Technical and methodological statement for Key Stage Two Science sampling 2010
Produced by the Department for Children Schools and Families and the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, this 2010 document lays out the size, nature and procedures around the sample of Key Stage Two science tests that was implemented after testing of all students was discontinued in 2009.
Review of Teacher Assessment: Evidence of what works best 2009
Commissioned by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, this Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment review of teacher assessment in 2009 looked at teacher assessment in practice in a number of countries to see what works best and to consider the implications for Assessing Pupils’ Progress (APP). Context…
International Comparisons of Compulsory Assessment Systems 2007
Produced in 2007, this is an an International Review of Curriculum and Assessment (INCA) thematic probe to compare compulsory assessment systems which the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) asked National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to undertake. It gathered information via the 20 INCA country archives to…
GCSE criteria for Science 2011
This set of subject criteria were produced by the Ofqual, the Welsh Assembly and CEA (Northern Ireland) for Awarding Bodies to produce subject specifications for use in 2011 GCSE Science, GCSE Additional Science, GCSE Additional Applied Science, GCSE Biology, GCSE Chemistry, and GCSE Physics. GCSE specifications had to meet these…
Key Stage Two Science Tests 2010
This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) contains the documents for the Statutory Assessment Tests for Key Stage Two (ages 7-11) science for the year 2010, and their associated mark schemes. All students in England took national tests at the end of Key Stage Two up to the end of 2009. The…
Key Stage Two Science Tests 2009
This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the documents for the Statutory Assessment Tests for Key Stage Two (ages 7-11) science for the year 2009, and their associated mark schemes and reports. Students in England took national tests at the end of Key Stage Two up to the end of 2009. The tests…
Key Stage Two Science Tests 2008
This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the documents for the Statutory Assessment Tests for Key Stage Two (ages 7-11) science for the year 2008, and their associated mark schemes. Students in England took national tests at the end of Key Stage Two up to the end of 2009. The tests were intended…
Key Stage Two Science Tests 2007
This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the documents for the Statutory Assessment Tests for Key Stage Two (ages 7-11) science for the year 2007, and their associated mark schemes. Students in England took national tests at the end of Key Stage Two up to the end of 2009. The tests were intended…
Key Stage Two Science Tests 2006
This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the documents for the Statutory Assessment Tests for Key Stage Two (ages 7-11) science for the year 2006, and their associated mark schemes. Students in England took national tests at the end of Key Stage Two up to the end of 2009. The tests were intended…
Key Stage Two Science Tests 2005
This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the documents for the Statutory Assessment Tests for Key Stage Two (ages 7-11) science for the year 2005, and their associated mark schemes. Students in England took national tests at the end of Key Stage Two up to the end of 2009. The tests were intended…
Key Stage Two Science Tests 2004
This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the documents for the Statutory Assessment Tests for Key Stage Two (ages 7-11) science for the year 2004, and their associated mark schemes and reports. Students in England took national tests at the end of Key Stage Two up to the end of 2009. The tests…
Key Stage Two Science Tests 2002
This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the mark schemes for the Statutory Assessment Tests for Key Stage Two (ages 7-11) science for the year 2002. The tests themselves are currently unavailable. Students in England took national tests at the end of Key Stage Two up to the end of 2009. The…
Key Stage Two Science Tests 2001
This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the standards report for the Statutory Assessment Tests for Key Stage Two (ages 7-11) science for the year 2001, along with English and mathematics. The tests and mark schemes themselves are currently unavailable. Students in England took national tests…
Ginn Science Assessment Booklet: Written Questions Level (Year) Six
The Ginn Science Assessment Booklet of written questions for level six (students aged 10 to 11 years) was published in 1989. This was before the term ‘level’ acquired special meaning in the National Curriculum assessment. Here ‘level’ can be equated with ‘Year’. The questions are grouped in nine…
National Assessment Sheets in Science Levels Three to Five
Ginn Science National Assessment Sheets in science for levels three to five of the National Curriculum, and levels C to E of the Scottish 5-14 guidelines, were published in 1997. They comprise photocopiable sheets which aim to help teachers to monitor and assess their students’ knowledge and abilities in science and to provide…
Ginn Science Assessment Booklet: Written Questions Level (Year) Five
The Ginn Science Assessment Booklet of written questions for level five (students aged 9 to 10 years) was published in 1989. This was before the term ‘level’ acquired special meaning in the National Curriculum Assessment. Here 'level’ can be equated with ‘Year’. The questions are grouped in 10 sets,…
Ginn Science Activity Sheets Year Five
Ginn Science Activity Sheets for Year Five (students aged 9 to 10 years), published in 1994, are photocopiable resources which enable individuals or groups of students to work independently on the Ginn Science activities. The 40 activity sheets, referenced to the activities in the teachers' resource file for Year Five, are intended…
Planning, Teaching and Assessing the Curriculum for Pupils with Learning Difficulties - Science
Produced by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in 2009, this guidance supports the planning, development and implementation of the curriculum for pupils with learning difficulties. It draws on effective practice across a range of schools and can be used in mainstream and special primary and secondary schools, specialised…
Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) Science materials
Produced in 2009-2010, Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) was produced by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and is a structured approach to periodic assessment, written to enable teachers to use diagnostic information about students’ strengths and weaknesses and to track students’ progress. Context and…
Key Stage Two Science Tests 2003
This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the documents for the Statutory Assessment Tests for Key Stage Two (ages 7-11) science for the year 2003, and their associated mark schemes and reports. Students in England took national tests at the end of Key Stage Two up to the end of 2009. The tests…
APU Science Report for Teachers 8: Planning Scientific Investigations at Age 11
This APU report for teachers focuses on students’ planning of investigations. Although considered important in several respects, Report for Teachers 1 found that little emphasis was given in primary schools to students designing investigations or even planning parts of investigations such as identifying variables and making…
APU Science Report for Teachers 6: Practical Testing at Ages 11, 13, and 15
This APU report for teachers describes the aspect of the science surveys where the science project broke new ground. The reason for including practical tasks was the emphasis placed on practical work in science, requiring a range of skills. It was considered that science performance could not be adequately assessed on paper alone.…
APU Science Report for Teachers 4: Science Assessment Framework Age 11
This APU report for teachers gives information about what was assessed in the APU monitoring of students’ performance aged 11 (a short-hand for children between the ages of 10 years 9 months and 11 years 8 months). After a brief summary of the background to the APU surveys, it's main focus is a description and rationale…