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Should we scrap SATs? Cautiously, yes

Apr 20, 2019 | Category: assessment
Earlier this week, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn turned up at the NEU annual conference with some crowd pleasing ideas. The most eye-catching of these was that he would, if elected, scrap SATs, saying,...
#Tim Oates #Rob Coe #Jeremy Corbyn #Richard Selfridge #SATs

Testing, testing... why one test can't do everything

May 17, 2016 | Category: assessment
The thing which most seems to rile people about testing is the fact that it puts children under stress. A certain amount of stress is probably a good thing - there's nothing as motivating as a looming...
#Dylan Wiliam #testing #Martin Robinson #Tim Oates

Assessment: evolution vs. design

Oct 13, 2015 | Category: research
Optimization hinders evolution.Alan J. Perlis  As we all know, the DfE decided to ditch National Curriculum levels from September 2014 without plans for a replacement. Some have reacted to this with...
#Dylan Wiliam #randomised trials #assessment #Matthew Syed #evolution #Tim Oates #Unilever

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