Speaking to some acquaintances on Facebook about that sample grammar test.
One of them got 7/10 and she teaches English Grammar to adults learning English as a foreign language.
The other got 9/10 and he has a degree in Modern Languages and has also taught EFL.
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So you'd assume with scores of 7 and 9 they'd probably have passed then.
So you'd assume with scores of 7 and 9 they'd probably have passed then.
More pertinently, how would you use their scores to then inform their future education?
dragon - MemberSurely it is always possible to teach to the test. Personally I can't even see why that isn't necessarily a good thing, you get good at stuff by practice.
...in this case, that means you get good at the test- it's diverting study away from the normal course of teaching. That's pretty clear I thought? This is a specific issue of this testing regime rather than testing in general. As I said earlier, the test needs to test the learning and the curriculum, not the test preparation. Test to the teaching, don't teach to the test. That Should be a tautology; the 2 should just be the same but they aren't.
dragon - MemberInterestingly there was independent primary school that did no testing and had no curriculum and after it was shut, and the kids went to state schools the parents found out their kids were woefully behind.
Not very relevant to most of the argument though. Few people are arguing for no testing and no curriculum. Well, the government seem to be against curriculums, that's a key part of academisation.
Here's a sample of the questions of the Key Stage 1 maths test for six year olds:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomchivers/dont-cheat-we-will-know
Have to say my 6 year old wouldn't have a clue about the algebra or fractions bit.
sorry to drag this up again but this question.
Can someone explain it to me?
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