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"Once given to 11 year olds"? I'm starting to prepare my son to take it this time next year. Some observations so far: - It exercises some core problems solvi

"Once given to 11 year olds"? I'm starting to prepare my son to take it this time next year. Some observations so far: - It exercises some core problems solving skills. - It is a good arena for learning how exams work, particularly the time keeping, without getting mixed up with learning a large body of knowledge. - Having a performance metric would appear to affect the whole education system (for the better). - By removing those pupils who (at this point in time) do well on the 11+ into seperate schools, it allows the secondary schools and their teachers to concentrate on the next stratum of kids who are no longer in the shade.

GeneTraylor 15y ago
What if the child has a learning disability? What happens then?
- samlittlewood 15y ago
  Disabled pupils can have 'reasonable adjustments' to the administration of the test, given supporting evidence. Eg, for learning disabilities - extra time or breaks. For the gory detail: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/assets/content/bcc/docs/schools/admissions/EQA_11+_Guidance_2012_Entry.pdf http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/assets/content/bcc/docs/schools/ad...
- dfxm12 15y ago
  What if the child isn't a native English speaker? What if teachers of younger students only teach to this test and ignore other important topics?
  - samlittlewood 15y ago
    > What if the child isn't a native English speaker? They will need to cram vocab. - as are their English speaking peers. > What if teachers of younger students only teach to this test and ignore other important topics? The teachers explicitly don't teach to this test, and would be sanctioned if they did such that all the other areas of the syllabus were slipping. It is up to the parents to arrange preparation one way or another. Having said that, the school work does overlap - they start to have time limits on tests, and as always there is a strong emphasis on reading, comprehension and vocabulary. However, the particular mechanics and mindset of the 11+ are not covered.
  - dinaiz 15y ago
    Well I'm a non-native english speaker and I passed ... well ok, I'm 30 ;-))))))

GeneTraylor 15y ago

What if the child has a learning disability? What happens then?

samlittlewood 15y ago
Disabled pupils can have 'reasonable adjustments' to the administration of the test, given supporting evidence. Eg, for learning disabilities - extra time or breaks. For the gory detail: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/assets/content/bcc/docs/schools/admissions/EQA_11+_Guidance_2012_Entry.pdf http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/assets/content/bcc/docs/schools/ad...
dfxm12 15y ago
What if the child isn't a native English speaker? What if teachers of younger students only teach to this test and ignore other important topics?
- samlittlewood 15y ago
  > What if the child isn't a native English speaker? They will need to cram vocab. - as are their English speaking peers. > What if teachers of younger students only teach to this test and ignore other important topics? The teachers explicitly don't teach to this test, and would be sanctioned if they did such that all the other areas of the syllabus were slipping. It is up to the parents to arrange preparation one way or another. Having said that, the school work does overlap - they start to have time limits on tests, and as always there is a strong emphasis on reading, comprehension and vocabulary. However, the particular mechanics and mindset of the 11+ are not covered.
- dinaiz 15y ago
  Well I'm a non-native english speaker and I passed ... well ok, I'm 30 ;-))))))