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END OF PRIMARY
BENCHMARK
2014
REVIEW
Educational Assessment Unit
Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education
AIM
• To present your feedback following
the evaluation sheet sent in June
2014
• The way forward – End of Primary
Benchmark 2015
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NATIONAL DATA
• A total of 90 schools participated (all 62
State schools, 22 Church schools and 7
Independent schools)
• 93% of all Year 6 students sat the 2014 End of
Primary Benchmark
• 408 students benefitted from one or more
access arrangements and 83 were
exempted from all three subjects
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NATIONAL STATISTICS
• The national median scores for the subjects
were:
Malti - 79
English - 73
Mathematics - 70
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• Font Style: Andika Classic Version 1.002
Font Size: 13
Font Sample:
Wait until the kettle switches off automatically or
whistles to make sure that the water has boiled.
Il-bagalja kienet għal qalb Helen.
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CHANGES
• Colour of Paper
Cream colour
Slightly thicker paper
Dyslexia-friendly and student-friendly
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CHANGES
• The Mental Mathematics questions
recorded on CD
(to ensure standardisation)
• Written Mathematics paper was
1 hr 30 mins long (15 mins extra)
Number of questions remained
unchanged
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CHANGES
• Electronic Reading Assistance
procedure in Reading Comprehensions
was slightly different: Texts read twice,
first at normal speed, second reading at
a slower pace.
• Longer pauses
• The background colour on screen was
cream
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CHANGES
• Access Arrangements and Exemptions
lists were communicated with schools
during meetings of HoS
• Applications for 2015 will be issued
shortly and closing date will be Dec 2014
• No applications for prompter,
distraction-free rooms, extra time
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End of Primary Benchmark 2014 - Review
IL-MALTI
DAVID MUSCAT
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ENGLISH
MS ANTOINETTE DEBATTISTA
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MATHEMATICS
MS MELANIE SAMMUT CASHA
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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RELIGION & SOCIAL STUDIES EXAMS
Possible change:
Religion and Social Studies
examinations to take place
immediately after the
Benchmark?
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LANGUAGES
• Are teachers being given enough time to look
through the Test Material for the Speaking
component?
• Speaking Component:
Number of Tests: 8 instead of 15 for First Session
Two new sets for Second Session
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LANGUAGES
New Sub-themes for interview part:
Shopping
School Outings
House and Home Environment
Health and Body Care
People Who Help Us
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MATHEMATICS
• Warmer in Mental Paper: One
extra question that will not be
awarded marks – to help students
focus on the speaker’s voice.
• Working space to be introduced
in questions that require working.
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ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS
Reading Comprehension:
Electronic Reader?
Suggestions and Recommendations
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OTHER ISSUES
• Teachers’ Pamphlets
• End of Primary 2014 Report available
soon
• Training for Oral session for NQTs and
Teachers teaching Year 6 and support
staff acting as readers for Maths Written
• DCM website for information re
Benchmark
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MORE INFORMATION
Educational Assessment Unit
http://www.curriculum.gov.mt/benchmark.
htm
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 25982180/ 25982186/ 25982137
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