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Striking a balance between student potential and teacher expectations
As a classroom teacher I had many conversations about flight paths and the validity of GCSE target grades. The data we were presented with at times...
Predictions
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What is the relationship between our assessments and IGCSE grades?
By Dr Matthew Carroll, Research Division, Cambridge University Press & Assessment When we produce an assessment, we need to know that it is measuring...
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Predictions, aspirations, expectations and outcomes
Have schools got the ‘perfect’ system where every student achieves the grade they want? Unlikely. There are a number of factors that can get in the...
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Does predictive data limit ambition or maximise potential?
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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How do we make predictions of future exam outcomes?
By Andrew Lyth, Statistician, Cambridge Insight "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." - Nils Bohr At Cambridge...