Psychometric questionnaires to assist teachers

Expect more of this to be rolled out along with `digital learning`.

"Some schools are using personality tests to target pupils who struggle to learn by traditional `written` methods of teaching."

"But psychology experts say such tests don’t provide `meaningful or useful information`."

"Education consulting firm, Bright Field, use an online psychometric questionnaire, developed by Insights Learning and Development Ltd, that determines what `energy` group a student belongs to, and encourages teachers to alter their pedagogical approach to better engage with them."

"The approach is said to help pupils who `prize social interaction` and thrive in creative activities."

"But Nick Rose, leading practitioner for psychology and research at Haileybury Turnford Academy in Hertfordshire, said personality tests provided `no greater insight about the individual than astrology … they don’t actually give you anything meaningful or useful.`"

"Education consultant and former teacher David Didau, who has challenged educational fads in his latest book, What If Everything You Knew About Education Was Wrong?, also said this type of learning was `not a good idea`."

"The model used by Bright Field costs between £30 to £40 per student – about £1,000 for a typical class..."

Mr Didau said: `If you are an introvert you probably don’t want to be doing any group work, but do you really need to pay £40 to find that out about a child?`"

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