Teacher Assessment of Seven Year Olds in England: A Study of its Summative Function

Abstract

This paper reports on an on‐going study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council ¹ , on National Curriculum Assessment in English schools. The theme of the paper is how teachers of seven year olds summatively assess achievement in their classrooms. It includes a description of the policy context and the conclusion offers an explanation for the lack of consistency and the variation of approaches across teachers and schools and it considers the empirical evidence in the light of assessment theory.

¹REf. ESRC No. R000222373.

Key Words:

• teacher assessment
• national curriculum assessment
• level descriptions

Notes

¹REf. ESRC No. R000222373.