Comments on: First Thoughts on Numeracy Assessment http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2010/02/09/first-thoughts-on-numeracy-assessment/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:01:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jonesieboy http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2010/02/09/first-thoughts-on-numeracy-assessment/comment-page-1/#comment-25490 jonesieboy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:13:35 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/?p=434#comment-25490 I expect you're understanding is close to the truth than my first thoughts! But I can't believe that at this late stage we are still getting messages that resemble the utterings of the Delphic Oracle. Why on Earth don't the SQA make it crystal clear in the document what they mean by "from more than one context"? I expect you’re understanding is close to the truth than my first thoughts! But I can’t believe that at this late stage we are still getting messages that resemble the utterings of the Delphic Oracle. Why on Earth don’t the SQA make it crystal clear in the document what they mean by “from more than one context”?

]]> By: fearghal http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2010/02/09/first-thoughts-on-numeracy-assessment/comment-page-1/#comment-25489 fearghal Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:16:20 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/?p=434#comment-25489 Hey Robert, Interesting to hear your thoughts on this. As far as I understand, all aspects of the qualifications are intended to be based on evidence of learning gathered from classroom activities. For number processes and money, time and measurement this evidence will be sent to SQA for assessment. Evidence for information handling will be assessed by centres. In the long term, the intention is that evidence for all three components will be assessed internally. The intention is certainly that the evidence will be from a variety of curricular areas. These qualifications are not solely intended for use in schools and I think by "from more than one context" refers to the use of the qualifications by other institutions. Fearghal Hey Robert,

Interesting to hear your thoughts on this.

As far as I understand, all aspects of the qualifications are intended to be based on evidence of learning gathered from classroom activities. For number processes and money, time and measurement this evidence will be sent to SQA for assessment. Evidence for information handling will be assessed by centres. In the long term, the intention is that evidence for all three components will be assessed internally.

The intention is certainly that the evidence will be from a variety of curricular areas. These qualifications are not solely intended for use in schools and I think by “from more than one context” refers to the use of the qualifications by other institutions.

Fearghal

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