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This is a high quality maths assessment system for children in Year 1. The professionally
produced materials have been written by 2 practising primary heads who have a very
strong maths background. The assessments, which have been designed to support the
Renewed Primary Maths Framework, APP and Assessment for Learning, follow on from
our highly acclaimed and successful assessments for the original Numeracy Framework.
We have already supplied almost 3000 of our Renewed Framework assessments to primary
schools.
The assessments are designed to complement the ASSESSING PUPILS' PROGRESS STRATEGY
(APP). Each question from the assessments is related to an objective
from the Renewed Framework. The questions and objectives have been fully cross referenced
to the APP Guidelines Grids - this will save teachers hours of work when gathering
evidence and making judgements for APP purposes. The materials are formative as
well as summative and they assess the objectives for each block and unit of the
Renewed Framework. They provide a detailed breakdown of the strengths and weaknesses
of individuals, a group or class. Each block and unit assessment can be used as
evidence to support judgements when implementing APP. This evidence then informs
future planning and becomes an integral part of a school's ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
POLICY.
Using the assessments
There is an assessment for the children's learning in each of the 15 blocks and
units. In Year 1, there are 10 questions in each assessment - 6 written questions
and 4 oral questions. The written questions, which should be done before the oral
questions, can be completed as a whole class or group or on an individual basis.
The oral tests should be carried out on a one to one or small group basis, as appropriate.
Any necessary equipment is indicated at the beginning of each assessment.
The assessments have been designed with maximum flexibility regarding when they
should be carried out. They will fit any curriculum design or format and are completely
flexible. The notes which accompany the assessments are concise and clearly explain
the administration and usage of the materials.
We have also developed a guide to levelling to complement the assessment system.
Each child can be given a level when an assessment or assessments have been completed;
a simple conversion table is provided to facilitate this. This is vital in order
to effectively assess and track children's progress.
There is also an objectives grid and an attachable set of objectives for each assessment.
After plotting the children's results onto the grid, it then becomes clear which
objectives need further reinforcement and where any gaps in learning may have occured.
The grid can be used to analyse the learning of individual children, specific groups
or the whole class.
The comprehensive assessment package includes:
- clear, concise notes on the administration and uses of the system
- 15 written assessments per year group matching the blocks and units
of the Renewed Framework
- 15 oral assessments per year group matching the blocks and units
- answer sheets for the written assessments
- an objectives grid with objectives to record and analyse the performance
of the children
- Re-designed APP grids with all levels on one A3 sheet (includes a
grid for each of the attainment targets - Ma1, Ma2, Ma3, Ma4)
- Cross references from the assessment objectives to the APP Guidelines
Grids
- a tracking sheet to track the progress of each child
- a guide to National Curriculum Levelling
We would be very happy to answer any questions that you may have; one of the authors
of the assessments will provide you with a personal reply to your enquiry.
We believe these assessments are among the best on the market as they are written
by headteachers who understand the principles of Assessment for Learning. At just
£25 per year group, we believe there is no comparison on the market for quality
and value. However, please don’t take our word for it – why not request our FREE
SAMPLE CD-ROM. The CD-ROM contains samples of all our materials. Please follow this
link to order your FREE CD-ROM.
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