Education

Comparative Judgement: the end for comparable outcomes?

For years now, outcomes in qualifications in England have been set by an approach called Comparative Outcomes. Under Comparable Outcomes:

we would expect that, in a subject where the cohort is similar to…

The size of the Gender gap in Writing at age 7 to 8

The ordanary boy

Progress in writing from Year 2 to Year 3: the gender gap.

Progress in writing from Year 2 to Year 3

This month over 36,000 pupils wrote a story in response to a picture as part of our…

Heads it is 24, tails it is 22. How GCSE English marking is like tossing a coin.

The limits of GCSE English marking

Take a look at these two essays, which were written in response to the AQA question 5 to write a…

No More Marking results — what do they mean?

About 750 primary schools are currently taking part in our Year 3 comparative…

How do we compare schools nationally using Comparative Judgement?

Assessing Primary Writing: 800 schools and counting …