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School grades ‘linked to where you live’
On January 12, 2016
BBC News Education – Where children grow up in England is more likely to determine success or failure at school than in previous generations, a study suggests. The Social Market Foundation has examined test results of cohorts born in 1970 and 2000 and found regional differences have become much greater. TES News – Inequality in […]
Category: Assessment Matters, Performance Data
UK among world’s worst for ‘teaching to the test’, research finds
On January 8, 2016
TES News – UK schools are among the worst in the developed world for “teaching to the test”, a new analysis of the effect of income inequality on education suggests. Danny Dorling – UK among world’s worst for teaching to the test.
Category: Assessment Matters, International Comparisons
Exams are ‘disempowering’ students and ignoring their abilities, international experts warn
On January 8, 2016
TES News – Exams too often “disempower” learners by failing to give them the chance to demonstrate their full range of knowledge and skills, according to a group of leading academics and policy advisers from around the world.
Category: Assessment Matters, Examinations and Qualifications