Progressive Achievement Tests
PATs have been used in schools throughout New Zealand since the 1960s to provide valuable information about student learning.
Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs)
PATs have been used in schools throughout New Zealand since the 1960s to provide valuable information about student learning.
PATs are owned and developed independently by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research and add to the choices schools can make in their assessment programmes. All items are extensively trialled before publication to ensure that measurements are reliable and useful. Administration and marking are easy.
PAT:READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY
(Revised 2008)
These tests students' ability to make meaning across a range of texts and a range of vocabulary used in context.
PAT:LISTENING COMPREHENSION
(Revised 2010)
These tests provide information about students' ability to focus their listening and to make meaning from texts that are read to them.
PAT:MATHEMATICS
(Revised 2006)
These tests indicate student's levels of achievement in the skill, knowledge and understanding of mathematics as outlined by the New Zealand Mathematics Curriculum.
FAQ
Using and understanding PATs
Answers to some frequently asked questions about the PATs for teachers, educators, parents and the community.
NOTE: The use of photocopied test material (including answer sheets) is a breach of copyright.
