Test Results


British School of Chicago IOWA Test Results 2006


British School of Chicago SATs Results 2007

The following links will show you the excellent results of the pupils at the British School of Chicago as compared to the national results of the U.K. As can be seen by these results, the pupils in Chicago have achieved higher scores than their British counterparts in all of the subjects tested.
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Tests and tasks

Pupils are tested and evaluated on their performance regularly and at important milestones. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) the body that develops the national educational curriculum, assessments and examinations in the UK, also develops the tests and tasks taken by our students at the conclusion of Key Stage 1 (at about age 7), Key Stage 2 (at about age 11) and Key Stage 3 (at about age 14). The QCA manages the scoring of the Key Stage 2 and 3 tests to ensure that all marking is of a consistently high quality.

Statutory (Progress) tests: Assessment of Key Stage 1 (5 to & year olds) Years 1 and 2

Children completing Key Stage 1 (at about age 7) will be tested to determine their progress using a combination of statutory tests in English and Mathematics. Various levels of tests will show if the student is working at, above or below the skill level expected for this Stage (skill levels 1-3). The task and test materials consist of:

English

  • Reading task (levels 1–2)
  • Reading test (level 2 )
  • Reading test (level 3)
  • Writing tasks (levels 1–3), which comprises of:
    • longer task
    • shorter task
    • spelling test
    • handwriting judgement

Mathematics

  • Mathematics task (level 1)
  • Mathematics test (level 2)
  • Mathematics test (level 3)

Assessment at key stage 2 (7- to 11-year-olds): Years 3, 4, 5 and 6

A set of tests and tasks that measure progress will be given at the completion of Key Stage 2 (at about age 11) to determine if children are achieving at skill levels expected at this Stage (skill levels 3-5). QCA provides optional tasks that help teachers assess children who might be working below or above levels 3-5.

At the end of key stage 2 children take the following tests:

  • Reading test (levels 3–5)
  • Writing test (levels 3–5)
  • Spelling test (levels 3–5)
  • Mathematics test A (levels 3–5)
  • Mathematics test B (levels 3–5)
  • Mental mathematics (levels 3–5)
  • Science test A (levels 3–5)
  • Science test B (levels 3–5)

Assessment at key stage 3 (11- to 14-year-olds): Years 7, 8 and 9

Pupils at this Stage are generally working at skill level 5 or 6 and will be tested using level4-7 English tests, 3-7 in Science and 3-8 in Mathematics. QCA provides optional tasks that help teachers assess pupils working below or above these levels. At the end of Key Stage 3, children take the following tests:

English

  • English reading paper (levels 4–7)
  • English writing paper (levels 4–7)
  • English Shakespeare paper: assessing reading and writing (levels 4-7)

Mathematics

  • Mathematics paper 1 (levels 3–5; 4–6; 5–7 and 6–8)
  • Mathematics paper 2 (levels 3–5, 4–6, 5–7 and 6–8)
  • Mental mathematics test A (for use with levels 4–6; 5–7 and 6–8)
  • Mental mathematics test B (for use with levels 4–6; 5–7 and 6–8)
  • Mental mathematics test C (for use with levels 3–5)

Science

  • Science paper 1 (levels 3–6 and 5–7)
  • Science paper 2 (levels 3–6 and 5–7)