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How are exams made accessible for students from different backgrounds? How are clever multiple choice questions written? And just how are grade boundaries awarded? Teacher Craig Barton meets the people involved in producing and marking exams to get the answers to your most pressing questions, as well as talking to fellow teachers about how you can apply all this new knowledge in the classroom.
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How are exams made accessible for students from different backgrounds? How are clever multiple choice questions written? And just how are grade boundaries awarded? Teacher Craig Barton meets the people involved in producing and marking exams to get the answers to your most pressing questions, as well as talking to fellow teachers about how you can apply all this new knowledge in the classroom.
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1 Future of exams: all Star Trek and holodecks? 34:50
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What is the future of assessment? How big a part will technology play? And what headway is already being made? Craig Barton speaks to Ben Stafford, AQA’s head of assessment design, and head of research and development Ruth Johnson about the strategies that might be considered for future exams. Dimitrios Georgalis is a maths teacher at Leeds City College, and Darren Coogan is curriculum Lead for GCSE Maths at Peterborough Regional College, they tell Craig how they use innovative technologies in the classroom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Exam marking: planting seeds to hit the mark 36:37
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How does online marking of exam papers work? What processes make marking is accurate and consistent? And what tools are markers given to ensure quality control? Pete Hawcroft, AQA’s head of marking, tells Craig Barton how each question paper is marked. Craig also meets Juliet Park, director of languages for a West Yorkshire trust. She discusses innovative alternatives to traditional classroom marking. Take a look at the most common marking myths: https://store.aqa.org.uk/content/inside-exams/AQA-INSIDE-EXAMS-S2-EP7-MYTHBUSTING.PDF See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Exam rules: investigations integral to integrity 12:46
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How is malpractice investigated? And how can school staff and students help in the process? Bill Johnston and Lalita Handford are both exams integrity leads at AQA; they talk through how potential cases of malpractice reach them, who investigates, and what kind of resolutions cases can come to. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Creating assessments: taking stock and setting mocks 28:04
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Who writes exam questions? And how does the process ensure the integrity of exams? Craig Barton talks to AQA’s Assessment Banking Manager Oli Woodfield, and Engagement and Communications Lead Jenni Midgley about how question papers are created. Ellie Upton is a science teacher at Chace Community School in Enfield; she explains how her team creates robust mock exams. Visit Exampro to find out more about creating tests from previous question papers: https://www.exampro.co.uk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Why are some exam questions written in context? And how do writers make sure those contexts won’t advantage certain students over others? Mike, one of AQA’s Lead Assessment Writers for GCSE Physics, tells Craig Barton how he comes up with interesting contexts, and Laurie Luscombe, a maths teacher at The Blue Coat School in Oldham, explains how he cleverly teaches them in the classroom. The British Library teaching resources: https://www.bl.uk/teaching-resources 20 ideas for enriching students' cultural capital: https://www.teachitenglish.co.uk/resources/ks3/20-teaching-ideas-for/planning-and-assessment/20-ideas-for-enriching-students-cultural-capital/35070 The National Theatre teaching resources: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning/schools/secondary-and-fe/resources The National Portrait Gallery teaching resources: https://www.npg.org.uk/learning/digital Science Museum teaching resources: https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/?keystage=ks4 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Assessment: exercising validity and re-visioning resits 37:07
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What makes an assessment valid? What factors can undermine that validity? And how do exams validly assess the whole grade range 1-9? Craig Barton gets the answers from AQA’s Director of Assessment and Curriculum Dave Mellor. Plus, Julia Smith, a teacher trainer and former maths teacher, explores how to motivate and prepare students for resits. Our tips for avoiding common pitfalls in exams: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/mathematics/AQA-8300-POSTER-TIPS.PDF Post-16 one year resit seminar: https://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/mathematics/gcse/mathematics-8300/plan/prepare-to-teach-post-16-one-year-resit-webinar National numeracy video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDP-ZYAxFbs&feature=youtu.be Basic skills questions (All About Maths): https://allaboutmaths.aqa.org.uk/basicskillsquestions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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What is standardisation? How are examiners trained to mark exams? And should we be standardising our own marking in the classroom and within departments? Craig Barton learns about the standardisation process with Ian White, AQA’s preparation and support manager, and preparation coordinator Jo Harland. Plus, former head of English Ryan Wilson explains how he feels marking class work differs from marking assessments. Improve your marking with teacher online standardisation: https://www.aqa.org.uk/inside-exams-podcasts/series-2-episode-2/improve-your-marking-with-teacher-online-standardisation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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How do exam boards review their assessments? When do reviews happen? And what kind of amendments are made for future exams? To help answer some of these questions, Craig Barton talks to Georgina, AQA’s assessment design manager, chair of examiners for biology Michelle, and head of curriculum for history Eoin. Louisa Cotterill, Alcester Academy’s head of humanities, then looks at the ways data can be used to monitor classroom progress throughout the year. How we create question papers: https://store.aqa.org.uk/content/inside-exams/AQA-INSIDE-EXAMS-S2-E1-QP.PDF How we continuously improve our assessments: https://store.aqa.org.uk/content/inside-exams/AQA-INSIDE-EXAMS-S2-E1-CI.PDF See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
Teacher Craig Barton is back with series two of Inside Exams, the podcast that gives you an access all areas pass to snoop around behind the scenes at AQA. He’ll be meeting the people who write and mark your students’ exams, as well as pioneering teachers, to get answers to all the questions you ponder throughout the school day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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What is a relationship manager? How can they help you review the past exam series and prepare for the coming year? AQA’s Nick Sandeman talks through how many schools he visits in a day, what data he can provide you with, and why you’re bound to get more out of a friendly face to face chat than a quick email. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
As the new school year begins, what measures are taken behind the scenes to ensure the start of term is as smooth as possible for teachers? AQA’s Head of curriculum maths, Head of Resource Management, Product Development Manager, Director of Markets, Curriculum Support Manager for Modern Foreign Languages, and Events Planner all explain how what they do helps prepare schools for a successful academic year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Results day - what goes in to making it happen? AQA’s head of marking, customer engagement manager, team leader of order and results, and head of curriculum religious studies talk through their roles before, during, and after results day. Plus, they reminisce on how they felt picking up their own results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Multiple choice question myth-busting! Series one of Inside Exams might be over, but before we launch into series two, we’re sharing some extra behind the scenes insights with you. First, Craig Barton puts some common myths about multiple choice questions to AQA senior researcher Zeek Swiery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
Which subjects see a gender imbalance in exam entries? And what can be done by both exam boards and schools to help redress the balance? Steve Kenny, AQA’s head of curriculum computer science, tells Craig Barton how exam boards can help improve the gender balance in some subjects, and Edgehill University’s Dawn Hewitson explains how cross-subject collaboration can help encourage minority gender students into certain subjects. Watch our video on overcoming gender disparity in the classroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pji4aiH0WiU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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How are mark schemes written? What are the different types of mark schemes? And how can you make use of mark schemes in the classroom? Craig Barton meets AQA Assessment Design Manager Suzanne Oates to find out what examiners consider when they write mark schemes, and history teacher Carmel Bones shares the fun classroom games she plays to familiarise her students with them. The anatomy of a mark scheme: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/content/inside-exams/AQA-INSIDE-EXAMS-EP7-ANATOMY-MARK-SCHEME.PDF See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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