Assessment Case Study

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The purpose of this case study is to understand the importance of assessments within key stage one and how recent changes made to the national curriculum and assessments reflect on pupils learning. This case study investigation will aim to acknowledge whether pupils in key stage one are emotionally and cognitively prepared to take assessment. Hence, this case study will aim to recognise the implications the new changes may have on teaching professionals who are required to support and ensure that every pupil within key stage one is meeting the required target grades (Smith and Huntley, 2015) therefore, in order to recognise the importance of assessments for teaching staff and pupils in key stage one, there will be three research questions which …show more content…

Many literatures will be used to support my research as Ridley (2012) and Fink (2014) put forward the importance of carrying out a literature review in any research because it will help improve, structure as well as strengthen the research by getting a better prospective of the chosen topic. Although, there is very little research carried out on assessments for pupils in key stage one which is one of the reasons for this case study investigation to be formed as it aims to get a better prospective towards the importance of assessments and whether the level of emphasis placed on assessment is necessary for both pupils in regards to their age and the influence it may have on teaching …show more content…

In “1991” (Gipps et al., 1995, p.2) assessments were introduced for pupils in key stage one to assess pupils knowledge at “5-7” years old (Gipps et al., 1995, p.3) whereby, different activities such reading where taken place throughout the classroom to enhance pupils cognitive development. These assessments where known as “standard assessment tests” (Gipps et al., 1995, p.51) which help identify whether pupils have made progress within subjects like maths, English and science. Gipps et al., (1995) puts forward that being able to assess pupils learning it amended how teaching professionals would teach pupils because by observing pupils and being able to understand their strengths and weaknesses, teaching professionals can form appropriate activities which will help improve pupils cognitive development but also teaching professionals gain a better understanding of how to support pupils learning from the changes made to the national

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