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Annex 1: A new market order

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Board Members' Code of Practice

This document sets out a code of practice for Board members of QCA (the Authority).

Throughout the document, references to the Authority should be taken as meaning the Chairman and members appointed by the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and families.

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Compulsory assessment systems in the INCA countries: Thematic Probe

INCA is QCA's International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internative Archive at www.inca.org.uk. It is managed and updated by the International Information Unit at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). INCA provides de

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Evaluating assessment systems

This report explores the concept of evaluation, as it applies to educational assessment systems; and then presents a framework for evaluating them. It is intended as a tool for helping the Education and Skills Select Committee to grapple with the many questions which comprise its New Inquiry into Testing and Assessment particularly the very broad ones, like:

• is the testing and assessment in 'summative' tests (for example, GCSE, AS, A2) fit for purpose?
• should the system of national tests be changed? If so, should the tests be modified or abolished?

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