Helen Myers
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Here's a post I wrote on grading:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
Unfair grading and its impact in Languages
Imagine you are selling petrol for £1.40 a litre, and the other garages down the street all sell it for £1.30. Should you be surprised or c...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Here's a post I wrote on grading:
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
whoteacheslanguages.blogspot.com/2025/08/unfa...
Reposted by Helen Myers
Hear here, a timely reminder. I can't abide the 4 - 'pass' and 5 'good pass' nonsense.
August 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hear here, a timely reminder. I can't abide the 4 - 'pass' and 5 'good pass' nonsense.
Good point. David has added a paragraph now. It's not straightforward - you need to see grades obtained in maths and English as well to guide you - but better than a random number I hope! helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/06/prac...
Practical suggestions for grading your Year 10 students taking the new GCSE ML
Updated 26.06.25. to include guidance on Tiering. It's the time of year when teachers ask questions on various fora about how to interpret...
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June 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Good point. David has added a paragraph now. It's not straightforward - you need to see grades obtained in maths and English as well to guide you - but better than a random number I hope! helenmyers.blogspot.com/2025/06/prac...
I'm passing on thanks to David!
June 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm passing on thanks to David!
So true! And there is an extra strong signal sent if the user is showing off the app to a doubting friend.
April 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
So true! And there is an extra strong signal sent if the user is showing off the app to a doubting friend.
Thank you so much for sharing these. It was lovely to see you!
March 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Thank you so much for sharing these. It was lovely to see you!
Yes.. but would love to hear you. Didn't know that about Zayna. What a star! I still have a slide somewhere when I show off about her brilliant writing in year 11 in response to a Second Life scenario in class!
March 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Yes.. but would love to hear you. Didn't know that about Zayna. What a star! I still have a slide somewhere when I show off about her brilliant writing in year 11 in response to a Second Life scenario in class!
Great to hear that. Sorry to have missed seeing you Kedi. Hopefully some other time.
March 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Great to hear that. Sorry to have missed seeing you Kedi. Hopefully some other time.
What a lovely message to read! It was a fantastic conference! Looking forward to hearing you at our ALL London event in June!
March 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
What a lovely message to read! It was a fantastic conference! Looking forward to hearing you at our ALL London event in June!