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NZCER is committed to developing new assessment tools for use by New Zealand schools. Here we describe three of the development projects that are currently underway that may be of interest to...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
One of the hot topics at a small science education conference I recently attended was the Nature of Science strand of the new curriculum. There was considerable discussion about the kind of support...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Some schools have expended considerable effort to create assessment rubrics as part of building an initial understanding of the key competencies in The New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education,...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article
Fractions are known to be difficult. Jonathan Fisher explores why this is so, looking in particular at the crucial foundation concepts of part-whole relationships and partitioning. He outlines common...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2009_2_012.pdf | Content type: Set article
Sometimes a test can be too easy for some or all of the test takers, resulting in a large number of perfect or near-perfect scores. When this happens the test results are sometimes described as...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This paper examines the implications of using large-scale assessment results (a) to make judgements about student achievement of educational goals and (b) to provide educators with directions for...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article
This paper describes an instance of classroom assessment and then moves on to consider the ways that examples such as this may illustrate, and be informed by, the principles for curriculum decision...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article
Assessment for learning (AfL) is widely acknowledged in international research as an effective approach to supporting and promoting learning, but its use in educational settings is not as widespread...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article
Assumptions about disability play a key role in how disabled students are treated at school. Using a case study as a focus, Bernadette Macartney argues that every child has the right to be viewed...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Feedback is a key component of assessment for learning. This study explored whether a sample of students in Years 3–6 understood their teachers' feedback. The results showed some mismatch between...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article