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An understanding of validity, reliability and usability are a must for all test users. The validity of a test is an indication of how well it measures what the author claims it will measure; its...
| Year published: 1980 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
We have all had the experience at some time of being given a good test which has been ruined or just made less 'do-able' by clumsy layout and unsatisfactory reproduction. Poor layout and...
| Year published: 1982 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
In recent years an increasing number of teachers have found the "Cioze Procedure" an asset in their reading programmes. Some use it for assessing the level of their students' reading...
| Year published: 1977 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
As teachers, we should be clear why we are testing. We should not test just because it is always done. Certainly, tests often do help motivate students to work harder. But the results can be...
| Year published: 1980 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Educational testing, once the subject of debate by teachers and other professionals, is now being debated in public forums and in open court. Public concern has been most clearly expressed in the...
| Year published: 1981 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
There is limited research to support our understanding of values implementation in New Zealand schools. This article draws on findings from a recent Teaching and Learning Research...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
From time to time the New Zealand Council for Educational Research is asked how test results can contribute to making an Overall Teacher Judgement (OTJ). This is an important and complex question and...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Assessment in schools is often concerned with generating student-achievement information in specific learning areas. However, we can use assessment techniques to collect a wider range of information...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
As National Standards come into force around the country, schools are starting to deal with implementing them in practice. This article explores some ideas about the implementation of National...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
What could we be looking for in student work when it comes to summative assessment? This article explores some of the challenges related to assessment in social studies. It then traces some of the...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article