When reporting data from NZCER standardised tests using stanines, you need to think about:
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Read rest of post: Calculating correct stanines when testing at different times of the year
Date posted: 10 April 2013
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The original development of the STAR (Supplementary Test of Achievement in Reading) Test was carried out for NZCER by Dr Warwick Elley, now Emeritus Professor of Education. He also led the team that revised the test in 2010-2011. He has written a letter to the Listener which is worth repeating here:
Read rest of post: Warwick Elley on STAR
Date posted: 26 March 2013
You may have read that NZCER has organised a series of workshops over the next couple of months. Thanks to those who have already signed up, we're looking forward to the sessions and working with a range of schools.
Some of the key ideas we will be exploring include:
Read rest of post: Workshops on Making the most of standardised assessments
Date posted: 12 March 2013
Let’s be clear –the revised STAR test does not deliver inflated results. Norms for the revised STAR test were generated on the basis of a carefully drawn national sample involving thousands of students. These norms have since been validated by subsequent collection of data from tens of thousands of students who have used the test in the classroom.
Read rest of post: STAR and the science of assessment development
Date posted: 12 March 2013
Welcome to our new blog, NZCER on Assessment. The idea is to provide a place for information, ideas and support about all aspects of assessment. We'll be talking about NZCER's assessment tools and services but we also want to address wider assessment questions and link to relevant international material. We reckon we've got quite a bit of expertise about assessment within NZCER.
Read rest of post: Talking about Assessment
Date posted: 10 March 2013
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