Does Testing Help Children?

Does Testing Help Children?

1. Year 1-Phonics

   • The Screening Check; Nicholson, T (2005). The Phonics handbook. Chichester: Whurr.
     • The Principles;Linking Blending Segmenting irregular words
       • Stakeholders
         • Parents
         • Teachers
         • Government
     • Example of Test:
       • Pass Mark: 31+
       • Fail Mark; 0-31
     • Discussion Points;
       • Ethics
       • Is it a Head-Start?
       • What are other countries doing? (Finland)
   • For: Micheal Gove
     • Against:Dr Mary Bousted & Prof. Joan Freeman
   • Statistics: Marshall, S. (2013). Statistical First Release . PHONICS SCREENING CHECK AND NATIONAL CURRICULUM ASSESSMENTS AT KEY STAGE 1 IN ENGLAND, 2012/13. 1 (1), p1-9.

2. 11+

   • Grammar school allocation
   • 1944 Education Reform Act
     • LEAs
   • Vocabulary skills
     • Mental maths skills
       • Identifying
         • patterns/codes
   • Example Questions
   • Fors;
     • organisation skills
     • time management
     • Prepares for exam
     • Againsts;
       • parental pressure
       • Unhealthy coaching culture
       • one attempt
       • not an accurate measure

3. High-Stake Testing

   • used to measure the progress in a childs learning
     • ranking throughout teachers and the schools
       • expectations
     • handle pressure
   • penalties for a teacher
     • funding reductions
     • help teachers create a learning plan
     • high levels of anxiety
   • Leah Adams and Stuart A. Karabenick

4. Year 9 SATS

   • Fors
     • Against
   • statistics
   • Teachers
     • Exam
   • schools
     • League Tables
   • Secondary schools

5. Controlled Assessments

   • Coursework
     • How its Marked
     • Overly structured
     • Subjective marking
     • Advantage to girls
     • non exam assessment
     • Assessing practical knowledge?
       • GCSE’s involve a practical element that cannot be assessed by a written exam
   • Speaking Exams
   • Listening Exams
   • Writing Exams
     • Language exams: E.g; Spanish

6. Conclusion

   • League Tables indicator
     • Benefits Schools rather than children