In September this year teachers in Australia used Comparative Judgement to collectively assess the fiction writing of 7,465 primary school pupils.
So does this mean that the duration a child attends school doesn't have a significant impact? What could be more significant factors?
Probably simply time spent actually writing. My eight year old jumped probably three grades over the summer just by telling him to write a few paragraphs, followed by edits and rewrites, a few times a week.
So does this mean that the duration a child attends school doesn't have a significant impact? What could be more significant factors?
Probably simply time spent actually writing. My eight year old jumped probably three grades over the summer just by telling him to write a few paragraphs, followed by edits and rewrites, a few times a week.