Introduction to the assessment resource banks (ARBs) and their diagnostic potential

The Assessment Resource Banks (ARBs) are computerised banks of assessment material that are available on the Internet.  They are linked to the current New Zealand curriculum statements in mathematics, science, and English.  This paper introduces the ARBs.  It is followed by a description of the diagnostic potential of the ARBs.  The final part is an interactive discussion of the diagnostic dimension of a selection of resources from the mathematics ARB.

The full journal article is published in:
Mathematics magazine, 38 (1), May 2001. p. 29-38