Olashore International School

Olashore International School
Use of Independent assessment to improve
learning, teaching and parental engagement
Mr. D. K. Smith B.Ed. M.A.
Principal & C.E.O.
Olashore International School
Located in Nigeria
Full boarding secondary
school
500 students
Safe and serene rural
environment
Combined British/Nigerian
curriculum
Six year programme
Olashore Education System
Junior Secondary School
BECE
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
JSS1
JSS2
JSS3
Checkpoint
Olashore Education System
Senior Secondary School
WASSCE
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
SSS1
SSS2
SSS3
IGCSE
Benchmark Indicators
Year 8
Year 9
Internal
Assessment
Summative
Assessment
Entrance Exam
Internal
Assessment
Year 10 Year 11 Year 12
BECE
Checkpoint
Year 7
MidProgram
Drivers for Change
• Increasing parental awareness
• Demand for improved information
• Board requests for better tracking
Nurturing each child to their full potential
Pilot Year
January 2014
CAT 4
Paper
Based
Progress in
Maths
Progress in
English
2014
Pilot Year
Year 10
Year 7
2014
Pilot Year
Limited Benefit
• Benchmark data
Challenges
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Delivery of question papers
Return of question papers for
marking
Distribution of results to parents
Significant Impact
• Parent Response
Best Subjects are listed first
Expected grades are shown
January 2015
Full Implementation
Year 7 -11
Computer based
Predictions for IGCSE
October/November 2015
Cohort
IGCSE
% of students 5+ A*-C
% of results A*-C
% of results A*/A
2015
100
95
45
Individuals
Predictions for IGCSE
Future Predictions
Departmental
Graduation
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Current
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
A*/A
11%
16%
11%
47%
59%
BIOLOGY
A*-B
56%
47%
45%
91%
89%
A*-C
95%
96%
92%
100%
100%
CHEMISTRY
A*/A A*-B A*-C
11%
51%
95%
16%
42%
95%
26%
57%
95%
46%
92% 100%
67% 100% 100%
A*/A
11%
16%
11%
20%
62%
PHYSICS
A*-B
51%
42%
42%
78%
97%
A*-C
95%
95%
92%
95%
10%
Benchmark Intake
2013 2014
Overall Mean SAS 95.5 103.5
PIE Average
84 105.2
PIM Average
84 94.9
By measuring the SAS/PIE and
PIM score for the Year 7
students we can benchmark
the level of students entering
the school
Measuring Progress
Whole School
Overall
SAS
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
PIM
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11
103.5
95.5 100.0
100.9
103.7
100.8 103.6
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11
94.9
84.0 89.8
97.4
101.9
99.0 101.9
Individual
Parent/Board Reaction
“This really helped in
considering her option
choices for Year 10 by
identifying her strengths”
From a Year 9 Parent
“This will allow us to measure
how the school is progressing
each year”
From a Governor
Pupils’ Attitudes to School and Self
Feelings about School
Perceived Learning Capability
Learner Self Regard
Preparedness for Learning
Attitudes to Teachers
General Work Ethic
Confidence in Learning
Attitudes to Attendance
PASS – Whole School Analysis
Feelings about Perceived Learning Learner Preparedness for Attitudes to General Work Confidence in Attitudes to Response to
school
Capability
Self Regard
Learning
Teachers
Ethic
Learning Attendance Curriculum
KS3 Overall
43.3
83.5
47.3
60.5
57.4
36.3
66.4
65.9
45.2
KS3 Boys
45.8
81.2
46.5
63.4
56.4
58.9
71.8
68.3
47.1
KS3 Girls
31.0
79.8
48.1
57.6
58.4
37.2
60.6
63.4
43.2
Year 7
21.4
78.7
44.6
44.5
40.2
28.6
58.7
53.7
41.4
Year 8
42.6
88.0
47.2
59.8
56.0
57.4
66.5
66.4
45.2
Year 9
62.2
79.2
47.8
66.5
89.3
83.3
51.2
54.8
65.3
Year 7 Boys
25.5
77.4
59.9
50.4
40.8
50.1
66.2
58.4
46.0
Year 7 Girls
17.4
72.4
29.3
29.5
39.5
28.7
50.5
48.9
23.5
Year 8 Boys
46.0
86.1
34.7
53.6
34.5
33.3
72.2
81.0
32.4
Year 8 Girls
39.2
89.9
46.7
65.6
57.3
58.4
60.3
46.8
42.3
Year 9 Boys
62.9
75.5
45.8
67.5
87.7
81.8
47.1
56.7
65.5
Factor 9: Response to curriculum demand
What is the school’s response?
• Make learning more relevant by connecting it to existing skills or prior
learning
• Stress the future usefulness – Answering the question: What is in it
for me?
• Help students understand the success criteria for individual
assignments
• Ensure academic success through positive feedback
Olashore International School
Benefits for Planning
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Whole school targets for senior management
Class level information for teachers
Target setting guides for students
Option choice/career guidance for parents
Clearer information for Board of Governors
Olashore International School
Benefits for Monitoring
 Accurate and reliable benchmarking for Governors
 Early information on intervention needs
 Independent measures for parents
Olashore International School
Use of Independent assessment to improve
learning, teaching and parental engagement
Mr. D. K. Smith B.Ed. M.A.
Principal & C.E.O.