Scottish Government

Assessment, Testing and Reporting 3-14 - Consultation on Partnership Commitments

FINAL REPORT
March 2004

Dr Effie Maclellan
Quality in Education Centre
Faculty of Education, University of Strathclyde
76 Southbrae Drive, Glasgow G13 1PP

This report was commissioned by the Scottish Executive Education Department.

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CONTENTS

Executive summary
1. Introduction
2. Findings from the questionnaire survey
2.1 Replace reports with Annual Progress Plans
2.2 Replace the current provision of National Tests with a National Assessment Bank
2.3 Measure improvement in overall attainment through a Scottish Survey of Achievement rather than relying on the Annual 5-14 Survey
3. Views from the seminars
3.1 Replace reports with Annual Progress Plans
3.2 Replace the current provision of National Tests with a National Assessment Bank
3.3 Measure improvement in overall attainment through a Scottish Survey of Achievement rather than relying on the Annual 5-14 Survey
4. Key Messages from the Consultation Responses
5. Summary and conclusion
6. Appendix 1: Reflecting on the Consultation Responses
References

List of tables
Table 1: Proposal for National Assessment Bank
Table 2: Scottish Survey of Achievement
Table 3: Cycle of subjects