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National Assessment Arrangements – Changing Times
Stephen Anwyll, Head of 3-14 Assessment14th September 2011 AAIA Conference, Bournemouth
Why do we get involved?
Ofqual’s statutory objectives:– Qualifications standards– Assessment standards– Public confidence– Awareness and understanding– Efficiency and value for money
Ofqual strives to secure qualifications, examinations and assessments that are valued and trusted by learners, users and the wider public
National Assessments:Early Years to Key Stage 3
• Ofqual Regulatory Framework published early 2011 covering all statutory assessment 5-14
• 5 common criteria:• Validity• Reliability• Comparability• Minimising bias• Manageability
• Specific criteria relating to phase / use etc
• Designed to promote more targeted, proportional review activity
National Assessments: Living with the Regulatory Framework
Existing assessment arrangements:
• Moving away from ‘compliance’ and Codes of Practice
• Focusing our review activity on areas which present risks (new procedures & contracts, LA capacity, areas of concern etc)
• Maintaining checks on key elements (test development, level-setting etc)
• Broadening our perspective beyond KS2 tests and to include public confidence objective
National Assessments: Living with the Regulatory Framework
New assessment arrangements:
• Strong focus on purpose of assessment and uses of data
• Clear assessment specification
• Piloting to provide evidence in relation to common criteria
• Ofqual engaged and informed so in a position to raise issues and respond when formally consulted
Y1 Phonics Screening example
• Age 6 Reading Test to Y1 Phonics Screening Check (Nov 10)
• Evidence to meet criteria agreed (Feb 11)
• Framework published (purpose, structure and proposed validity / reliability studies) (Mar 11)
• Attendance at Steering Group/s
• Training observed (May 11)
• Pilot checks took place (June 11)
• Standard-setting event (Sept 11)
• Evaluation and evidence available this month so that Ofqual can respond to consultation
National Assessment ArrangementsChanges since 2004 and to come
2004 2011 2012
Early Years FS Profile
KS1 Test & TA
KS2 Test & TA
KS3 Test & TA
National Assessment ArrangementsChanges since 2004 and to come
2004 2011 2012
Early Years FS Profile EYFS Profile
KS1 Test & TA TA (informed by test/task)
KS2 Test & TATest & TA
(Science sample)
KS3 Test & TA TA
National Assessment ArrangementsChanges since 2004 and to come
2004 2011 2012
Early Years FS Profile EYFS ProfileEYFS Profile& pilot of new
Profile?
KS1 Test & TA TA (informed by test/task)
TA (informed by test/task)
& Y1 Phonics Screening Check?
KS2 Test & TATest & TA
(Science sample)
Test & TA(Science sample)
& Writing sample & moderation
KS3 Test & TA TA TA
Key Issues for Ofqual in periods of change
Comparability of standards year on year
Reliability of approach across all schools in new forms of assessment
Fairness for all pupil groups
Manageability for schools, Local Authorities and others involved
How parents are engaged and informed
Evidence of unintended impact of changes
Link between national standards and the curriculum
National Assessments: Other Ofqual review activity 2011-12
Key Stage 3 in 2011– What’s happening and when?
Key Stage 2– What happens with 11 year olds internationally?
Key Stage 1– Trends over recent years– Impact of local moderation: infant / junior variation
Early Years– Impact of moderator registration programme
Parental understanding– How parents make sense of national standards
