educational assessments

LITERACY
Progress in English
Catherine Kirkup, Anastassia Triga, Tessa Reardon and Marian Sainsbury, National Foundation for Educational Research
quick guide
Age Range:
Paper: 5–14 years
Digital: 7–11 years
Suitable for:
Teachers, Literacy Co-ordinators
and SENCOs
Administration:
Group or Individual
Timings:
Untimed, approx 1 hour
Progress in English (PiE) tests a pupil’s reading and writing ability, and
has become established as the standardised English assessment of
choice in many schools.
The structure and content of the group test allow for pupils to be tested
annually, often used summatively at the end of the year. PiE comprises
two forms. The Short Form contains two themed reading
comprehension passages (fiction and non-fiction) and spelling and
grammar exercises. The optional Long Form includes open response
comprehension questions and writing tasks. The latter is provided with
detailed marking keys that have been rigorously moderated to guide
teachers in the marking of their pupils’ extended written work.
A new pupil booklet has recently been published, containing both the
Short Form and the Long Form exercises, to make administration of all
parts of PiE more straightforward for those wanting to test at greater
length. Each pack of the new booklets includes brief guidance notes;
full administration, marking and interpretation is as published in the
Teacher’s Guide to each level of PiE.
reporting. These reports illustrate:
Pupils’ results by Standard Age
Score, estimated reading and
writing National Curriculum
Levels, comparison of group and
national scores (by gender and
whole group), analysis of results
by process category (against
national scores) and question by
question analysis.
The Getting the Best from
Progress in English Handbook
and CD-ROM is still available. Go
online www.gl-assessment.co.uk
/piehandbook for further
information.
Suitable for use in
implementing the
Curriculum for
Excellence
Progress in English Digital mirrors the well established paper test with
the added benefit of automatic scoring, supported by instant diagnostic
Why use PiE?
• PiE is available for pupils from age 5 right through to 14 years,
providing a continual assessment across the primary and lower
secondary phases
• You will obtain an overview of a pupil’s attainment, progress and ability
in reading and writing to inform appropriate target setting
• The results will support you in your own assessment of how well pupils
are working
• PiE is an ideal assessment for monitoring progress over time and
identifying the effectiveness of intervention strategies
• You will be provided with National Curriculum Levels for reading and
writing for both the Short Form and Long Form of PiE
. . . and PiE Digital?
• Digital testing allows the automatic delivery of results as soon as tests
are complete, saving hours of marking time and waiting for scores
• Instant diagnostic reports allow you to act immediately on results, and
data can be integrated with other school information
• The engaging illustrations featured within PiE Digital bring the test to life
• Computer-based assessment often feels more relevant and less
daunting for pupils and fast feedback is proven more motivating
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Item from Progress in English 11 Digital