What is MidYIS?
*Please note: this is 'Cambridge Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring's' baseline assessment solution for 11-14 year olds. For other age groups, explore ASPECTS (3-4), BASE (4-5), Cambridge Primary Insights (5-11), MidYIS Yellis (14-16), or Alis (16-19).
MidYIS is an adaptive baseline assessment for students aged 11 to 14 that shows potential future GCSE and IGCSE exam performance with predictive data.
MidYIS assess four cognitive areas which research shows are linked to later academic outcomes:
- Vocabulary (10 minutes) – word fluency and understanding
- Maths (25 minutes) – logical thinking, manipulating numbers and numerical concepts
- Non-verbal (5 minutes) – ability to recognise shapes, match patterns, apply spatial awareness and visual intuition
- Skills (15 minutes) – proofreading, perceptual speed and accuracy
With MidYIS, you can:
- Assess: Adaptive, personalised and tailored assessment. Efficient - fits into a standard lesson, no teacher marking is required, and results are available to download within 48 hours.
- Analyse: Identify students' starting points, strengths and weaknesses. Review indicators of potential future GCSE and IGCSE exam performance with predictive data.
- Plan: Plan appropriate support and inform early interventions. Raise aspirations and set realistic yet motivational targets for students as they progress through secondary school with predictive data.
- Teach: Support your professional judgement with reliable data insights, and inform conversations with students and parents. Monitor student and cohort progress.
- Reflect: Examine student outcomes. Understand progress across the whole school with value-added data. Identify areas for school improvement and share best practice.
- Support: Access support and guidance from your personal secure site.
 Company | Business Name: Cambridge Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 2005 |
| Age Range | 11-13, 14-16 |
 Features | Adaptive Baseline AssessmentGcse PredictionsValue-added ReportingFormative AssessmentCognitive Ability Test |
 Languages | English |
 Accessibility | Moderate features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR |
 Requirements | Available OfflineDesktop - MacDesktop - Windows |
 Set Up | MidYIS can be set up in as little as a few days! |
 Training | Live OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos Our on-demand webinars are available at https://www.cem.org/events. |
 Support | EmailFAQs/ForumKnowledge BasePhone Support Our Help Centre has lots of documentation and videos for users at every stage of the journey: https://help.cem.org/hc/en-gb. |
| Home Learning | Parent Access Reports can be shared with parents at the discretion of the school. |
 Tags | MidYIS |
MidYIS PricingPricing Plans Paid Subscription MidYIS pricing starts from £5.5 / per-pupil Bespoke group pricing is available upon request. Full pricing details are available at https://www.cem.org/buynow.  Optimised for a quick response | |
