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    School- based assessment: prospects and realities in Asian contexts

    Practical techniques on the practicalities and prospects of delivering classroom-based assessment in Asian contexts.

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    • + It doesn’t add up: what’s wrong with maths?
    • + The Cambridge View on structural and technical issues
    • + Has mathematics education in England improved?
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    It doesn’t add up: what’s wrong with maths?

    Maths skills are core to our understanding of other subjects and integral to the vitality of a modern economy. But is the right maths being taught in schools today?

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    The Cambridge View on structural and technical issues

    The DfE has identified a number of areas where it wishes to make changes to the current GCSEs. Tiering and Grading are amongst the most challenging. Read our views on structural and technical issues.

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    Has mathematics education in England improved?

    Whilst international comparisons should be treated with caution, many believe that England needs to raise its attainment in maths. If so, what can be done? 

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    Implementing Bilingual Education: Pedagogy and Management

    Taking place in Vietnam on 25 March 2013, the first Cambridge Educational Leadership Seminar 'Implementing Bilingual Education: Pedagogy and Management' was hosted by Cambridge Assessment Singapore.

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        Scrap GCSE grades and use scores, says Cambridge

        Two research reports adding to the debate over GCSE exam structure have been published by Cambridge Assessment today.

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        New CEO for Cambridge International Examinations visits Malaysia, which sees record growth in Cambridge qualifications

        New figures reveal that schools in Malaysia made over 70,000 entries for Cambridge qualifications, seeing a rise of 30% since 2012.

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        Tim Oates recently addressed a wide range of international educational publishers at a landmark conference at the international London Book Fair. The second of two International Publishers’ Association conferences on textbook quality, the event further consolidated a new drive towards industry-based, international-derived quality standards.

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        Cambridge Assessment has appointed Michael O’Sullivan as the new Chief Executive of its international awarding body Cambridge International Examinations.

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    Validity unpacked

    Stuart Shaw leads an exploration into the issues of validity and validation. Part of the Assessment Practice series.

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    Stuart Shaw (Cambridge International Examinations)

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    07 August 2013 | 10:30 - 12:30

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    Cambridge Assessment 9 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1PB

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    Validity and the value of educational assessments

    What is validity and how can we ensure it? Andrew Watts leads another debate in the Assessment Principles series.

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    Andrew Watts (Network Principal Consultant)

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    05 September 2013 | 10:30 - 12:00

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    Hughes Hall Mortimer Road Cambridge CB1 2EW

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    Reliability

    Dr Tom Benton introduces the ways in which the reliability of a test is conceived and calculated. Part of the Assessment Practice series.

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    Dr Tom Benton (Cambridge Assessment)

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    10 September 2013 | 10:30 - 12:30

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    Cambridge Assessment 9 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1PB

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    Challenge and success: alternative approaches to assessment in the primary classroom

    What are the alternative ways of assessing primary school children? Headteacher Alison Peacock describes her experiences.

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    Alison Peacock (Wroxham Primary School)

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    12 September 2013 | 15:30 - 17:00

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    Cambridge Assessment 9 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1PB

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