The Concept & Funding: What is the rationale for external Assessment Support?
The idea behind The Assessment Box is a simple one: it helps to ensure that your assessment data is valid and reliable and it gives pupils the chance to undertake a "realistic" examination experience, helping them to focus and build vital learner resilience.
Pupils sitting a paper and having it marked by someone who has no prior knowledge of the learner but an excellent knowledge of the assessment system, is a really useful experience.
It replicates the real examination experience, which proves invaluable for so many of our clients.
Why schools choose The Assessment Box.
Many clients simply wish to put their internal assessment data to the test. They want to see the results of an independent assessment process and look at how they correlate with their own working-at data and predictions. They also find the detailed, analytical assessment report invaluable in pushing their teaching and learning forward.
Teacher workload has now become a serious issue that responsible employers cannot ignore. The reasons for this are complex but teacher shortages sometimes mean that the burden is falling on a smaller number of experienced teachers. Assessment support can alleviate some of the workload issues facing teachers.
We are able to provide marking, results & data with a quick turnaround. This prevents students from having to wait for their results and helps schools to get the data they need when they need it.
Quality data, feedback and our excellent Assessment Reports, produced by someone who has marked the entire cohort, really helps grades to improve for many of our client schools.
There are a considerable number of less-experienced teachers in the system. These people often bring great qualities to the profession but some benefit from input in terms of assessment consultancy as there are some things that only come with experience.
Sadly, some pupils are being taught by non-specialists and here, in particular, The Assessment Box can be a great help by ensuring accurate marking standards.
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