The Changing Landscape of Assessments with Al Kingsley Transformative Principal 507

<p>Al Kingsley has spent the last 30 years in the EdTech space and 20 of those as a school trustee and governor. He is co-chair of Workstream 4 at the Foundation for Educational Development, an organization developing a framework for long-term vision and sustainable planning in England. Al is Group CEO of NetSupport Ltd, an internationally acclaimed EdTech vendor. As a firm supporter of lifelong learning, he is also a regional Apprenticeship Ambassador and Chair of the Employment & Skills board for his region’s combined authority. An active writer about all things EdTech, Al is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and sits on the advisory council for the Foundation for Education Development. He authored a book, My Secret #EdTech Diary, released in July 2021 that is a road map to a new way of thinking about technology in education.</p> <ul> <li>Many similarities - Local authority schools, state run, and private/independent school.</li> <li>Two checkpoints in year 2 and year 6</li> <li>Internal (teacher-based) and external assessments (formal assessments marked and moderated externally).</li> <li>GCSE - age 16 in a range of subjects.</li> <li>Types of assessments <ul> <li>Attainment - comparative score</li> <li>Progress - how much they grew.</li> <li>A Levels - final exam before college.</li> </ul> </li> <li>What is the purpose and the outcome of these measures?</li> <li>external serves only 2 measures - certificate of completion or accountability for schools</li> <li>Are those results where they are in attainment, or are there other reasons.</li> <li>Whether our measure of a successful education is acquisition of knowledge or something more?</li> <li>Staff retention</li> <li>PISA is suggesting some changes in how to assess students.</li> <li><a href= "https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_kids_can_teach_themselves?language=en"> Sugata Mitra ted talk</a></li> <li>NAEP scores for last 15 years - 15–16 jurisdictions in US that were low consistently.</li> <li>Educational decisions are made in political cycles.</