Asttle Writing and the direct link to the CAA Writing Assessment

I've been asked about the connection between asttle writing and the CAA writing exam. Some of the questions from the 2024 CAA exam paper are almost identical to the questions used in the asttle tests. I've copied here the questions relating to a community facility and council supplied facilities.


The marking rubrics are similar but the asttle is designed to provide a lot more detail for students in terms of strengthes and weaknesses. The CAA rubric is not designed with studentd feedback in mind, its a more pass and fail system. Both offer teachers a way to improve or develop the teaching in order to address the learning needs of thier students.


I'm quoting one of the markers from 2024, who said “In terms of punctuation, as long as they use a capital letter and a full stop, that's a tick.”