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Accessing the Science engagement survey

The Science engagement survey is a free online tool schools can use to measure how students perceive science learning in class.

To access and administer the survey, schools must be signed up to NZCER Marking.

If your school is already subscribed to NZCER Marking

If your school is already subscribed to NZCER Marking, you can log in and create a Science engagement survey as you would for any PAT assessment.

  1. Log in to www.nzcermarking.org.nz and select 'Science engagement survey'.

  2. Click 'Activate Access' button the first time to get started.

  3. Click 'Add new survey group' and enter a class name, the term and the year level of your students, then click 'Add'. You will need to create a separate survey group for each year level in your class.

  4. Preview the survey you have created by clicking on the blue computer-screen icon under the heading 'Demo'.

  5. Go back to the Science survey page. In the ‘survey group’ you have created, you will find the survey token which is the password each class member will need to access the survey.

  6. To do the survey, students type in the survey URL (http://www.nzceronline.org.nz/) and enter the survey token for their class.

  7. The site administrator can view the class reports as soon as the students have completed the survey. Simply click on the 'Reports' tab on the top black tool bar and the 'Item Report' icon for the class you wish to view.

If your school is not subscribed to NZCER Marking

If your school is not subscribed to NZCER Marking you will need to subscribe first. You will not need to pay anything if you are only subscribing for the Science engagement survey. 

  1. Visit www.nzcermarking.org.nz.

  2. Click on the 'Subscribe' button and complete the registration form, selecting ‘Science engagement survey’.

  3. You will receive an email with your administrator username and password. Log in with your username and password.  

  4. Click on 'Add new survey group' and enter a class name, the term and the year level of your students, then click 'Add'. You will need to create a separate survey group for each year level in your class.

  5. Preview the survey you have created by clicking on the blue computer-screen icon under the heading 'Demo'.

  6. Go back to the Science survey page. In the ‘survey group’ you have created, you will find the survey token which is the password each class member will need to access the survey.

  7. To do the survey, students type in the survey URL (http://www.nzceronline.org.nz/) and enter the survey token for their class.

  8. The site administrator can view the class reports as soon as the students have completed the survey. Click on the 'Reports' tab on the top black tool bar and the 'Item Report' icon for the class you wish to view.

Help and support

For questions around accessing this survey through NZCER Marking, call Assessment Services at 04 802 1630 or email assessmentservices@nzcer.org.nz