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Independent Evaluators Report
"Assessment remains, overall, the weakest aspect of teaching in schools, according to consistent findings in Ofsted's annual reports," says David Wright, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors (CIEA).
"But with a senior assessment specialist member of staff in every school - as outlined in the DCSF's Assessment for Learning Strategy - that problem will be addressed and the initiative has taken a step nearer today with the publication of the CIEA's report on a pilot exercise conducted between February 2006 and June 2007 - and the introduction of the world's first MA in assessment starting this month, as influenced directly by the CIEA."
In the pilot exercise positive impact was noted by both the schools and the chartered assessors, on:
- changing/improving teachers' attitudes to assessment
- increasing the use of day-to-day assessment
- improving the assessment expertise and confidence of staff, specifically in their ability to prepare and conduct assessments and provide feedback.
All of the CEAs believed that assessment practices had improved and that staff perceptions of assessment had changed - with only one exception. To read the Report in full, click here.