This is the Stage One Manual Progress in Understanding Mathematics (PUMA) is a standardised, curriculum-linked suite of tests designed for whole-class use and for pupils of all abilities. Uniquely, the series offers three tests for each primary school year, to monitor pupils' progress term by term, and provides reliable, predictive and diagnostic information. Or you can pick the test(s) you want, to give you maximum flexibility to assess just at the beginning, middle or end of each year, if you prefer. - simple and quick to administer and mark - taking less than an hour to assess a whole class - standardised scores, curriculum levels and maths ages, plus a diagnostic profile across the separate strands of mathematics, will give you a wealth of information and make you more effective in managing learning in your classroom - a decimalised PUMA scale score, based on the termly performance data of over 10,000 pupils nationally, lets you monitor small increments of progress and gives a reliable basis for predicting pupil progress and setting realistic targets - a separate test is available for autumn, spring and summer terms for Years 1-6 - attractively presented, to engage the children (the KS1 tests are printed in full colour) To view samples of all tests please visit: www.hoddereducation.co.uk/puma

 

This book is part of a book series called Puma .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hodder Education .

Colin McCarty is a former teacher, with extensive test-development experience, including National Tests and a wide range of diagnostic tests for Hodder.