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In pursuit of reliability and validity
Any good assessment is a balance between reliability and validity.
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Evidence-based improvement
At the Festival of Education 2018, Rob Coe’s presentation followed on from his recent blog post But that is NOT AN ASSESSMENT! by discussing some of...
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But that is NOT AN ASSESSMENT!
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...
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Finding the ‘Sweet Spot’ of Teaching, Learning and Assessment
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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Making a world of difference: my experience of using evidence in international schools
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...
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What is PISA telling us, and what can teachers do about it?
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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How schools can engage with research and evidence
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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Evidence-based education: expectations, barriers and pitfalls
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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Data matters
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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Evidence-Based Practice: What it is and what it isn’t
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...