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Welcome to the website of the Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment

We hope that you will find our site interesting and informative.  You can contact the Association via the link at the bottom of any page of the website.  Go to Join to find out more about membership of the Association and download an application form.

AAIA is a voluntary, non-profit making organisation with membership open to anyone with an interest in educational assessment, both teachers and those who work in an advisory or support  capacity.  Some of our members work independently and information about the services that they offer is available by clicking on Directory at the top of any page on this site.

AAIA – Leading in Learning through Assessment

Assessment for Learning

Assessment for learning is fundamental to the development of independent learners. Through 'the process of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by learners and their teachers to decide where the learners are in their learning, where they need to go and how best to get there' (ARG 2002) assessment for learning encourages pupils to take ownership of
their learning.

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Assessment of Learning

Pupils' attainment and progress is summarised periodically in a variety of ways and for a variety of purposes. Navigate to this part of the site for information and links relating to both statutory assessments (in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) and non-statutory summative assessment processes.

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Assessment Matters

Assessment processes are integral to learning and teaching. This part of the site focuses on aspects of curriculum and pedagogy where assessment has a key role to play or that have implications for assessment practice, including curriculum reform, pupil voice and thinking skills.

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Examinations and Qualifications

Information about qualifications, awarding bodies and the regulation of examinations and qualifications in all parts of the United Kingdom.

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Performance Data

Links to sites supporting the use of data for school self evaluation and target setting, as well as sites providing national data for England, Scotland and Wales and international comparative information.

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Latest News and Developments

Assessing without levels

on June 17, 2013

DfE Teaching and learning -  At the NCTL ‘Seizing Success’ conference on 13 June, the Secretary of State spoke about schools’ ongoing assessment under the new national curriculum, in advance of the consultation on primary assessment and accountability.

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Confusion in the Ranks: how good are England’s schools ?

on June 15, 2013

The Sutton Trust – report on international performance tables. The Telegraph – International education league tables ‘are misleading’.

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MPs say GCSE English 2012 problems came from poor design

on June 15, 2013

House of Commons Select Committee for Education – The original design of new English GCSEs led to the problems in 2012, say MPs on the Education Committee in a report published today. The Committee calls on the Government, the regulator Ofqual, and others responsible for public examinations, to learn lessons from errors made during the [...]

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England and Wales split over future of AS-level exams

on June 15, 2013

The Telegraph – The long-running agreement over exams between England and Wales was dealt a terminal blow today when it emerged the two countries will run completely different A-level courses.

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Consultations on GCSE reform

on June 15, 2013

DfE News – Oral statement by Michael Gove on education reform. DfE Consultations – GCSE subject content consultation document. Ofqual – Consultation on GCSE reform.

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