Cambridge Primary Checkpoint A Guide To Using The Reports

Cambridge Primary CheckpointA guide to using the reportsCambridge Primary

University of CambridgeInternational ExaminationsCambridge Primary Checkpoint has been developed byUniversity of Cambridge International Examinations,the world’s largest provider of international educationprogrammes and qualifications for 5 –19 year olds. Ourqualifications are taken in over 160 countries and arerecognised by education providers and employers acrossthe world.We are part of the Cambridge Assessment Group,a not-for-profit organisation and a department of theUniversity of Cambridge. We share in their mission forproviding excellence in education. Our programmes andqualifications develop successful learners and supportthe economic performance of countries where we workat a national level.bCambridge Primary Checkpoint A guide to using the reportsIntroduction.1Statement of achievement . .4Example feedback reports.6Report to studentReport on teaching groupFeedback on a CentreEnd of session reportsAppendixList of main strands and sub-strands in each subject . .22

IntroductionCambridge Primary Checkpoint – comprehensive feedback for learners, teachers and schoolsWhat is Cambridge Primary Checkpoint?Cambridge Primary Checkpoint is an innovative diagnostic testingservice. It has been designed to give comprehensive feedbackon a learner’s strengths and weaknesses in the key curriculumareas – English, Mathematics and Science. The results of thetests – which are given in detailed feedback reports – helplearners understand more about their strengths and weaknessesin these subjects.Cambridge Primary Checkpoint is part of Cambridge Primary,which includes a curriculum with optional assessment. The testsprovide assessment based on the learning objectives within theCambridge Primary curriculum frameworks.Cambridge Primary Checkpoint tests are used in Cambridgeschools around the world. They are designed for learnersof approximately 11 years of age and cover all major areasof learning in the first years of an international secondaryeducation. Cambridge Primary Checkpoint tests skills and at theend of stages 4 – 6 of the curriculum for English and stages 3-6of the curriculum for Science.Cambridge Primary Checkpoint reports allow schools to: tailor individual learning programmesThe feedback measures a learner’s performance against a number ofvariables, including how a learner performed in relation to: the learning objectives in the Cambridge Primarycurriculum framework their teaching group a whole school cohort previous years’ learners.Cambridge Primary Checkpoint tests are offered twice during the year.A list of the main strands and sub-strands for each subject is includedin the Appendix. It is the analysis of the detailed sub-strands whichprovides the framework for feedback on each learner’s strengths andweaknesses.English as a Second LanguageFor schools teaching the Cambridge Primary English as a SecondLanguage curriculum, externally certificated assessments can beprovided by our sister organisation University of Cambridge ESOLExaminations (Cambridge ESOL). monitor group and individual performanceThe Cambridge ESOL tests suitable for learners at the CambridgePrimary stage are: provide information for reporting to learners and parentsCambridge English: Starters (YLE Starters) compare the performance of all the learners taking the testin that sessionCambridge English: Flyers (YLE Flyers) manage learning programmes as learners movebetween schools.Cambridge English: Movers (YLE Movers)Cambridge English: Key (KET) for SchoolsFurther information is available from www.CambridgeESOL.orgCambridge Primary Checkpoint A guide to using the reports1

IntroductionCambridge Primary Checkpoint – comprehensive feedback for learners, teachers and schoolsFeedback for learners, teachers and schoolsDetailed feedback is a central feature of Cambridge PrimaryCheckpoint. The main purposes of the feedback are: To provide information on a learner’s areas of strength andweakness. The feedback enables the future teaching of thoselearners to be effectively focused. The strengths can beconsolidated and the areas of weakness can be tackled. To review the parts of the curriculum where teaching has beenmost effective and the parts where it has been less effective.This can help teachers to learn lessons about the teachingapproaches that work well, and to improve their teaching offuture groups of learners.The feedback is sent in two parts.Part 1:This is sent within four weeks of the completed scripts beingreceived in Cambridge. This feedback has three parts:Part 2:The End of session report is sent when the results from allschools offering Cambridge Checkpoint tests have beenprocessed. This feedback has four parts:1. A report on the performance of individual learners.1. The Principal examiner’s report on the question papers andlearners’ responses.2. A report on the performance of teaching groups.3. A report on the performance of the school as a whole.These reports are offered for each of the three subjects –English, Mathematics and Science.2. The demographic breakdown of the whole entry showingthe average performance of learners broken down by age andwhether English is their first language.3. Block diagrams to illustrate the performance of learners byage and whether English is their first language.4. Cumulative frequency graphs illustrating the performance oflearners by age and whether English is their first language.These reports are offered for each of the three subjects –English, Mathematics and Science.2Cambridge Primary Checkpoint A guide to using the reports

The Cambridge Primary Checkpoint scaleExample feedback reportsPerformance in Cambridge Primary Checkpoint tests is notreported as raw scores (simple numbers of marks). Thisis because raw scores are not suitable for making directcomparisons between different sets of questions. For example,if a learner achieves a higher raw score on the Biology questionsthan on the Chemistry questions, this might be because:Examples of the different types of report are shown, withexplanatory notes, on the next pages. The school and learnernames are fictitious.IntroductionCambridge Primary Checkpoint – comprehensive feedback for learners, teachers and schoolsThe example reports are for Science, but reports in English andMathematics are identical in format apart from the names of thestrands and sub-strands in the curriculum. the learner is stronger in Biology the Biology questions were easier there were more marks available in Biologyor it may be due to a combination of these reasons.Similarly, it is not possible to directly compare raw scores.In order to make direct comparisons, it is necessary to convertraw scores into scores on a standardised scale of achievement.The Cambridge Primary Checkpoint scale takes the difficultyof the questions into account, so that if a learner achieves ahigher Cambridge Primary Checkpoint score in Biology than inChemistry, this can only mean that a learner is better at Biologythan Chemistry.The Cambridge Primary Checkpoint scale runs from 0.0 to 6.0,with 0.0 being the lowest possible score and 6.0 the highest.Cambridge Primary Checkpoint A guide to using the reports3

Statement of achievementFeedback on an individual student: Statement ofachievementStatement ofachievementStage 2The feedback on individual learners comes in two parts: aStatement of achievement and a Report to student. Both partsshould be given to the learner.Each learner receives a Cambridge Primary Checkpointstatement of achievement which shows how well he or she hasperformed in the tests.The statement of achievement reflects: The level of achievement reached by the learner across thewhole test. This is expressed as a score on the CambridgePrimary Checkpoint scale. The level of achievement reached in each of the strands,expressed on the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint scale. In thisparticular example, the student is much stronger in Physicsthan in Biology or Scientific enquiry. A list of the main strandsin each subject is given in the Appendix.4Cambridge Primary Checkpoint A guide to using the reports

Statement ofachievementSTATEMENT OF ACHIEVEMENTRABIE DAGHERStudent Number: 7321Centre name: International School of SwitzerlandCentre number: CHX92Overall ResultStrand ResultsSubject: ScienceBiology:3.0Cambridge Primary Checkpoint Score: 3.5Chemistry:3.6Date: October 2012Physics:4.5Scientific Enquiry: 3.5Explanatory NotesThe results are given using the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint scale. Scores on the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint scale are from 0.0 (the lowest level of achievement) to 6.0 (the highest level ofachievement). This document is a Statement of achievement in a Cambridge Primary Checkpoint test. Examination certificates are not issued for Cambridge Primary Checkpoint tests.Cambridge Primary Checkpoint A guide to using the reports5

Report to studentExamplefeedback reportsFeedback on an individual student: Report to studentThis is the second part of the feedback on individual learners,and provides more information than the Statement ofachievement.The Report to student covers: Cambridge Primary Checkpoint scores for the subject as awhole and for the main strands within the subject. Thesescores are the same as on the Statementof achievement but are broken down into more detail. A brief explanation of the Cambridge PrimaryCheckpoint scale. A list of the four most difficult part-questions that the learneranswered correctly, together with the main strands and sub-strands assessed by those part-questions. This informationgives an indication of the sub-strands in which the learner isparticularly strong. A list of the four easiest part-questions that the learneranswered incorrectly, together with the main strand andsub-strands assessed by those part-questions. This informationgives an indication of the sub-strands in which the learner isparticularly weak.6Cambridge Primary Checkpoint A guide to using the reports

To be given to the student with the Statement of achievementStudent Name: Rabie DagherCentre: International School of SwitzerlandSubject: ScienceStudent Number: 7321Centre Number: CHX92Date: October 2012Your overall results are as follows:What you got right and what you got wrongScience (overall)Cambridge Primary Checkpoint score 3.5BiologyCambridge Primary Checkpoint score 3.0ChemistryCambridge Primary Checkpoint score 3.6PhysicsCambridge Primary Checkpoint score 4.5Most of your answers were as expected for a student with your CambridgePrimary Checkpoint score. However, some of your answers were surprising: themost surprising ones are listed below. They may give you information aboutwhat parts of the subject you are good at and what parts you need to workharder at.Scientific enquiryCambridge Primary Checkpoint score 3.5This is what the scores mean:6.0 Excellent5.0 4.0 3.0 -Very goodGood (about average for Cambridge Primary Checkpointstudents)2.0 -OK, but below average for Cambridge Primary Checkpointstudents1.0 -Poor0.0 -Very poorExamplefeedback reportsREPORT TO STUDENTQuestions you answered correctly that we expected you to find difficultQuestion and partStrandSub-strand7bi8c10bi12aBiologyScientific enquiryPhysicsBiologyHumans and animalsPlanning from ideas and evidenceSoundPlantsQuestions you answered incorrectly that we expected you to find easyQuestion and ific enquiryBiologyElectricity and magnetismHumans and animalsPlanning from ideas and evidenceLiving things in their environmentCambridge Primary Checkpoint A guide to using the reports7