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Creating a Group Analysis to Show APS Progress

by David Pott | Mar 2, 2014 | Assessment, Demonstration, Intermediate, Primary, Secondary, Training

Group Analyses are one of assessment manager’s ‘hidden gems’ – many school never use them and miss out on a very powerful analysis tool. An APS grid will quickly calculate the average point score (APS) of a group of pupils, showing progress...

Resource to Download: APS Analysis Grids

by David Pott | Apr 13, 2012 | Analysis, Assessment, Demonstration, Download, Primary, Secondary

I wrote earlier about using group analysis grids to calculate the average point score of groups of pupils and hence calculate the APS progress of the group. Here’s a set of analyses that you can download and install. Before you download, a few caveats: The file...

Graphing Progress in Reading with SIMS Discover

by David Pott | Feb 20, 2012 | Assessment, Beginner, Download, SIMS Discover

Here’s a simple but useful graph from SIMS Discover. It plots the APS of a single year group over a period of 6 years, term by term (in blue) against  their end of year target (in pink). I’ll publish the instructions for creating your own version of this...

New for 2012: An Integrated Tracking System for Primary Schools

by David Pott | Dec 4, 2011 | Assessment, Beginner, Intermediate, Primary

I’m pleased to announce the release of a new set of SIMS Assessment Manager marksheets aimed at KS1 and KS2. Features: Integrated p-scales, FSP, APS and NC sub levels so you can record the progress of all your pupils. Automatic termly KS2 Targets based on KS1...

Demo: Simple Analysis Using a Marksheet

by David Pott | Feb 1, 2011 | Assessment, Beginner, Demonstration, Primary, Secondary

Tip: Use the full screen display to get the best from this demo. You might also need to turn the sound up a little. Here’s a short (3 minute) screencast showing how you can get some simple analyses out of any marksheet. By the end of the demo you’ll know:...

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