Assessment and Reporting
Developing Experts' assessment and reporting tools enable you to track in real time how well each child has mastered the rocket words in context and their scientific enquiry.
Our interactive quiz solution and story library provide an opportunity for formative assessment, with results fed through instantly into the teacher's dashboard
Why we use multiple choice questions:
Professor Rob Coe's simple theory of learning argues that 'learning happens when you have to think hard about subject content', which is why multiple choice questions work.
Here are some of the reasons why I think they can benefit teaching:
- They make assessment more reliable
- They make marking far less labour-intensive
- They make pupil understanding more visible to teachers
Let's explore the first and third point.
They make assessment more reliable
Multiple-choice questions are hard to set but are always reliable to assess. Paul Bambrick Santoyo makes the following case: In an open-ended question, the rubric defines the rigour; In a multiple choice question, the options define the rigour; Effective assessment combines them: both are useful.
Empowering Teachers
Making Pupil Understanding Visible to Teachers
Multiple-choice questions are a formidably powerful diagnostic and formative tool for teaching. They allow the full range of a course to be tested.
An essay tests depth of understanding focused on a narrow selection of content, while multiple-choice questions test breadth of understanding across a much wider range of content. Both are important.
However, the middle option of open questions without choices would increase labour-intensity for teachers and fail to realise the benefits of multiple-choice questions on reliability.
Track Progress with Ease
Powerful Tools for Monitoring and Assessing
Teachers, pupils, and parents can instantly see the progress they are making and the rewards gained through our praise system.
Our assessment system is designed to provide a quick overview of whether a pupil is on track to meet their goals.
Pupils and parents can check progress online anytime through the pupil's login.
Take a look at our science lessons
What to expect from our science curriculum?
- Sequenced and mapped against the National Curriculum and AQA, with a focus on prior learning
- Lessons plans, handouts, unit tests, unit knowledge organisers, before and after tests and presentations
- Fully resourced, editable lessons and assessment tools
- A focus on ‘working scientifically skills’ through investigations and practical activities
- Quizzes to assess understanding for effective retrieval practice
- Key scientific vocabulary, with words from tiers 1 - 3
- Activities to encourage higher order thinking and link scientific concepts to the real world
- Support for science leaders through progression documents, curriculum maps, an OFSTED pack and free CPD sessions
- Links to the world of STEM and careers, with personalised career guidance
Who we work with
Thanks to the knowledge and generosity of our partners, we’re able to offer our curriculum to schools for a low yet fair price. Our lessons are the perfect way for our sponsors to highlight the work they’re doing and what their industries have to offer.
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