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Cambridge Secondary 1 Excellence For All Overview
Sherry Reach Regional Manager, Americas 18 December 2012
A department of the University of Cambridge • We are Europe’s largest assessment agency and our tests are underpinned by our substantial research program • We are at the heart of a global learning community including more than 9000 schools
• We work in partnership with educators worldwide, including 25 national governments, and the NCEE MOWR Excellence For All project
Cambridge International Programs
The learner is at the heart of what we do Assessment Setting international standards in assessment
Promoting good practice in teaching and learning
Offering choice within a flexible, relevant curriculum framework
Teaching
Curriculum
Developing successful students Students build:
• knowledge • learning skills
• critical thinking • problem solving
Cambridge students become independent learners
Cambridge Secondary 1
Cambridge Secondary 1
Annual scope & sequence curricula and progression tests for English, math and science sets clear learning objectives compatible with other curricula Has annual progression tests and cumulative 3 year Checkpoint test Also available, Cambridge ICT Starter Secondary 1
Curriculum
Cambridge Secondary 1
Cambridge Secondary 1 Cambridge Checkpoint: assesses learning at the end of Cambridge Secondary 1
tests are marked by CIE and provide an international benchmark provides evidence of readiness for the next stage provides a Cambridge Statement of Achievement for learners Cambridge Secondary 1
Assessment
shows how a learner has performed
What are Checkpoint tests like? Two papers in each subject Each paper is about an hour long Questions are designed to be suitable for students of all cultural and language backgrounds Completed papers are sent to Cambridge to be marked by trained and skilled examiners Students are provided with a report and a Statement of Achievement Schools are provided with a report on the whole school and on individual teaching groups
Cambridge Secondary 1 Research has shown that Cambridge Checkpoint scores are good predictors of performance in Cambridge IGCSE Level examinations
Assessment
• Of course, students can do better than their predicted grade if they work hard, or achieve less if they do not put in the effort Cambridge Secondary 1
The Student Report Overall result for the subject
Results in each major topic
The student’s strengths
Brief explanation of what each Cambridge Checkpoint score means
The student’s weaknesses
Statement of Achievement
Level of achievement reached by student across the whole test, expressed as score on Cambridge Checkpoint scale
Level of achievement reached in each of three main topics, expressed as score on Cambridge Checkpoint scale
Cambridge Secondary 1 Teacher Support Supplemental texts & resources suit different teaching methods and contexts teacher training: face-to-face and online
Cambridge Secondary 1
Community
Cambridge Teacher Support website – unit lesson plans and teaching guides
A Learner-Centered approach Cambridge provides learners with the foundation to achieve high levels of academic and personal learning in an engaging way. Together with schools, we aim to develop learners who are:
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Confident in working with information and ideas – their own and those of others
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Responsible for themselves, responsive to and respectful of others
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Reflective as learners, developing their ability to learn
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Innovative and equipped for new and future challenges
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Engaged intellectually and socially, and ready to make a difference
Thank you – Questions? Contact Sherry Reach at
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