The concept of National Curriculum Levels has been with us for nearly 30 years, borne out of the 1987 Task Group on Assessment and Testing (TGAT) chaired by Paul Black. I mention this not with any intention of persuading anyone of their merits but simply to place them in time. And in school terms the time… Read More Assessment: Throw away the pen and paper
I have been prompted to write this after reading @tombennett71’s latest blog post which you can find here. To be honest, if you only have time to read one thing this morning, pop off and read that. Comparatively speaking this is just a few paragraphs of self-serving, maudlin drivel. Many years ago, before FFT became the de… Read More The Ladder
Lots of news this morning about moving exams to computers and away from pen and paper, on the web, radio and in the papers. I have to say that the sense of deja-vu is overwhelming, and those who went through the joys of Online KS3 Testing will probably be running for the hills already (sorry… Read More Ending paper exams – its about more than exams
