I designed a 2-part assessment item for our year 8 science classes - it worked really well!
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Category: Assessment Items
What Are Assessments For, Really?
The second part of the article 'Reform and the Senior Secondary School', from Teachermagazine.com.au, has got me thinking about assessment. What do we really use assessments for? I'd like to quote part of the article, in case you don't get around to reading it. Increasingly, assessment processes are being expected to provide information about the …
Exam Time = Chameleon Teaching
Last week I started my year 11 lesson slowly. Tuesday morning, after a bank holiday Monday, meant that they were sure to be a bit off school - something I can completely relate to. Then our Head of Department walks in to have a quick chat - asking how they are going and emphasizing the …
6 Ways to Reduce Cheating in Small Rooms
Exams can be tricky to monitor. Particularly when you have a slightly shifty group of students. Particularly when said group is in a room that doesn't have enough space for them to all sit individually. I face this issue with the classroom I have the majority of my lessons in. There are four rows of …
7 Ways to Reduce Boredom During Exams
Exams are tedious, especially when they are long. With my 15 classes, I've had about 19 hours of exams and controlled assessments in the past few school weeks - that's a lot of time spent invigilating, as they call it over here. We've all been in the situation of sitting or standing for a whole …
