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Student perceptions of their involvement in formative assessment feedback practices: “I can do it myself”

Student voice makes a valuable contribution in the effort to evaluate the impact of Assessment for Learning (AfL) as it is the student learning that AfL practices seek to enhance. The authors report...

| Year published: 2019 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text:

AM2019_006.pdf | Content type: Assessment Matters article

The use of standards-based grading in a project-based, STEM-focused learning context

The purpose of this study is to better understand the norms, processes, and implications of a standards-based assessment (SBA) system in a project-based, STEM-focused secondary school in the United...

| Year published: 2019 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

How year 12 classical studies students experience, understand, and use written feedback

A qualitative approach was used to investigate Year 12 secondary school students’ experiences, understandings and uses of written teacher feedback in classical studies. Participants in this small-...

| Year published: 2015 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

An analysis of the high representation of scientific and mathematical disciplines in New Zealand Scholarship Premier awards

The Premier New Zealand Scholarship, awarded annually to students performing at a high level in multiple secondary school subjects, has historically been dominated by students with successful results...

| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Māori and Pacific secondary student and parent perspectives on achievement, motivation and NCEA

Author(s): James Graham

New Zealand’s previous examination-based secondary assessment system can be viewed as encompassing cultural values presenting unfair challenges for indigenous and other nonmajority students. The...