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The complexities of moderating student writing in a community of practice

Author(s): Rosemary (Rose) Hipkins MNZM, Sally Robertson
This article uses Wenger’s (1998) theory of communities of practice as a framework to describe the complexities of moderation processes when these processes are intended to support teacher learning...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Assessment: Complex concept and complex practice

The aim of this article is to clarify some key concepts in the current Norwegian discourse on assessment, the importance of which is essential in working with teachers on developing competence in...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Commentary: Towards defining, assessing and reporting against national standards for literacy and numeracy in New Zealand

Author(s): Alison Gilmore, Charles Darr
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

The development and trial of Māori language tools for assessing oral language from Years 1 to 3

Author(s): Mere Berryman
Māori language education settings have resulted in teachers requiring efficient ways to identify the oral Māori language proficiency of students at the beginning of Māori-immersion schooling and...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Teachers’ conceptions of assessment: Comparing primary and secondary teachers in New Zealand

Author(s): Gavin Brown
The conceptions teachers have about assessment are assumed to influence their practices and to be consistent with the jurisdictional and policy frameworks in which they work. This paper compares two...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

The problem of enactment: The influence of teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs on their uptake and implementation of feedback-related ideas and practices

Using an interpretive, qualitative case study methodology, the current study investigated 20 primary school teachers’ beliefs and understandings about feedback, and the use of feedback to enhance...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

‘Tell me about your school’: Researching local responses to New Zealand’s National Standards policy

This article introduces the Research, Analysis and Insight into National Standards (RAINS) project, a study of how six schools are enacting the National Standards introduced into New Zealand’s...
| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: PDF icon AM2013_5_094.pdf | Content type: Assessment Matters article