Last week Pearson took its Learning Journeys on the road in Spain, visiting almost 250 teachers in Madrid, Bilbao and Seville. The topic was exams and so we considered ourselves extremely lucky to be able to count on Pearson’s very own Ian Wood (Product Development Director Assessment). Few people have spent quite so much time in and around the world of ELT assessment as he, so his knowledge proved invaluable as he tackled an area of particular concern to his audience – Changes to the 2015 Cambridge Exams.
Some are minor changes on familiar exercises, others are entirely brand new tasks (Cross-text multiple matching anyone?), and still others are subtle (or not so subtle) changes of focus. But all of them are going to impact the way we and our students prepare for these exams.
Thanks again to Ian for laying this all out so clearly. Changes are always a bit stressful, but being well informed is a great way to reduce some of that anxiety. You can have a look at his presentation by clicking on the image below.
And our deepest thanks to all of you who came out to see us. We certainly enjoyed meeting and talking to you.
For those of you who would like to view Ian’s other talk on teens, the teen brain and getting them ready for Cambridge exams, you can find it here.
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