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Tag Archives: Classroom Music
Average progress in classroom music? Hmm!
There has been a lot of social media chatter in England recently about Progress 8 data scores, which have been published. This is rather complex to explain for an international audience, but, essentially, Progress 8 is secondary school accountability measure: … Continue reading
GCSE Music – Statistics and Grade Boundaries
N.B. This is a post that may get deleted or have amendments later, if it proves that I am being daft, and haven’t read all the relevant small print! Which, as it’s about the new GCSE grading, means there is … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment, GCSE, Grading, Listening, Norm-referencing, Uncategorized
Tagged assessment, Classroom Music, Curriculum, GCSE examinations, National Curriculum
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Video on assessment in music education
This is another ‘instead of a blog entry’ post! The nice people at ‘Teach Through Music’ have made a really interesting video about assessment in music education. It features London music teachers talking about this, as well as some talking … Continue reading
In which I muse on formative assessment whilst at Schiphol Airport
I’m writing this Blog entry at Schiphol Airport. I’ve been in the Netherlands for a few days, as a guest of the Royal Dutch Conservatory in the Hague where I have been talking about assessment. This has been interesting, as … Continue reading
In which I think about astronomy and assessment
I was looking up at the sky at night recently, and saw a shooting star. Probably part of the Perseid meteor shower visible from the UK. Now, what I know about astronomy is limited to the Observer’s book that I … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment, Music Education
Tagged assessment, Classroom Music, progression, tracking
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“I have a cunning plan…”
I vaguely remember a lesson plan I wrote some years ago, whilst I was teaching classroom music in school. It involved activity, composing, and all sorts of exciting stuff. The lesson it was due to be delivered we had some … Continue reading
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