Dr Helen Cramman,CEM Schools LiaisonHelen.Cramman@cem.dur.ac.uk

CEM Conference 23/01/2012

Introduction to CEM Primary

Systems

CEM systems• 1.1 million assessments are delivered each year

• Pupils aged 3 – 18 years

• ~3,000 schools used CEM Primary Assessments last year– (approx 10% of these are independent schools)

• Nearly 250,000 primary assessments a year2

CEM Primary Assessments

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CEM systems used in 44 countries

• England• Scotland • Wales• Netherlands• Germany• Australia• New Zealand

• South Africa• Hong Kong• Serbia• Luxembourg• Abu Dhabi• International Schools

CEM Primary Assessments

CEM Primary Assessments3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

PIPS

InCAS

PIPSBaseline

Early Years Primary

ASPECTS

ASPECTS - Nursery•Early Literacy & Numeracy•Motor Development•PSED•Raw Scores•Linked to Age

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

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School: 1234567Class: Test

Age at assessment (in months)

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36 39 42 45 48 51 54

PIPS Baseline - Reception• Maths

– IAM, Counting, numbers, simple sums• Reading

– IAR, Letters, words, simple sentences• Phonological awareness

– Repeating words, rhyming words• Attitudes

PIPS Baseline Scores Tablemaths reading phonics total maths reading phonics total

Lucy Lemon 10 15 1 25 37 38 Under 40 37Stephen Strawberry 19 21 2 40 45 45 41 45Gilbert Grape 13 30 2 43 40 53 41 47Richard Rhubarb 19 28 1 47 45 52 Under 40 48

Mike Melon 27 21 2 48 53 45 41 49David Date 25 26 2 51 51 50 41 50Oliver Orange 27 27 2 54 53 51 41 52

Quentin Quince 26 30 2 56 52 53 41 53Wendy Watermelon 29 27 3 56 55 51 44 53Usworth Ugli 34 26 3 60 61 50 44 54Jeremy Juniper 32 31 2 63 58 54 41 55

Kalvinder Kiwi 31 32 1 63 57 55 Under 40 55Yolanda Yakhontowoye 31 33 2 64 57 55 41 56

Zen Zucchini 27 37 3 64 53 57 44 56Patricia Pear 25 40 5 65 51 59 49 56

Terry Tomato 30 35 2 65 56 56 41 56Veronique Voavanga 38 37 5 75 66 57 49 60

Ned Nectarine 28 53 2 81 54 63 41 62Bethany Banana 28 55 3 83 54 64 44 62Charlie Clementine 32 54 5 86 58 64 49 63Xavier Xigua 42 57 15 99 72 65 Over 60 68Adam Apple 41 59 1 100 70 66 Under 40 68

Ishmael Idared 38 62 6 100 66 68 52 68

nameraw scores standardised scores

PIPS Baseline Bar Chart

PhonicsReadingMaths

0 50 100 150 200

Xavier Xigua

Adam Apple

Ishmael Idared

Veronique Voavanga

Charlie Clementine

Bethany Banana

Ned Nectarine

Yolanda Yakhontowoye

Terry Tomato

Jeremy Juniper

Kalvinder Kiwi

Usworth Ugli

Zen Zucchini

Patricia Pear

Wendy Watermelon

Quentin Quince

Oliver Orange

David Date

Mike Melon

Richard Rhubarb

Gilbert Grape

Stephen Strawberry

Lucy Lemon

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Standardised scores

PIPS Baseline Follow up Scatter Plot

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ePIPS• For children aged 5 to 11• Adaptive• Modular• Test sat at set times of the year• Assessment once a year• Reading, General Maths, Developed Ability

ePIPS

ePIPS

PIPS Grades TableAttitudes

name grade context prior grade context prior maths reading schoolSusan D -- * E -- * Luke D - 0 E -- -- John E -- * D - *

Andrew C - 0 E -- -- Sarah C 0 0 E -- -- Helen C 0 0 C 0 0 Vicky C + + D 0 0 Harry C 0 0 C 0 0 Kate C 0 + D - 0

Christine C 0 0 C 0 0 Stephen C - * C 0 *

Karen C 0 + C - 0 Roger C ++ ++ C 0 + Scott C 0 ++ C - 0 Daniel B + ++ C - 0

Michael B + + C - 0 Christopher B * + C * 0

Faye C - - B 0 0 Chloe B 0 * B 0 *

Callum C 0 0 A + ++ Andrew C 0 0 A 0 + Brian A ++ ++ C 0 0 Nicole B + * A + * David A 0 + B 0 +

Amanda B - 0 A 0 0

value added value added

Achievementmaths reading

PIPS Grade Summary

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Longitudinal TrackingTracks the average score for a cohort or pupil over a number of years

Averages can be shown for:• Year Groups• Boys/Girls• Custom Groups

Single points can be plotted for• Individual pupils

InCAS• For children aged 5 to 11• Adaptive• Modular• Results are diagnostic• Test may be taken at any time of the year• Assessment once a year

InCAS

InCAS Scores

“Consistently Exceeding Expectations”

ASPECTS PIPS Baseline

KS1 Baseline

ePIPS InCAS

Age range Nursery Reception Y1 Y1 – Y6 Y1 – Y6

Method One to one One to one One to one Pupil operates computer

Pupil operates computer

Assessment period

Start and end of Nursery

Start and End of Reception

Start of Y1 Set periods throughout year

Any time of the year

Processing time

48 hours 48 hours 48 hours 3-4 weeks 24 hours

Feedback Raw score Raw and standardised scores

Raw and standardised scores

Standardised scores

Age equivalent scores

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Thank You For Your Time!

Dr Helen CrammanSchools Liaison SpecialistCEM, Durham University

Helen.Cramman@cem.dur.ac.uk