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Baseline ICT Assessment for KS3 <h4>Update: these tests are now completely free!</h4> <p>At last an accurate, computerised KS3 level assessment that&rsquo;s easy to set up and simple to administrate.</p> <p>This assessment suite was developed at Blatchington Mill school in Brighton and calibrated against a full ... read more ...

Written by	WiseOwl_UK - at writing in TES Staffroom
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Date:	04/4/2007

<P>We use the Chalkface baseline assessment tool too... with it being online, the lack of installation appealed to me and setting up pupil names is a breeze and instant feedback of a baseline level is a good starting point - much better than taking the average of Maths, English and Science KS2 results!!!</P> <P>Tests are 10p each, lasting about 10 minutes. Chalkface recommend you order enough test allocations to run six tests per pupil to get a good breadth of data to make the level more accurate. True enough, but three tests is virtually as accurate, halves the time and cost too.</P> [<em>editor's note: tests are now free</em>] <P>...takes minutes to calibrate and I highly recommend it.</P> <P>I love the fact you can tier the tests. We entered some pupils for the 4-6 entry, and others for the 3-5 entry.</P> <P>We teach 50 minute lessons at our place and we can get through three tests in one lesson - the result being - we have their baseline level at the end of it!</P> <P><em>Full converstion thread can be found at <a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/section/staffroom/thread.aspx?story_id=2243346&path=/ICT/">TES Staffroom</a>.</em></P>

(21 of 46 people found the following review helpful)

GCSE Double Award in Applied Business <h4>FREE: Now completely updated with new portfolio tools and fast-paced, timed tracker tests that motivate and engage even the most disenfranchised boys.</h4> <p>Web-based course with photocopiable support material. Several studies have shown that mixing e-learning with traditional classroom learning can ... read more ...

Written by	Katie Robinson at Colne Valley High School
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Date:	04/4/2007

The course has been extremely useful, particularly for collating all the coursework, which has been a bind in previous year.

(10 of 20 people found the following review helpful)