Note: The PAT:Mathematics Teacher Manual is current to the 2009 revision, all other material is current to the 2006 revision.

To order:

order online; or

download the PAT:Mathematics order form (PDF file) and email or fax back on (04) 802 1450; or

email order details to sales@nzcer.org.nz

PAT:Mathematics tests:

PAT:Mathematics tests:

• number knowledge
• number strategies
• algebra
• geometry and measurement
• statistics

Features

• Test scores allow for formative as well as summative reporting.
• Scale scores enable a student's level of achievement to be tracked from year to year.
• Diagnostic reports are provided in the teacher manual.
• The tests can be used at any time between February and November each year.
• Tests can be used at two or more year levels.
• The tests come as reusable booklets with separate answer sheets.

National standards for mathematics: where to set the bar?

This paper, written by a group of NZCER researchers, considers why many students who are making normal progress according to their results in NZCER’s Progressive Achievement Test (PAT) in mathematics, would fail to meet the new National Standard in mathematics.

Advice on PAT:Mathematics and National Standards

NZCER believes schools should make their own judgements about how student performance on PAT:Mathematics relates to the National Standards, until additional studies to align the tests with the standards are completed.

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Printable order form: PAT:Mathematics order form [104 KB PDF].