Sir, – An aim of the new Junior Cycle reforms is a move toward a formal approach to continuous assessment through the use of classroom-based assessment. Implicit in this movement is a reaction to ...

The consensus study, Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards” (NRC, 2014), provides guidance on developing assessments that are consistent with the NGSS including assessments ...

THE Education Ministry introduced the School-Based Assessment (PBS) system for secondary schools in 2011, and followed this later with the Classroom-Based Assessment (PBD) method. The aim of the ...