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It has become common, although I still find it surprising, to hear teachers use the word ‘data’ as if it were a bad thing. ‘Data drops’ have come to epitomise a pointless exercise in collecting meaningless numbers and feeding them into a system that...
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By Mark Frazer, Teaching and Learning Lead, Cambridge Insight In my previous blog post, I considered some of the findings from the 2015 PISA study....
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By Sue Holt, Vice Principal, New Cairo British International School It would be an easy task to list the benefits of working in an international...
Has the removal of national curriculum levels in England created a broader interest in assessment practices?
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By Mark Frazer, Teaching and Learning Lead, Cambridge Insight Since the publication of the results from the most recent Programme for International...
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It makes sense that the most effective teaching methods are used in classrooms, and that the most effective leadership and governance practices are...
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By Dr Deborah M. Netolicky Teachers, school leaders, schools, and education systems around the world are increasingly expected to use data to inform...
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There is broad agreement in research that effective use of data is vital to school improvement. We know that the effective use of data can promote...
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Introduced by Professor Rob Coe We are delighted to host this piece by Gary Jones, in which he draws out the parallels between guidance on the...
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Katharine Bailey is Director of Policy here at CEM, and for many years she has been working with schools and governments in the UK and around the...
