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A broader perspective on data
By Jonathan Allday, Independent Consultant Schools are complicated, multi-faceted and evolving institutions. However, they are frequently modelled as...
Interpreting data
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Establishing a Healthy Data Culture
By Sarah Turner, Education Manager, Cambridge Assessment Anyone that has worked in a school will understand the pressure of being wholly responsible...
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Five basics of baseline assessment
Assessment is the bridge between teaching and learning. When done well, assessment can drive improvement, shape behaviours and maximise student...
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How does assessment data impact student learning?
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.
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10 top tips for using data in schools
There is so much data available in schools that it can be overwhelming; whole school, cohort, comparisons within a cohort, historical comparisons,...
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Data: a silver lining
It was inevitable: the school closures were going to present more than a few challenges for children, parents and teachers. The challenges, however,...
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Standardised Tests 101 – how and why tests are standardised
Standardising a test score is fairly straightforward and I walked readers through the process here. As I said, however, “deciding whether test scores...
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Translating Evidence into Practice
In education, translating evidence into practice is a process which involves everyone, from classroom-based teachers, to school leadership teams,...
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Standardised Scores 101 – Understanding how Standardised Scores are Calculated
By Richard Selfridge If a student scores 65% on a test, what does this tell you? Is this mark good? Bad? Average? If it is deemed to be a...
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The Level Illusion
By James Pembroke Back when I worked in a local authority I was asked to build an Excel-based tracking system, something primary schools could use to...