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Testbase 2007/8
Making Good ProgressWhat is Testbase?
Testbase provides teachers with an assessment resource making the most of the QCA national test materials that have been developed over the years: individual questions, mark schemes and commentary.
Whatever developments and initiatives occur in the coming years, Testbase will continue to meet the needs of teachers in Monitoring Children's Progress. Whether you need something for formative or summative assessment at any level across key stages 1, 2 and 3, you will find it in Testbase.
You can compile you own materials using the individual questions and resources or you can use ready-made documents prepared by experts.
Testbase is used by over 15,000 individual schools and by many Local Authorities who purchase collective licences for all their schools. The software is also used by teacher training colleges, universities and the National Strategies.
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Contents 2007/8
- Test questions, mark schemes and performance data up to
2007 indexed by topic, level,
type and teaching framework
- Mental Mathematics from KS1 to KS3 - individual
questions with easy to compile
transcripts and pupil answer
sheets
- Extended content Across the key stages: UAM and Tracking
Assessment Focuses
- More How Science Works materials
- More interactive whiteboard materials for KS1 English
New developments: available now
- Year 5 and Year 6 topic tests, plenaries and extension
activities linked to
the new PNS objectives
- Challenging activities to extend pupils' ability to use
and apply mathematics
- Activities to support investigative skills teaching in
science
- Testbase Progress helping you analyse pupil performance
in science and maths
(release in January 08)
Supporting teachers: what you can do with
Testbase
- Create your own topic tests collecting questions by
topic and target level (assessment)
- Find materials linked to the QCA Science Scheme of Work
(teaching schemes)
- Create a mark entry sheet for a reading test that
itemises individual questions by
assessment focus
(diagnostic)
- Generate pupil answer sheets for mental mathematics
(flexibility)
- Export to word processor to edit original questions
(T&L)
- Create mark entry sheet to record pupil performance
(progress)
Who can licence Testbase? What does the
licence cover?
Testbase can be bought by schools or other educational
institutions. It is not for sale to private individuals. Once
your school has a licence, the software can be used by any
teacher in the
school or at home. The print-outs can only be
used in the purchasing institution.
How do I get a licence?
On this website,
select the products you want and proceed to the order form.
If you would like us to contact you, please complete a web query
form.
How much is a licence?
If you have not
used Testbase before the licence is £60 plus VAT for each
subject and key stage.
An update licence costs £30 plus VAT. An
update licence is available to those schools who have bought Testbase in either of the last two editions. If you order three
or more licences then there
is a 10% discount.
Single subject licence
New User £60,
Update user £30 |
3 or more subject licences ordered
(any
combination of subjects)
New user 3 x £60 less 10% = £162
Update user 3 x £30 less 10% =£81 |
Can I use e-Learning Credits?
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Yes, licences for all Testbase subjects can be
purchased using eLCs
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Is Testbase available for GCSE and GCE (A
Level)?
GCSE and AS/A2 examination materials are available through
Exampro, ExamWizard and ExamQuest, which use the same program as Testbase,
making it easy for teachers to prepare mock papers, revision and
end-of-topic tests throughout years 14-19. Exampro,
ExamWizard and ExamQuest products contain thousands of GCSE and AS/A2
questions for revision and assessment in sciences, mathematics,
humanities and IT.
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| GCSE and A Level products from Edexcel in Science, Maths and the Humanities |
GCSE, A Level and FSMQ products
from AQA in Science, Maths,
Business, Psychology and ICT |
GCSE, A Level products from OCR in
Maths, ICT, Religious Studies and PE |
Important info for Maths users
- Issue 11 (2007/8)
Mental Mathematics is a new Testbase product. Any mental
maths questions have been separated from all key stage levels of
Testbase Mathematics. This means that if you have Maths .exd files created in an earlier Testbase
(Issue 10 or earlier), they will not open in Testbase Issue 11 (2007/8)
The reason the files won't open is that they
include questions no longer in the database.
This year Testbase was reorganised and some older materials were removed to ensure that Testbase reflects the greater emphasis on UAM and the changes to the test questions. The mental maths questions were put into a separate database as there was a mixture of questions for pupils (written papers) and transcripts for teachers (mental papers).
If you want to read the old Testbase (.exd) files that you created, you need to right click on the file and select 'open with' then choose Notepad. This will display all the question codes in a file so that you can see which ones you have used and recreate in the latest edition. Alternatively, you could install the old version on a single computer so that you can re-open, edit to remove the problematic questions, save and open in Issue 11.
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