Cambridge Secondary 1
Excellence For All Overview
Sherry Reach
Regional Manager, Americas
18 December 2012
A department of the University of Cambridge
• We are Europe’s largest assessment agency
and our tests are underpinned by our
substantial research program
• We are at the heart of a global learning
community including more than 9000 schools
• We work in partnership with educators
worldwide, including 25 national
governments, and the NCEE MOWR
Excellence For All project
Cambridge International Programs
The learner is at the heart of what we do
Assessment
Setting
international
standards in
assessment
Promoting good
practice in
teaching and
learning
Offering choice
within a flexible,
relevant curriculum
framework
Teaching
Curriculum
Developing successful students
Students build:
• knowledge
• learning skills
• critical thinking
• problem solving
Cambridge students
become independent
learners
Cambridge Secondary 1
Cambridge Secondary 1
Annual scope & sequence
curricula and progression tests
for English, math and science
sets clear learning objectives
compatible with other curricula
Has annual progression tests
and cumulative 3 year
Checkpoint test
Also available, Cambridge
ICT Starter
Secondary 1
Curriculum
Cambridge Secondary 1
Cambridge Secondary 1
Cambridge Checkpoint:
assesses learning at the end of Cambridge Secondary 1
tests are marked by CIE and provide an international benchmark
provides evidence of readiness for the next stage
provides a Cambridge
Statement
of Achievement for learners
Cambridge Secondary
1
Assessment
shows how a learner has performed
What are Checkpoint tests like?
 Two papers in each subject
 Each paper is about an hour long
 Questions are designed to be suitable for students of all
cultural and language backgrounds
 Completed papers are sent to Cambridge to be marked by
trained and skilled examiners
 Students are provided with a report and a Statement of
Achievement
 Schools are provided with a report on the whole school and
on individual teaching groups
Cambridge Secondary 1
Research has shown that Cambridge Checkpoint
scores are good predictors of performance in Cambridge
IGCSE Level examinations
Assessment
• Of course, students can do better than their
predicted grade if they work hard, or achieve less if
they do not put in the effort
Cambridge Secondary 1
The Student Report
Overall result
for the subject
Results in each
major topic
The student’s
strengths
Brief explanation
of what each
Cambridge Checkpoint
score means
The student’s
weaknesses
Statement of Achievement
Level of
achievement
reached by
student across
the whole test,
expressed as
score on
Cambridge
Checkpoint
scale
Level of
achievement
reached in
each of three
main topics,
expressed as
score on
Cambridge
Checkpoint
scale
Cambridge Secondary 1 Teacher Support
 Supplemental texts &
resources suit different
teaching methods and
contexts
 teacher training: face-to-face
and online
Cambridge Secondary 1
Community
 Cambridge Teacher Support
website – unit lesson plans
and teaching guides
A Learner-Centered approach
Cambridge provides learners with the foundation to achieve high
levels of academic and personal learning in an engaging way.
Together with schools, we aim to develop learners who are:
•
Confident in working with information and
ideas – their own and those of others
•
Responsible for themselves, responsive
to and respectful of others
•
Reflective as learners, developing their
ability to learn
•
Innovative and equipped for new and
future challenges
•
Engaged intellectually and socially, and
ready to make a difference
Thank you – Questions? Contact Sherry Reach at
Reach.S@cie.org.uk
Learn more!
Getting in touch with
Cambridge is easy
Email us at
info@cie.org.uk
or telephone
011 44 1223 553554
www.cie.org.uk