Baseline Assessments for Secondary Age and post16 Students

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Baseline Assessments for Secondary Age and
post-16 Students
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Outline

• Purpose of baseline
• Different forms
• Developed ability
• Examples
• Issues

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Reasons for a baseline

• To make fair comparisons
• To give immediate information
• To defend yourself
• To create a research ethos

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Different forms

• Prior attainment
• Home background
• Cognitive Developed Ability

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Baselines
Upper Sixth
Lower Sixth
Age 15/16
Age 14/15
Age 13/14
Age 12/13 ( additional)
Age 11/12
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Computer Adaptive Baseline Test (CABT)

• Test performed online results automatically
  transmitted to CEM.
• Minimal installation / setup required - if any.
• Adaptive
• Test designed to be completed in 1 hour or less.
• Available for Alis / Yellis / Midyis
• Stand alone (non web) version available if needed

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CABT Content
Common to Alis / Yellis / Midyis

• Vocabulary
• Maths
• Perceptual Speed Accuracy

for Yellis
for MidYIS

• Pattern Reflections / Rotations

• Proof Reading
• Cross Sections
• Block Counting
• Pictures

for Alis

• Pattern Reflections / Rotations
• Logic flow diagrams
• Dice folding

In 2007 / 2008 over 160,000 students ages 12-16
sat this test
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Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
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Maths
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Maths
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Maths
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Perceptual Speed and Accuracy
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Cross-sections (Midyis)
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Blocks (Midyis)
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Pictures (Midyis)
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Proof Reading (Midyis)
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Alis Patterns
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Alis Logical Reasoning
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Try the test yourselves atwww.intuproject.org/d
emos
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The following baseline data is provided

• Nationally (English) Standardised Scores
• Mean 100, Standard deviation 15
• National quartile bands A,B,C and D
• Pupil average scores
• School band profile graphs
• Predictions and Chances Graphs (School and Pupil)
  
• Individual Pupil Records (IPRs) including
  stanines and percentiles

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Alis why CABT in addition to (i)GCSE?

• Lack of (i)GCSE data
• Differences in teaching effectiveness between
  feeder schools

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Typical Timeline

• The baseline score is measured for each system as
  early as possible in the autumn term, and the
  information sent to the CEM Centre
• The institution then receives feedback from the
  CEM Centre baseline test results and predictions
• The public examination results are sent to the
  CEM Centre when received by the institution
• The value added data is available from September
  via the Institutions website at the CEM Centre

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Baseline Feedback
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Bands, stanines, percentiles, standardised
scores
C
B
A
D
Standardised scores (MidYIS Test Scores)
Percentiles
Stanines
M Baseline Feedback
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Intake Profiles
(i)GCSE (Alis)
TDA / CABT (Alis)
Also available based on MidYIS, Yellis and SOSCA
scores
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IPRs (Individual Pupil Record Sheets)
Look for sections that are inconsistent
Also available based on MidYIS, Alis and SOSCA
scores
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Predictions

• Predictions are available in the following forms
• Formal Reports (Alis)
• Spreadsheets (All Projects)
• Paris Software (Alis / Yellis / MidYIS)
• Feedback is available on Web / CD

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Predictions MidYIS / SOSCA example
Similar spreadsheets available from Yellis
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Predictions MidYIS Individualised Chances Graphs
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Predictions - Alis example
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Chances Graphs
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• Thanks to Robert Clark