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Testbase

• Introduction to Testbase
• What Does Testbase Do?
• Access and Access from Home
• Contacts
• Assessment Training Courses
• Install Testbase software using the Testbase website Updated 15/11/07

Introduction

Testbase is available to schools through the Hertfordshire Grid for Learning and contains all KS1, KS2 and KS3 QCA test papers for the core subjects, including the optional tests. Testbase also contains the mark schemes for each test and examples of pupils work at different levels, including commentary.

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What does Testbase do?

It allows teachers to search the test papers by six criteria;

• for all subjects by topic, level and type of question
• Numeracy can be filtered into the key objectives
• Literacy can be filtered into the assessment focuses
• Science into the scheme of work.

The Assessment Team recommends that the questions contained within Testbase be used flexibly as resources for learning, not just for testing.

As it is possible to choose questions from any year, paper or topic they can easily be used during a lesson, for example, within a plenary.

Lessons can be built around particular types of questions and pupils can become familiar with the mark schemes.

The writing examples also provide extra literacy resources for pupils to analyse and annotate.

It is also possible to create and save your own files of questions.

Another possibility is to export questions into a word document in order to make alterations necessary for teaching and learning, so the same type of question can be used but the context and units of measurement can be changed.

The Authority offers training on the use of Testbase.

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Access and Access from Home

The Testbase website and software is only available from within a Hertfordshire school. However, once you have downloaded the exe files to your computer, you can install the software onto any school computer (laptops that have testbase installed can be used at home).

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Contacts

Technical Support
Email: techsupport@testbase.co.uk
Tel: 0208 4442662

Lara Graham
Adviser Assessment & Analysis
Tel: 01582 830337

Patsy Woodward
ICT Project Manager
Email: patsy.woodward@hertscc.gov.uk
Tel: 01582 830254

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