Single level testing
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Single level testing
My DS, in year 6, has been tested this week (yet again) this time single level in reading. He was given a level 6 paper. I was surprised because only 4 were picked from his year and I would not have imagined he would be level 6 yet, there are stronger children in reading than him.! Any idea why they would have chosen him? Needless to say he found the test very hard.
Hi shuff,
My daughter did the level 6 reading on Monday and writing today, she will do level 6 maths tomorrow. Only the school that participate in this pilot scheme will put forward suitable candidate to sit the test.
Here is the link
http://testsandexams.qca.org.uk/16216.aspx
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My daughter did the level 6 reading on Monday and writing today, she will do level 6 maths tomorrow. Only the school that participate in this pilot scheme will put forward suitable candidate to sit the test.
Here is the link
http://testsandexams.qca.org.uk/16216.aspx
Concerto
x
Single Levels in the news today
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/200 ... ts-schools
Edit- In the printed version it mentioned teacher support for the level 6 papers - to stretch the more able.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/200 ... ts-schools
Edit- In the printed version it mentioned teacher support for the level 6 papers - to stretch the more able.
Our primary has taken part in these.
I tried to find out as much as I could and it was explained to me that they were tests to try to confirm the teacher assessment.
At our school, to qualify to take any level, the child had to be already working at that level or a higher one, for a period of 5/6 months before the test.
For example, at our school, a child is only put in for the level 3 maths in June if there were at least a 3a/4c in January prior to the test.
Doing it this way means that our schools predictions are almost spot on and very few kids fail to achieve the level that they are sitting.
My point of view - a complete waste of time because by the time the results come in (Sep) my dd has gone way passed the level sat as it was based on an assessment almost 10months ago!!!
I tried to find out as much as I could and it was explained to me that they were tests to try to confirm the teacher assessment.
At our school, to qualify to take any level, the child had to be already working at that level or a higher one, for a period of 5/6 months before the test.
For example, at our school, a child is only put in for the level 3 maths in June if there were at least a 3a/4c in January prior to the test.
Doing it this way means that our schools predictions are almost spot on and very few kids fail to achieve the level that they are sitting.
My point of view - a complete waste of time because by the time the results come in (Sep) my dd has gone way passed the level sat as it was based on an assessment almost 10months ago!!!
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I don't understand the claim that 10/11 year olds were, in some cases, outperforming 14 year olds because the 14 year olds had forgotten the curriculum that they covered in primary school. The single level tests are in reading, writing and maths. Have the 14 year olds forgotten how to read and write? And surely the maths primary curriculum is something that should be built on and developed in secondary school - not forgotten?
Sounds very strange!
Sounds very strange!