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We are starting the year off by going back to basics and looking at what our assessments are all about. When we were pulling this together we realised they can be very handily arranged alphabetically. So we present to you the ABC’s of CEM.
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There is no research that can show us what the educational impact of COVID-19 school closures might be. Never in our lifetimes have so many schools...
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More than 90% of the world’s schools have been affected by the pandemic this year. That’s hundreds of millions of students faced with school...
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I left teaching because there were ten-year-old children in tears over the SATs in my class. There were several other reasons why I walked away, but...
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This summer – this whole year – has been unprecedented in many ways. For those working in education and assessment, the challenges have been...
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The short answer: it all depends on how you use the data. Teachers are not fortune tellers or magicians despite the wonders they can often work....
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By Andrew Lyth, Statistician, Cambridge Insight "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." - Nils Bohr At Cambridge...
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The COVID-19 crisis has caused widespread school closures in 188 countries and 1.7 billion children, young people and their families have been...
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As the new school year draws near, many teachers will be planning the ‘educational journey’ for their new students, and knowing precisely where all...
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Data has always played a critical role in making good decisions in commerce and in the health sector, but education has lagged behind a bit.
