Assessing Pupils at the Age of 16 in England--Approaches for Effective Examinations

Autor/inn/en	He, Qingping; Opposs, Dennis; Glanville, Matthew; Lampreia-Carvalho, Fatima
Titel	Assessing Pupils at the Age of 16 in England--Approaches for Effective Examinations
Quelle	In: Curriculum Journal, 26 (2015) 1, S.70-90 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-5176
DOI	10.1080/09585176.2014.944198
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Exit Examinations; Secondary School Students; Program Effectiveness; Educational Assessment; Educational Change; Test Construction; Ability Grouping; Validity; Reliability; Models; Computer Assisted Testing; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Sekundarschüler; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Bildungsreform; Testaufbau; Homogene Gruppierung; Niveaugruppierung; Streaming; Gültigkeit; Reliabilität; Analogiemodell
Abstract	In England, pupils aged 16 take the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations for a range of subjects. The current assessment models for GCSE include a two-tier structure for some subjects and a non-tier model for the others. The tiered subjects have a higher tier designed for high achieving pupils and a lower tier for low achieving pupils. The higher tier paper is targeted at grades A-D (with A the highest grade available), while the lower tier paper at grades C-G (with G the lowest grade). The UK government has proposed a comprehensive reform of GCSEs. It suggested that, with tiered papers, pupils are forced to choose between higher and lower tier papers, which will place a cap on the ambition of those entering for the lower tier. The government therefore suggests avoiding tiering in the reformed GCSEs when possible. This paper discusses the technical and equity issues with the use of tiered examinations in current GCSEs and reviews potential alternative assessment approaches for effective differentiation between pupils for the reformed GCSEs. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01