning…
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…
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…
Telling Stories in Science with Bar Charts
The formula ΔQ=mcΔθ tells a story. It describes the relationship between temperature and thermal energy in an elegant, succinct and…
Pre-Topic Assessments
This is the stuff of every teacher training course: “The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner…
