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      10 May

      Top 10 benefits of school competitions

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      Every year, swathes of students around the world choose to participate in academic competitions such as spelling bees, Maths Olympiads and writing competitions. Much like any extracurricular activity such as sports or music, taking part in competitions in addition to …

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      30 September

      40 years of ICAS – through the eyes of our team

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      ICAS turns 40 this year – and it’s fair to say that it has evolved and matured with plenty of character, complexity and spirit. Here, some of our key and longer-term team members reflect on the aspects of the competition …

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      29 July

      5 ways that ICAS helps build your child’s future employability: STEM skills

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      The world keeps changing as digital technology becomes more deeply embedded in our lives, particularly in our jobs. Many jobs have disappeared, and new jobs are constantly being created. Employment and career focus is also becoming much more fluid than …

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      15 July

      How ICAS prepares your students for future employment: Soft skills

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      As most teachers and parents know, winning an ICAS medal means celebrating students’ academic triumphs on the international stage, in a similar way that a sports tournament does. What many schools may not realise is that the very act of …

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      01 July

      5 commonly asked questions about online assessments

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      If as a school, teacher or parent you hadn’t come across online teaching and assessment pre-2020, you almost certainly have now. Chances are, you’re probably already engaging with digital versions of exams and assessments, are making decisions about implementing them, …

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      14 May

      5 Things to Love About Reach Assessments

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      The adage that ‘knowledge is power’ applies in all manner of educational contexts. It is, however, certainly true when it comes to building a picture of how your teaching is landing with your students. Routine and compulsory tests and assessments …

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      11 March

      New Reports for Reach

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      Reach was created in 2019 to be our main assessment for providing detailed data on student performance. Our test development team used our past experience with the paper version of ICAS to create sets of tests with known difficulty. For …

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      03 December

      Part 1 – Writing Tests. The Art of Writing Tests

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      It was many years ago and on the other side of the world. I was a maths teacher then in South London and a student was looking at a sample test paper for the national mathematics tests. “But where do …

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      20 January

      Part 2 – Writing Tests. The Science of Writing Tests

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      In the world of assessment, tests are often called “instruments”. It is a bit of a pretentious term but expresses the idea that there is a purpose to every test. Each test is an instrument intended to gather information about …

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      20 October

      Hidden secret of multiple choice questions

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      One of the exciting changes in my work over the past few years has been the wide range of new question types that are available in online tests. There are so many more ways for students to interact with assessments …

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