International Baccalaureate

Feb 22 2013

Authentic Assessment: Assessing Speaking and Listening

Uncategorized / By Alex Quigley / 7 minutes of reading

Does public speaking matter? What do the Houses of Parliament, the Oxford Union, big business board rooms, assembly halls and court chambers have in common? They are the seats of power for people who lead our nation, the great…and the not-so-great and good. What other common factor is at work in such settings? Each respective …

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Feb 22 2013

Character and Student Outcomes

Uncategorized / By Alex Quigley / 12 minutes of reading

We often focus upon the quantifiable outcomes in school: league tables, international measures and evidence based outcomes of cognitive ability, but we too often neglect those non-cognitive learning dispositions which will see our students flourish in a rapidly changing world. We ignore the less easily quantifiable aspects of an education – such as developing character: …

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