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Progress Test Series Measure and Track Progress in English, Maths and ... Progress Test Series Scoring and Reporting One of the most exciting features of ... ProgressTestSeries.AssessmentOverview.MeasureandTrackProgressinEnglish,MathsandScience ProgressTestSeriesMeasureandTrackProgressinEnglish,MathsandScience AssessmentOverview www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ptseries GLAssessment–... Author: LindsayLeonard 23downloads 0Views 10MBSize Report DownloadPDF RecommendDocuments ProgressinMaths(PiM)Digital Science,Enlightenment,Progress,andEvolution ProgressinPolymerScience LSBoverviewandprogressreport ProgressinMaterialsScience HealthandEnvironmentinEurope:ProgressAssessment ProgressinEnergyandCombustionScience ProgressinPolymerScience ProgressinEnergyandCombustionScience ProgressinEnergyandCombustionScience Assessment,ModerationandStudentProgressProcedure Assessment,ModerationandStudentProgressPolicy AlliancesProgressOverview GDPandbeyond:alternativeindicatorstomeasuresocialprogress Chapter12measureprogressandupdateyourplan EnglishManualforGewaProgress EnglishBookinProgress0beginners- Progressinovariancancer:anoverviewandperspective REDDinMadagascar:AnOverviewofProgress AGFD1.Overview:Progressinauthenticationoffoodandwine ProgressTestMedizinSSGesamtergebnis Sub-SaharanAfricaRegionalEFAProgressOverview:English-speakingCountries OVERVIEWONEMWISNFPsPROGRESS ProgressinUnderstandingMathematicsAssessment(PUMA) ProgressTestSeriesMeasureandTrackProgressinEnglish,MathsandScience AssessmentOverview www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ptseries GLAssessment–AnIntroduction Contents GLAssessmentistheleadingproviderofformativeassessmentstoUKschools. IntroductiontotheProgressTestSeries................1 Workingwithanumberofleadinguniversitiesandresearchinstitutions,wedevelopscientificallyrigorousassessmentsthathavebeenusedbyeducationprofessionalsforover30years. Examplesfromthetests.............................4-7 Teachers’professionaljudgementplaysavitalrolewhenitcomestounderstandingeachchild.Buttobuildan‘allroundview’ofeachpupilitisnecessarytomeasureattainmentobjectively,aswellaspupils’abilityandattitudestowardsschool.Thisallowsyoutoidentifyanyonenotfulfillingtheirpotential,aswellasidentifyingbarrierstolearning,informinginterventionstrategiesandmeasuringyourpupilsagainstthenationalbenchmark. KeyfeaturesofthenewProgressTestSeries.........2-3 Administeringthetests................................8Scoring&Reporting................................9-14BuyingGuide&OrderForm........................15-16 Needmoreadvice?Forhelpandadviceortoarrangeaconsultationpleasecall08456021937oremail[email protected] IntroductiontotheProgressTestSeries IntroductiontotheProgressTestSeriesGLAssessment’sProgressTestSeriesisdesignedforuseyearon-year,supportingteachersinidentifyingcurrentlevelsofattainmentagainstthenationalaverage,andtrackingtheirpupils’progress.ProgresscanbetrackedacrossallofthecoreareaswiththeProgressTestSeriescomprising:•ProgressTestinEnglish(PTE)-atestofpupils’technicalEnglishskills(spelling,grammarandpunctuation)andreadingcomprehension. Whatcanyoudowiththedata? •ProgressTestinMaths(PTM)-designedtoassesspupils’mathematicalskillsandknowledge. •Benchmarkknowledgeagainstthenationalaverageandmeasureprogressinmaths,EnglishandscienceyearonyearusingtheStandardAgeScore •ProgressTestinScience(PTS)-abrandnewassessmentofpupils’scienceknowledge.(ComingSeptember2015.) •Supportcommunicationwithstakeholdersandprovideevidenceforinspections Withnewcontentandanewstandardisationonupto35,000pupilsperseriesacrosstheUK,theassessmentsprovidereliableandaccurateprofilesofgroupsandindividualsagainstnationalstandards. •Identifypupils’strengthsandweaknesses,settargetsandpersonaliselearning Idealformonitoringprogressovertimeandtrackingindividualpupilprogress,theProgressTestSeriescanbeusedtosupportteachersinidentifyingthoseinneedofextrahelp,aswellasthosewhoareparticularlyable.CloseattentionhasbeenpaidtoensuringthenewtestsreflectcurriculaacrosstheUK,makingthemup-to-dateandhighlyrelevant. •Implementandmonitorinterventions•ForEnglishschools,theStandardAgeScoreprovidesanaccuratebenchmarkforprogresstrackingwithoutNationalCurriculumlevels•ProvideevidenceforyourPupilPremium/PupilDeprivationGrantspend•Compareresultsfromarangeofgroupsofpupils,forexamplethosewithEALorinreceiptofPupilPremiumGranttosupportworkin‘closingthegap’. www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ptseries 1 KeyfeaturesofthenewProgressTestSeries 6KeyfeaturesofthenewProgressTestSeriesAreyouacurrentuserofPiMorPiE? ManyschoolswillbefamiliarwithourProgressinEnglish(PiE)andProgressinMaths(PiM)tests;thenewProgressTestinEnglishandProgressTestinMathsarethenextgeneration.ForthoseschoolsalreadybenefittingfromthedataPiMandPiEgenerate,anequatingstudyhasbeencarriedouttoallowaseamlesstransitionfromthecurrentteststothenewseries.Thiswillensureconsistencyofdataovertime. 1 2 Brandnewcontent Anewsuiteofdatarichreports ThecontenthasbeenupdatedtoensureitiscurrentandreflectscurriculaacrosstheUK,includingthenewNationalCurriculuminEngland. OneofthemostexcitingfeaturesofthenewProgressTestSeriesisthedevelopmentofanewsuiteofreports,offeringclearerandmorecomprehensivedatawithhelpfulnarrative.Userscannowbenefitfromarangeofreports,includingtheGroupreportforteachers,anIndividualstudentreportforteachers,andanIndividualreportforparents,developedtosupporteasycommunication. 2 T:08456021937E:[email protected] 3TheinclusionofascienceprogresstestThismeansthatallofthecoresubjectareasarecovered,withaconsistenttestingformatandsimilarreportingthatallowsforeasycomparison. KeyfeaturesofthenewProgressTestSeries 4 5 6 Anewstandardisation Anewtransitiontest ProgressinWriting Toensurereliabilityandvalidity,theProgressTestSerieswasstandardisedonupto35,000pupilsperseriesacrosstheUK–thismeansyoucanbeassuredthatthetestsareprovidingyouwithaccuratedataaboutyourpupils’performance,basedontheperformanceoftoday’spupilsacrosstheUK. Providingseamlessassessmentfromprimarytosecondaryeducation,theProgressTestSeriesincludesatransitiontest,11T.Designedspecificallyforuseatthebeginningofsecondary/post-primary,itprovidesanaccuratebaselinefromwhichprogressinsecondaryschoolcanbemonitored–akeyrequirementofmanyinspectionframeworks.ComingSeptember2015. Aseparate,photocopiableresource,ProgressinWritinghelpsteachersmeasurepupils’writingprogress.Thetaskshavebeendevisedtobeasaccessibletoasmanypupilsaspossible.Theyarerelatedtoeventsinschooloraspecialoccasionoutsideschool.Childrenareaskedtowriteimaginativelyorforaparticularpurpose.Amarkschemeisprovidedand,importantly,examplesofchildrenworkingat,aboveorbelowageappropriateexpectationsforeachtask.N.B.Itisnotpossibletoderivestandardisedinformationfromthesetasks.Pupilswillbeassessedasworkingat,aboveorbelowageexpectations. www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ptseries 3 Examplesfromthetests–ProgressTestinEnglish Examplesfromthetests–ProgressTestinEnglishExamplequestionfromPTE5–Paper:ReadingReadiness-phonicsTheteacherwillreadoutwhateachpictureis,andaskthepupilstocirclethesoundthatappearsinallthreepictures. ExamplequestionfromPTE7–Paper:EnglishSkills-punctuationThepupilswillneedtofollowtheinstructionswhicharereadaloudandaddpunctuationtothesentence. ExamplequestionfromPTE7–Paper:ReadingComprehension–simpleinferenceTheteacherwillreadoutthestoryinfullandthenpupilsreadthestoryandanswerthequestionsindependently. ExamplequestionfromPTE12–Paper:EnglishSkills-punctuationThepupilsmustreadtheinstructionsandcirclemissingorincorrectpunctuation. 4 T:08456021937E:[email protected] Examplesfromthetests–ProgressTestinEnglish ExamplequestionfromPTE8–Digital:EnglishSkills-spellingTheaudiowillreadthewholepassage,includingthemissingwords.Thentheaudiowillre-readthepassageaskingpupilstotypeinthemissingwords. ExamplequestionfromPTE13–Digital:EnglishSkills-grammarPupilswillreadtheinstructionsonscreenandselectthebestwordtocompleteeachsentencefromfiveoptions. ExamplequestionfromPTE13–Digital:ReadingComprehension–narrativeandauthorialtechniquePupilsmustreadthecomprehensionpassageandanswerthequestionsrelatingtoit.Theycanmovebetweentextandquestionswhenevertheywant. www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ptseries 5 Examplesfromthetests–ProgressTestinMaths Examplesfromthetests–ProgressTestinMathsExamplequestionfromPTM10–Paper:Number–Fluencyinconceptualunderstanding ExamplequestionfromPTM10–Paper: a)Measures–Fluencyinconceptualunderstandingb)Measures–Mathematicalreasoningc)Measures–Fluencyinconceptualunderstanding ExamplequestionfromPTM10–Paper:(a-c)Geometry/shape–Fluencyinfactsandprocedures(d)Geometry/shape–Fluencyinconceptualunderstanding 6 T:08456021937E:[email protected] Examplesfromthetests–ProgressTestinMaths ExamplequestionfromPTM8–Digital:Number–Fluencyinfactandprocedures ExamplequestionfromPTM8–Digital:Geometry/shape–Fluencyinfactsandprocedures ExamplequestionfromPTM8–Digital:Number–Fluencyinconceptualunderstanding ExamplequestionfromPTM8–Digital:Statistics/Informationhandling/Handlingdata–Mathematicalreasoning ExamplequestionfromPTM8–Digital:Measurement–Mathematicalreasoning www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ptseries 7 ProgressTestSeriesAdministrationGuide AdministrationGuideTheseriesisavailableinbothpaperanddigitalformats.TheProgressTestSeriesissimpletouseandadminister.Thesearenottimedtests–pupilsshouldbegivenaslongastheyneed,butlevels5-7shouldtake45-60minutesandotherlevelsnomorethan60-75minutes.Testscanbeadministeredintwoparts.AllinformationrelatingtotheadministrationofthepapereditionoftheProgressTestSeriesisincludedintheAtaGlanceGuide.DigitaluserswillaccessdownloadableGuidanceandInformation–asingledocumentforalltestlevels.PaperusersofPTEandPTMwillneedaPupilBookletforeachchild,andtheirusualwritingimplements;theywillneedtofillintheirdetailson thefrontcoverandmarktheiranswersinthebooklet.ForPTS,pupilswillneedaPupilBookletandanAnswerSheettomarktheiranswers.SchoolswillthenbenefitfromourScoringandReportingServiceandwillreceivereportswithin15daysofreceiptofcompletedanswersheetsorbooklets;thesereportsaredeliveredviaourTestwiseReportingSystem.DigitaluserswillreceiveauniqueURLalongwithanadministrationpassword.ThiswillgivetheteacheraccesstoTestwise,ouronlineassessmentplatformwhereteacherscanaddpupilstothetestregister,administerthetestandgeneratereports.Oncesetup,pupilswillbeabletotakethetestontheirindividualcomputerswithinstructionsbeingautomated.Theanswerswillthenbestoredandreportsgeneratedinstantly. Whichtestlevelstouse ProgressTestinSciencecomingSeptember2015 ProgressTestinEnglishPTELevel(Autumnterm)Level5Level6 PTELevel(Spring/summerterm)Level5*Level6Level7 England/WalesReceptionY1Y2 YeargroupN.IrelandP1P2P3 ScotlandP1P2P3 Level7Level8Level9Level10Level11T Level8Level9Level10Level11Level12 Y3Y4Y5Y6Y7 P4P5P6P7Y8 P4P5P6P7S1 Level12Level13 Level13Level14 Y8Y9 Y9Y10 S2S3 England/WalesReceptionY1Y2 YeargroupN.IrelandP1P2P3 ScotlandP1P2P3 AgeofyearFormatavailablegroup4–5Paper5-6Paper6-7Paper/Digital(fromlevel7)7-8Paper/Digital8–9Paper/Digital9–10Paper/Digital10–11Paper/Digital11–12Paper/Digital 12–1313-14 Paper/DigitalPaper/Digital DateavailableMarch2015March2015March2015March2015March2015March2015March2015March2015(Level11Tavailable fromSeptember2015)March2015March2015 ProgressTestinMathsPTMLevelPTMLevel(Spring/(Autumnterm)summerterm)Level5*Level5Level6Level6Level7Level7Level8Level9Level10Level11T Level8Level9Level10Level11Level12 Y3Y4Y5Y6Y7 P4P5P6P7Y8 P4P5P6P7S1 Level12Level13 Level13Level14 Y8Y9 Y9Y10 S2S3 AgeofyearFormatavailablegroup4–5Paper5-6Paper6-7Paper/Digital(fromlevel7)7-8Paper/Digital8–9Paper/Digital9–10Paper/Digital10–11Paper/Digital11–12Paper/Digital12–1313-14 Paper/DigitalPaper/Digital DateavailableMarch2015March2015March2015March2015March2015March2015March2015September2015(Level12–April2016)April2016April2016 *ItisstronglyrecommendedthatPTE5andPTM5areadministeredduringthesummerterm.BothtestswerestandardisedinJunesoreflectattainmentneartoyearend. 8 T:08456021937E:[email protected] ProgressTestSeriesscoringandreporting ProgressTestSeriesScoringandReportingOneofthemostexcitingfeaturesofthenewseriesisthenewsuiteofreports.Theseprovidecomprehensive,richdataandaretailoredfordifferentaudiences.Thereportsacrossallthreetestsareofaconsistentstyle,andaredesignedforeasyinterpretation;withclearnarrativeandstraightforwardgraphs.Digitaluserswillreceiveinstantreports,whilepapercustomerswilluseourScoringandReportingService.Alluserswillreceiveourfullrangeofreports,including:•Groupreportforteachers(availableinPDFandExcelformat)•Individualstudentreportforteachers(PDFformat)•Individualreportforparents(PDFformat)AClusterreport,showingresultsfromagroupofschools,canbepurchasedatanadditionalcost. ScoringandReportingServiceRecently,GLAssessmenthasreviseditsscoringserviceinordertomakeournewsuiteofenhanced,datarichreportsavailabletoall.Asaresultschoolsusingthepapertestswillnolongerbeabletoself-score.Instead,ourdedicatedscoringserviceisincludedintheperpupilprice,whiledigitaluserswillreceiveinstantonlinescoringandreportingasbefore.Onceyouhaveorderedyourbookletsandbeforethetestshavebeentaken,wewillaskyoutocompleteadatafilecontainingpupildetails.Thiswillenableustoscorethetestsquicklyandaccurately.Thefilealsoasksyoutocompleteanestimatedtestdateandestimateddateonwhichyouwillreturnthebookletstous.Completingthiswillenableustoplanforthescoringofyourbookletsefficiently.Pleasesendyourcompleteddatafileto[email protected]Oncetestingiscomplete,sendyourbookletsusingapostaltrackingserviceto:GLAssessmentScoringDepartmentGLDSUnit28BrambleRoadTechnoTradingEstateSWINDONWiltshireSN28HBScoringwillbecompletewithin15workingdaysfromthereceiptofbookletsandcompleteddatafile. www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ptseries 9 ProgressTestSeriesscoringandreporting Thereportsinmoredetail…GroupreportforteachersTheGroupreportforteachersprovidesagrouplevelanalysisofaselectedcohortofpupils.Itisintendedforusebyanypractitioner,classteacher,headofyearorSENCO.Thisreportwillinclude:Scoresforthegroup–asimpletablehighlightingpupilnamesandkeyscores;suchastheirStandardAgeScore(SAS)withconfidencebands,theiroverallstanine,nationalpercentilerank,grouprank,theirEnglish,mathsorsciencelevelandeachpupil’sprogress(whereaprevioustesthasbeenadministered).ForPTEanEnglishSkillstanineandReadingComprehensionstanineareincludedfromPTE7.Levels–•ForEnglandandWales,reportswillalsoshowNClevels;thesearebrokendownforEnglish(readingandwriting)andwillshowasinglelevelformaths.ThisistohelpinthetransitionperiodnowNClevelshavebeenremoved.•InScotland,levellinginformationrelatestoCurriculumforExcellenceandisbrokendownintoreadingandwritingforEnglish,withasinglelevelreportedformaths.•ForNorthernIreland,levelsofprogressionarereportedandbrokendownbyreadingandwritingforEnglish,andasinglelevelreportedformaths.Separatestanines-thesearereportedforEnglishonlyandareforPTE7andabove.AstanineforEnglishskillsandastanineforReadingComprehensionallowameaningfulcomparisonoftheseseparateaspectsofchildren’sEnglishattainment.Mathsisreportedasasingle,overallstanine.Analysisforthegroup–thisanalysismakescomparisonwiththenationalsample.Thiscanbeananalysisofgroupscores,bygender,ethnicity,FSM,SEN,EALoranytwocustomfields. AnalysisbyCurriculumContentcategory–ForPTE:•Englishskills:spelling•Englishskills:grammarandpunctuation•ReadingComprehension:narrative•ReadingComprehension:non-narrativeForPTM:•Fluencyinfactsandprocedures•Fluencyinconceptualunderstanding•Mathematicalreasoning•ProblemsolvingForPTS(levels8-11T):•Science•WorkingscientificallyForPTS(levels12-14):•Biology•Chemistry•Physics•WorkingscientificallyAnalysisofgroupscoresbyquestion-thereportwillprovidetwoversions:thefirstusingabarchartwiththenationalpercentagecorrectoverlaidandasecondintabularformwithadescriptorofeachquestion.Progressprofile-wherepupilshavetakenatestinthepreviousyearthiswillbereportedasascattergramandalistwithpupilslistedbywhethertheyhavemadebelowaverage,averageoraboveaverageprogress.InthefirstyearofeachtestprogresswillbebasedonPiE/PiMandPTE/PTM:astudytomeasureprogressbetweenlevelsofthenewserieswillbecarriedoutinFebruary2015andreportsupdatedfor2016. School:Group:Dateoftest(s):14/05/2014 No.ofstudents:20 Scoresforthegroup(bysurname)Studentname AgeatNo.testattempted(yrs:mths)(/44) SAS(with90%confidencebands) OverallST NPR GR(/20) Progress ST 9:02 43 87 3 20 18= Average AlexanderJones ST 9:08 44 127 8 96 2 CallumHawkins ST 9:06 44 87 3 20 18= Average CameronSmith ST 9:02 44 105 5 63 9 AboveAverage ChloeDonnelly ST 9:09 44 112 7 78 6 AboveAverage CodySamuels ST 9:09 44 100 5 50 12 Average ConnorCampbell ST 9:11 44 98 4 45 13 Average DanielBowen ST 9:07 42 112 7 78 5 EleanorArmstrong ST 9:06 44 82 2 12 20 Average ElizabethBrooks ST 9:05 43 120 8 91 3 AboveAverage GeorgiaWilson ST 8:11 44 110 6 74 7 Average HannahEllis ST 9:06 44 95 4 37 15 JacobMiddleton ST 9:07 44 90 4 26 16 Average JessicaChapman ST 9:07 44 97 4 42 14 BelowAverage JordanThompson ST 9:06 44 102 5 55 11 BelowAverage JoshuaKing ST 9:02 44 103 5 58 10 BelowAverage KatieJohnson ST 9:02 43 106 5 66 8 Average LaylaKhan ST 9:02 44 128 8 97 1 Average LeahEdwards ST 9:07 42 89 4 24 17 Average LewisMacDonald ST 8:11 44 115 7 84 4 Average Scoresforthegroup 10 Tutorgroup AhmedMalik T:08456021937E:[email protected] SAS 60708090100110120130140 Average Average Average ProgressTestSeriesscoringandreporting Analysisofgroupscoresbygender School:TestSchoolGroup:Year5Dateoftest(s):14/05/2014 No.ofstudents:20 Analysisofgroupscores(bygender)Thetableandbarchartbelowshowthedistributionofscoresforthegroup,malesandfemales,againstthenationalaverage. Scoresforthegroup Description Verylow Belowaverage SASBands 126 Distributionofscores(bygender)comparedwiththenationalsample Thetablebelowshowsthemeanscoreswithconfidencebandsforthegroup,malesandfemales,againstthenationalaverage.Gender No.ofstudents MeanSAS - 100.0 Allstudents 20 103.3 Males 11 102.4 Females 9 104.3 Nationalaverage 60 SAS(with90%confidencebands)70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 School:Group: No.ofstudents:20 Date(s)offirsttest:15/05/2013 Level:8 Date(s)ofsecondtest:14/05/2014 Level:9 Progressprofiles Studentprofiles(PTEonly) TheSASforthefirstandsecondadministrationsofthetestareshowninthediagram.Studentswhoareconsideredtobemakingaboveaverageprogressareinthewhiteband.Studentsmakingbelowaverageprogressareintheorangebandandthosemakingaboveaverageprogressareinthegreenband.AboveaverageprogressAverageprogressBelowaverageprogressMalesFemales Progressprofiles www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ptseries 11 ProgressTestSeriesscoringandreporting IndividualstudentreportforteachersTheIndividualstudentreportforteachersprovidesanin-depthanalysisof anindividualpupil’sresults,alongwithanyimplicationsthismayhaveonteachingandlearningforeachchild.Thereportincludes: Individualscores–thisincludesabreakdownofscoresforeachpupilincludingtheirStandardAgeScore(SAS)withconfidencebands,stanine,grouprankandlevelsasshownintheGroupreportforteachers. Profilesummary-ForPTEthisincludesthescattergramandallocatesthepupiltooneofthethreeprofiles:readingcomprehensionbias,balancedprofileorEnglishSkillprofile.Thisrelatestotheseparate staninesforEnglishSkillsandReadingComprehension.ForPTM,an overallmathsstanineisreported. AnalysisbyCurriculumContentcategory–asshownintheGroupreportforteachers. Implicationsforteachingandlearning–basedonthepupil’sscores,dynamicnarrativeoutlineshowthepupilcanbebestsupportedtoensuretheymakethebestprogresspossible. Scores/profilesummary Name:SarahSmithSchool:TestSchoolGroup:Y6 Sex:Female Dateoftesting:27/03/2015 Age:10:11 ScoresNo.attempted(/67) SAS 64 104 SAS(with90%confidencebands) ST6 NPRGR(/1)60 1 Mathslevel4a AnalysisofCurriculumContentcategoriesCurriculumContentcategory Numberofquestions Student%correct National%correct Fluencyinfactsandprocedures 9 89% 72% Student/nationaldifference17% Fluencyinconceptualunderstanding 20 48% 62% -14% Mathematicalreasoning 30 72% 55% 17% Problemsolving 8 50% 44% 6% Implicationsforteachingandlearning•• • ReviewingtheAnalysisofCurriculumContentcategorieswillhelptoidentifywheretherearespecificstrengthsandweaknessesandtoplannextsteps.Whereperformanceisfairlyevenlybalancedacrosscurriculumcategories,thissuggeststhatSarahwillgenerallydemonstratealevelofunderstandingofmathematicalconceptscommensuratewiththisage,irrespectiveofwhetherthisisinaformatrequiringstepsinacalculationtobewrittendown,orinmentalmathswhenonly‘jottings’ornothingiswritten.FluencyandagilityareequallywelldevelopedinbothwrittenandmentalformatsandSarahisdevelopingthelanguageofmathematicsinlinewithexpectationsforthisage.Wherescoresacrossthecurriculumcategoriesareuneven,specificareasofweaknessmightbeaddressedasfollows:oFurthertargetedpracticeintheareasidentifiedasbeingrelativelyweaker.PracticalactivitiesusingequipmentthatisdesignedtohelpSarahto‘see’thethinkingthatliesbehindanyconceptsthatarenotyetsecure.GetSarahtoexplainworkingstoanotherpupilsothatanymisconceptionscanbehighlightedandcorrectedthroughdiscussion.Sarahisgenerallysecureinperformingthebasicmentalcalculationsexpectedforthisagegroup.Theseincludefluencywithwholenumbersandthefouroperations,includingnumberfactsandtheconceptofplacevalue.Nextstepsshouldincludeopportunitiestostretchanddevelopconceptualunderstanding,toincreasementalagilityandtoprogressthedevelopmentofformalwrittenmathematicsusingageappropriatesymbolsandmethodologies.Thiscanbedonebyemphasisingthehigherorderskillsofhypothesisingorpredicting(Whatisanapproximatevaluefor49x11?);designingandcomparingprocedures(Howmanydifferentwayscanweworkout53minus18?Whichisthemostefficient?);interpretingresults(If9x5=45howmanyothercalculationscanweeasilyworkout,e.g.0.9x5?)andapplyingreasoning(IfIhave£7.39inmypurse,whatcoinsmighttheybe?).Intheformalwrittendevelopmentthereshouldbeanemphasisondevelopingthecorrectuseofmathematicallanguage,forexampleinusing‘:’forratioandthe‘=’signcorrectlyasamathematicalsentence.IfalgebrahasbeenintroduceditisimportantthatSarahunderstandsthedifferencebetweenan‘equation’andan‘expression’andthedifferencesinuseofthe‘=’ineachcase.oo •• AnalysisofCurriculumcontentcategoryandnarrative 12 T:08456021937E:[email protected] ProgressTestSeriesscoringandreporting IndividualreportforparentsTheIndividualreportforparentsprovidesanoverviewofthetestto ensureparentsareawareofwhatthetestcontains,andwhytheirchildhastakenit.Italsogivesasnapshotofwheretheirchild’sstrengthsand weaknesseslie,thisisdesignedtoaidcommunicationwithparentsandcanbeusedtoreinforcelearningactivitiesathome.Thisreportincludes: Scores–fortheparentreport,scoresmaybeincludedinfull,asabarchartorcanbeomittedwhererequired. AnalysisofCurriculumContentcategory–asshownintheGroupreportforteachers. Descriptionofscores–ashortnarrativearoundtheresults,aswellassuggestionsastohowlearningcouldbehelpedfromhome. Descriptionofprogress–whereatesthasbeenadministeredinapreviousyear,adescriptionofprogresswillbeincluded.Thiswill categorisetheprogressmadeasaboveaverage,averageorbelow average,andgiveashortdescription.Thismovesseemlesslyintothe narrativewhichhelpsparentsunderstandtheirchild’sperformanceandhowtheycanbesupportedathome. Individualreportforparents Individualreportforparents www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ptseries 13 ProgressTestSeriesscoringandreporting CombinationreportTheCombinationReportwillallowschoolstocompareresultsforanycohortofpupilsthathastakenCAT4withresultsfromeitherProgressTestinMathsand/orProgressTestinEnglish.Overview/Benefits•Thefirstreportthatbringstogetherresultscomparingability(potential)withattainment •Highlightsunder-achievement,whereattainmentisbroadlyinline withabilityandwherestudentsappeartobeattainingatalevelthatishigherthantheirpotentialsuggests •AllCAT4batteryresultsareincluded•Shortnarrativeposesquestionsaboutwhatmightneedtobe considered(externalfactors)andwhatmightbeanextstepeitherintermsofteachingorassessment •FreeofchargeThispageshowsthenarrativethataccompaniestheoverviewofscores.Thisshowsindividualpupilsandwhichcategorytheyfitinto,whethertheyhaveachievedtheirexpectedattainmentscoresinEnglishorarehigherorlowerthanexpected.Itthenasksanyquestionsthatteachersmaywanttoconsiderforpupilsinthiscategory. Thisscatterdiagramgivesanoverviewofpupils’scoresintheverbalbatteryofCAT4,againsttheirscoresinProgressTestinEnglish,givingawholegroupviewofthespreadofpupilswhohaveachievedtheexpectedscores,thosewhohaven’tandthosewhohaveachievedbetterthanexpected. ThisreportshowsresultsfromCAT4,alongsideresultsfromProgressTestinEnglishandProgressTestinMaths,allowingyoutomeasurewhethertheirattainmentresultsareasexpectedfromtheirCAT4VerbalReasoningandQuantitiveReasoningresults. 14 T:08456021937E:[email protected] Buyingguideandorderform BuyingGuideandOrderFormToordertoday,pleasefillouttheformoverleaf,tearoffandposttoGLAssessment,FREEPOSTLON16517,Swindon,SN28BRandourCustomerServicesteamwillbeintouchtoconfirmyourorder.Alternatively: 8(* filloutourshortenquiryformonline–www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ptseriescall08456021937 email[email protected] 3PurchasePTE,PTMandPTStogetherinpaperordigitalformatfor £12*perpupil 2 1 Purchaseanytwofromtheseriesinpaperordigitalformatfor Purchaseanyofthetestsindividuallyinpaperordigitalformatfor £9*perpupil £4.95*perpupil AllpricesareinclusiveofscoringandreportingProgressTestinEnglish....................................................................................................................................................£4.95*perpupil ProgressTestinMaths......................................................................................................................................................£4.95*perpupil ProgressTestinScience(pre-orderforSept2015)...........................................................................................£4.95*perpupilProgressTestinEnglish/ProgressTestinMaths................................................................................................£9*perpupilProgressTestinEnglish/ProgressTestinScience.............................................................................................£9*perpupil ProgressTestinMaths/ProgressTestinScience...............................................................................................£9*perpupil ProgressTestinEnglish/ProgressTestinMaths/ProgressTestinScience.........................................£12*perpupil ProgressinWriting.............................................................................................................................................................£60*VAT@20% PLEASECOMPLETETHEFORMOVERLEAF www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ptseries 15 OrderForm Pleasecompleteyourdetails: Name...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................JobTitle...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................School..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Address.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Tel......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Email................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 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