PPA. Why the A takes precedence.

It is not possible to plan and prepare lessons without assessing the students’ abilities first.

And regular assessments of the students’ abilities in Science at KS3 are particularly important given that is perhaps the broadest subject featured in the compulsory national curriculum in terms of the diverse and extensive range of modules it comprises.

By planning and preparing regular assessments we can identify the level at which each student is working and the subject areas that need revisiting before we progress the students further.

The most popular method of assessment among science teachers is that of testing – whether it is weekly multiple choice questions, termly tests, lengthy exam style testing using past exam papers or test questions we compose ourselves to assess students’ depth of understanding in a particular topic area.

Alfiesoft is a tool which supports science teachers through the assessment stages of each student, offering an extensive range of testing templates, including those mentioned above. And all of these are linked to the new KS3 science curriculum and written by well-known publishers and awarding bodies such as AQA.

Tests can be completed online by each student, where marking and feedback is automatic and immediate, saving on valuable marking time and paper clutter.

However we are also adding a new feature into Alfiesoft which will enable the test templates and self-composed tests to be printed out – we will be launching this feature at Bett this week (hall/stand: E210).

The addition of this feature will enable science teachers not only to assess the students’ knowledge but alsoto see how well they can comprehend and answer the questions when they are presented in a similar format to a “real” exam.

Additionally Alfiesoft generates a progress report for each student based on the information that you submit to Alfiesoft combined with the information it gathers from the students’ test scores/feedback.

This report is helpful for presenting evidence to parents and Ofsted inspectors to show where each student is now and their unique path for progression.

What’s more, Ofsted will then count this approach as part of the students’ independent learning.

You don’t have to take our word for the brilliance of Alfiesoft as you can have a free assessment pass which allows you to use and experiment with it. The free assessment pass is available on our website.

If you have any enquiries or questions please do call 08456 171 500 or email us at info@alfiesoft.com