new KS2 tests

[Guest55]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/ed ... -olds.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[pushymother]

Thank goodness they are getting rid of chunking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yoyo123]

I like chunking

[Guest55]

I am concerned that they are giving marks for methods that are non-statutory - how is this legal?

[Tinkers]

There's a lot to be said for the grid method IMHO.

Not sure chunking will be a big loss though.

[mystery]

Thanks g55. I can't find the sample on the dfe website.

What is this about an expectation that all children will get above 100 in the scaled score at ks2. If the distribution is a normal one, does not this mean that every year 50% or so will not do so?

[mystery]

I am concerned that they are giving marks for methods that are non-statutory - how is this legal?

Ah, I've found it all now on http://www.gov.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The methods are set out in an appendix to the maths national curriculum document and the national curriculum becomes statutory in September 2014 and the tests are in summer 2016 .... so doesn't that mean that the methods are statutory? Two ways of doing "formal long division" are given in the appendix - long division meaning division by a number of two or more digits - sorry about that last bit about the definition of long division but quite often people on here seem to talk about long division when they mean short division (division by a single digit number).

[Guest55]

Mystery - the appendix is NOT statutory and nor are the 'fornal' methods defined in the statutory sections.

[mystery]

I haven't read it carefully enough then to see what is statutory and what is not. Where does it say the appendix on methods is not statutory?

[Guest55]

From the appendix:

This appendix sets out some examples of formal written methods for all four operations to illustrate the range of methods that could be taught. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list, nor is it intended to show progression in formal written methods.

The wording is 'some examples' and 'could' ...