Sentence examples for testing pupils from inspiring English sources

Schools are also testing pupils more frequently to prepare for exams.

Mary Bousted, general secretary of ATL, said testing pupils throughout their courses may have triggered a rise in girls' confidence.

It details a day in the life of a nurse, explaining the many duties and responsibilities of the role, bringing in complex language with a dictionary definition task and testing pupils' understanding with a comprehension activity.

A new bill seeks to simplify matters.Also this week, both Mr Alexander, who heads the Senate education committee, and Arne Duncan, the education secretary, laid out their ideas for how to reform the No Child Left Behind Act, a law that makes federal funds for primary and high schools conditional on testing pupils every year.

The NAHT said schools were already proficient in testing pupils' reading.

But they can, and some do, use "ability bands" to ensure a balanced intake - by testing pupils' ability, and then admitting a proportion from every level or band.

In the late 1980s and 1990s, priority was given to defining the content of the curriculum and testing pupil attainment.

No Child Left Behind, George Bush's education law, tests pupils on maths, reading and science.

In the instructions for the test, pupils were told: "Different question need to be answered in different ways".

In 2010 fewer questions required scientific knowledge and more tested pupils on issues related to human geography than in 2001.

Secondary schools already re-test pupils when they arrive in September because they do not trust the SATs results.