Changing KS3 Questions for Engaging Assessment

About. A description of changing questions, and a set of exemplar resources ready for classroom use. These resources have two slides:

1. a crib-sheet for the teacher to glance at before the lesson starts showing the question, information about the level and the topics covered, and suggested changes that can be made.
2. the question that is projected for the pupils

Pedagogical content. Test questions are often seen as uninteresting and useful only to assess pupils summatively. This resource however allows questioning^(ta) to be used to support pupils’ revision, creativity and higher order^(ta) problem-solving in class. The tasks could be conducted via whole class^(ta) discussion^(ta) or assessment^(ta), perhaps using mini-whiteboards^(tool), or in small group work^(ta) situations.

Resource details
Title	Changing KS3 Qs for Engaging Assessment; questions grouped by topic, paper, and national curriculum level
Topic	[[Topics/Assessment|Assessment]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Assessment|Assessment]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Higher order|Higher order]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Whole class|Whole class]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Group work|Group work]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Discussion|Discussion]]
Learning Objectives	After using these resources teachers and pupils should be able to: use a pre-existing resource in interesting and creative ways to deepen understanding.
Format / structure	Files provided as individual .ppt, and .zip. The original SATs papers (2007's) are also available to download from the 2007 Maths SATs Papers page.
Subject	[[Resources/Maths|Maths]],  [[Resources/Teacher Education|Teacher Education]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/KS3|KS3]]
Useful information	Questions modified under OGL licence (see below). These can be a starter activities or can run for a full lesson.
Files and resources to view and download	There is a description of how to use this resource, and the files for download at Changing Questions Description, the question bundles can be downloaded as .zip or individual ppt from: Algebra & Number, paper 1 (non-calculator) Algebra & Number, paper 2 (calculator) Geometry & Measure, paper 1 (non-calculator Geometry & Measure, paper 2 (calculator) Statistics, paper 1 (non-calculator) Statistics, paper 2 (calculator)

• These files feature content from the 2007 Maths SATs Papers (without the mental arithmetic component).
• The original questions have been modified by Mark Dawes to include teacher notes.
• Attribution to the files should refer to the Powerpoint files stored and licenced here on the ORBIT website.