Mathematics education policies and reports: Assessment
This collection of STEM educational reports, produced by a number of organisations, concern how mathematics is assessed. Topics discussed in the reports include;
- An analysis, by the Department of Education, of the effects of early entry to GCSE.
- A report from the Nuffield Foundation exploring the mathematical content of biology, chemistry and physics A level assessments.
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Early Entry to GCSE Examinations
This paper, from the Department of Education, presents statistical information on the difference in final grades between those students who are entered early for GCSE examinations and those who are not. The potential impacts associated with early entry are highlighted for consideration, by those responsible for the...
Mathematics in A level Assessments
This report, from Nuffield Foundation, presents the findings of a research project which mapped the mathematical and statistical content in the assessment of six A level subjects: business studies, computing, economics, geography, psychology and sociology.
Analysis of the summer 2010 examination papers from...
Languages, Mathematics and the Baccalaureate
This report, produced by the Nuffield Foundation, is in response to the Tomlinson Working Group on 14–19 Reform, set up as an outcome of the Government paper, ‘14–19: Opportunity and excellence’. Nuffield’s conviction was that proposals to reform assessment can only be authoritative if they take account of the...
The Cockcroft Foundation List: APU Results
The report considers how students aged 15 fared in the APU tests on mathematics topics found in the ‘foundation list’ from the Cockcroft report. The ‘foundation list’ consists of basic mathematical skills such as number, money, percentages, time, use of a calculator, ratio and proportion. The full list appears in...
| Subject(s) | Mathematics |
|---|---|
| Age | 5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx5tm |
