Bristol PIPS, ASPECTS

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Bristol PIPS, ASPECTS INCASPeter Tymms
www.cemcentre.org
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Outline

• Introduction
• Plans for the day
• CEM PIPS origin and purpose
• Assessment and monitoring
• Scores, value-added and IDEAS
• Recent research
• Changes

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Non-UK Schools Participating in CEM Centre
Projects 2007/08
Netherlands 6/3
0/32
2/1
1/0
12/2
Belgium 3/0
0/1
2/0
6/0
0/1
14/2
4/0
4/2
2/1
Qatar 6/2
6/2
1/1
5/1
UAE 11/3
3/2
3/1
Cyprus 5/0
0/1
Oman 3/0
11/4
Bermuda 1/0
Hong Kong 5/30
1/2
Bahrain 3/1
0/1
0/1
Brunei 0/1
6/2
Cayman Is. 2/0
1/0
3/1
Singapore 5/4
1/12
0/775
21/22
193/72
Falklands 2/0
Right of slash contracts with primary schools
Mauve box standard CEM Centre projects run in
non-UK schools
Yellow box local versions of CEM Centre
projects
0/32
2/1
Left of slash contracts with secondary schools
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Assessment is everywhere

• Official
• Certification
• Admission
• Selection
• Accountability
• Allocation of resources
• Research
• Monitoring
• Identification of special needs
• In preparation for teaching
• Feedback
• Assessment for learning

• Informal
• As part of life
• As part of teaching
• As part of being taught

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General Model
Processes Teaching etc
Outputs End points
Inputs Starting points
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Layers of Information
Schools
EAs
Classes
Brain modules
Pupils
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Basic Principles

• We predict but not perfectly
• Focus on key outcomes
• Achievement
• Attitudes - including self-esteem
• Value added
• Keep checking the impact of tests and monitoring

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Feedback

• To the teacher school EA
• On
• Paper
• Download from website
• With software
• Quicker and quicker

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Why monitor?

• To check that things are OK
• To spot problems before they become serious
• To help children
• To defend yourself!

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Normal curves and standard scores
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Scattergrams value-added
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Quality Assurance

• Reliability
• Validity
• Impact

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Assessment Domains
Cognitive
Affective
Physical
Behavioural
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Language

• A child learns a new word every 40 minutes of his
  or her waking life between the ages of 3 and 15.
• Stephen Pinker The language Instinct.

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Vocabulary Growth
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Changes

• ETS Single level tests
• KS3 tests go
• Electronic assessments
• Every child matters mental health

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Mental Health

• Some children have problems
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Anger
• How to monitor and assess?

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Usual approach

• I am sad
• Never Sometimes Often

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We are trying out .
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Finally
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