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National Curriculum Tests

Answer

The Department only collects teacher assessment results at the end of key stage 1 and so no such analysis is available for that key stageAn analysis of the level of agreement between the 2009 key stage 2 (KS2) teacher assessment and national curriculum test results is provided in the following tables.Analysis of these data indicates that there is a good match between test performance and teacher assessment data. When interpreting these data, it should be borne in mind that national curriculum test and teacher assessment data will not always correlate. This is because tests provide a snapshot of attainment at the end of the key stage whereas teacher assessment takes into account evidence of attainment in a variety of contexts (such as discussion and observation), throughout the year. Both are vital to ensure rounded, and validated, assessments can be made about each child's performance.

	KS2 test level–English (percentage)
Teacher assessment level—English	Below 3	3	4	5
Below 3	82	17	1	0
3	6	63	30	0
4	0	7	79	14
5	0	0	26	74

	KS2 test level–Maths (percentage)
Teacher assessment level–Maths	Below 3	3	4	5
Below 3	84	16	1	0
3	7	72	20	0
4	0	8	80	12
5	0	0	13	87

	KS2 test level–Science (percentage)
Teacher assessment level–Science	Below 3	3	4	5
Below 3	76	19	4	0
3	4	52	42	2
4	0	5	74	21
5	0	0	14	86
Note:
The figures work across the table, so for a given teacher assessment level it shows the distribution of test levels achieved. Taking English as an example, of those pupils who were teacher assessed at level 4, 79 per cent. achieved a level 4 in the test; 7 per cent. achieved one level below and 14 per cent. achieved one level higher.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

507 c913-4W; 320767

Session

2009-10

Subjects

National curriculum tests

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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