This year, students in group 8 will be introduced to the so-called progression test for the first time, previously known as the Cito test, which was traditionally taken at the end of the school year. This also applies to the students of De Banier from Zwartemeer.
Previously, final tests were taken around April. Schools can now choose when they want to test. The written progression test from the first week of February or the digital test from January 29. The primary school in Zwartemeer chooses the latter and that suits them well.
Because carnival will be celebrated next week. “Carnival in Zwartemeer is big, it is celebrated here on a grand scale and we take part in it at school,” says school director Ellen Vos.
“Next Friday our school will be all about carnival. We will organize carnival parties with a noise parade and then go to the sports estate, where the children will give performances.”
Previously, level advice was given based on your Cito score, which you will follow in secondary school. But the advancement test works differently. Earlier this year, primary schools wrote level advice for students. The flow test determines whether this advice is correct and whether it is not too low. If it is too low, students can still receive a higher recommendation, but not a lower recommendation.
The fact that this has been created is a good thing, Vos thinks. “We have been following the children for eight years, we know where the children stand. The advice has already been given, children already know what their outflow will be. The advancement test only tests skills, while we also find it much more important how a child is in his own skin and is in the group. It is much broader, so that is why a test based solely on skills is quite special to give.”