Determined to improve the academic performance of students, Cambridge Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM), a leading provider of assessment and monitoring systems, has described its assessment system as one that is out to help schools know the potential of their students.
Cambridge CEM also uses baseline and diagnostic assessments to accurately measure a child’s potential and progress in order to understand and respond to their individual needs.
Kevin Moran, curriculum lead and data manager at Day Waterman College, said that data derived from Cambridge CEM tests has helped enrich teaching and learning, while improving the performance of students in the school.
“With Cambridge CEM tests like MidYiS and Yellis, students who are underperforming, especially in the mid-range results, are identified early and steps are subsequently taken to motivate them in order to enhance performance in areas where improvements are needed,” he said.
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According to him, data gathered from each child’s tests can also facilitate professional development among teachers as it informs teaching and learning, with training being held to further teachers’ professional development.
“We have had Continuing Professional Development sessions to educate the classroom leaders in using the spreadsheet to analyse data gathered from the Cambridge CEM tests,” Moran said.
Juan Visser, regional director for Sub-Saharan Africa at Cambridge Assessment International Education, said Cambridge CEM tests have been able to reveal the cognitive standing of students, and can also expose gaps in the knowledge of students, thereby showing educators where emphasis should be laid in teaching.
“Cambridge CEM tests are part of the Cambridge family of qualifications, and it is applicable to all curriculums. Therefore, it may be applied to any school level studies. Cambridge CEM tests are a truly invaluable resource for schools,” Visser said.
It has been established that the use of an assessment provider like Cambridge CEM can support Nigerian schools in maintaining high-quality teaching and learning standards by helping to identify specific issues that students face, prompting the process of understanding and tackling those issues.
Therefore, integrating the assessments into the curriculum creates an educational system that prioritises the unique potential of each child, improving overall academic performance.
Cambridge CEM tests also help to predict grades in qualifications such as Cambridge International AS and A Level, Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge O Level. The tests are currently used across Cambridge International Schools in the Middle East, South East Asia and China, and in a number of UK curriculum schools in Nigeria including Day Waterman College a secondary boarding school located near Abeokuta, Ogun State.
