Welsh Pupils Shine in Tests ; Scores Improved on Last Year Across Ages
Posted on: Friday, 9 September 2005, 09:00 CDT
WELSH youngsters did better than expected in classroom tests, figures released yesterday showed.
Seven, 11 and 14-year-olds all performed better on average in the annual national curriculum assessments.
The percentage of seven-yearolds achieving at least the expected level was higher in all subjects except for Welsh compared to last year.
And the percentage of 11-yearolds achieving at least the expected level in teacher assessments was higher in English and mathematics.
Meanwhile, among 14-year-olds those pupils achieving at least the expected level in both teacher assessments and task-test was equal to or higher than in 2004 in all subjects except for science tests. Education minister Jane Davidson said: "It is excellent news that we have continued to build on last year's successes for so many subjects across all key stages." Between 84% and 89% of sevenyear- old pupils reached the expected levels in each of the core subjects.
"The further gain in English is to be applauded as is the improvement in the percentage of our pupils gaining the expected level in the core subjects when taken together. Once again we can be confident that our seven-year-olds are moving into Key Stage 2 on a very sound foundation," Ms Davidson said.
Statutory school tests were no longer compulsory for 11-year- olds in Wales for the first time. But the minister said this had little impact on the quality of teacher assessments.
"The results for 11-year-olds show improvements in English and maths, giving us our best ever performance for these subjects at Key Stage 2.
"Over three quarters of pupils have achieved or exceeded the expected level in each core subject giving them a sound basis on which to build at secondary school. "14-year-olds at the end of Key Stage 3 this year achieved our best ever results for English and Welsh tests, and for teacher assessment in Maths.
"These results continue the upwards trend for performance in Wales, pupils, teachers and parents are to be congratulated," Ms Davidson said
Source: Daily Post; Liverpool
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