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Measuring the main trends of an individual's progress is always difficult. However, the presence of measurement error makes it harder. Good tests indicate the measurement error associated with...
| Year published: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Charles answers the following questions:
If we pre- and post-test every unit, are we overtesting?
How can we determine whether our students have progressed if we do not test every unit?
Is...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Measurement scales allow raw test scores to be converted to locations on an equal-interval scale. This article outlines how these work, how they are numbered and how they relate to...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Traditionally, the beginning of the school year sees a flurry of assessment activity. In many schools this includes the use of standardised tests such as the Progressive Achievement Tests...
| Year published: 2004 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Charles Darr reports on his experience in creating a mathematics test using asTTle, comments on his perceptions, and discusses some of the strengths and weaknesses of this new assessment package for...
| Year published: 2003 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Validity and reliability are two key ideas in assessment. In the last issue of set I looked at the concept of validity and how it might inform the assessment decisions we make as classroom...
| Year published: 2005 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2005_3_059.pdf | Content type: Set article
Being aware of validity and how it can be threatened can help teachers make decisions about what assessments are worth making and what they can be used for.
| Year published: 2005 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2005_2_055.pdf | Content type: Set article
In the last edition of Assessment News (Part 1 of this “quick guide”), we looked at how measurement error limits the precision of test scores. In this edition of Assessment News we examine how...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The New Zealand Government has announced a change package in response to a recent review of the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA). In this article Charles Darr, a chief...
| Year published: 2019 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: Set 2019_3_057.pdf | Content type: Set article
The New Zealand government’s Crusade for Literacy and Numeracy stipulates that national standards will be set in literacy and numeracy; that every primary and intermediate student will be assessed...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article