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International School
Assessment (ISA)
Every Year in October for years:
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International School
Assessment (ISA)
ISA is based on the internationally endorsed
reading and mathematical literacy
frameworks of the OECD's Programme for
International Student Assessment (PISA)
ISA is used by international schools and
schools with an international focus, whose
language of instruction is English
International School
Assessment (ISA)
ISA provides:
An assessment with a broad cultural base
A combination of multiple-choice and open-ended questions
Student-level information about what individuals know and can do
Class- and school-level information that can inform teaching
Relevant comparisons between like schools
Information about growth over time
International School
Assessment (ISA)
Reading
Retrieving information, interpreting reflecting and
evaluating
Mathematical literacy
Number and measurement
Geometry
Data and probability
Algebra
Writing
Narrative
Exposition
Cambridge International Exams (CIE)
Globally recognised and valued international
qualifications
Excellent preparation for the Cambridge
Advanced Stage
Cambridge Checkpoint exams are taken in
year six
Cambridge International Exams (CIE)
Examinations cover:
Reading
Writing
Maths
Science
Cambridge International Exams (CIE)
The diagnostic reports generated by
Cambridge Checkpoint enable schools to:
Tailor individual learners' learning programmes monitor
group and individual performance
Provide information for reporting to parents
Compare the performance of all learners taking tests in
that session
Manage learning programmes within schools as learners
move between schools
Predict performance in learners' formal examinations
Cambridge International Exams (CIE)
The report to a candidate gives:
A Cambridge Checkpoint score for the whole
subject
A Cambridge Checkpoint score for each main
topic/skill
A list of the questions (and the sub-topics/skills)
where the candidate's performance was particularly
strong or particularly weak
An attractively presented statement of achievement