Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Does Testing Help Children?
- Types of testing
- 11+
- Done in the last year of primary school
- Only one attempt at the test
- Doing well allows a chid to go to a Grammar school
- If unsuccessful they are allocated to a secondary modern school
- Consists of 80 questions
- 50 minute test
- Phonics
- Specialises in reading and writing
- Decode new words
- Spelling Patterns
- 7 Reading Stages
- Testing Principles
- Phonrmes
- Linking
- Blending
- Segmenting
- Screening Check
- High Stakes
- How well does a school achieve as a whole
- Shows students individual Academic Progress
- Learning plan based on a child's needs
- How well doe a teacher deliver the curriculum
- Controlled Assessments
- Coursework is criticized
- Shows children's independent research qualities
- Specific topic
- Year 9 SATS
- Used to compare learning progress throughout year group
- 14 years old
- Standard Assessment Tests
- Show child's learning ability and prepares them for GCSE's
- Pro's
- Tests a child's ability
- If they are under achieving they can recognise what area
- Learn a range of subjects
- Children learn to organise and learn how to time manage
- Con's
- High levels of anxiety
- Extra pressure on teachers
- Shows limitations on what a child can actually do
- Does not test a child's full knowledge of the curriculum