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Interpreting aggregated National Standards data: a thought experiment
Recently, there has been some public debate about the 2012 National Standards results, how these stack up against the results from 2011, and what they mean. But interpreting National Standards results is difficult and the debate sometimes lacks depth.
Recently, there has been some public debate about the 2012 National Standards results, how these stack up against the results from 2011, and what they mean. But interpreting National Standards results is difficult and the debate sometimes lacks depth.
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement: Wānangatia te putanga tauira
Purpose-based writing
Juliet Twist of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research responds to a question from Juliet Pendleton of Pt Chevalier School: "Given that the move towards purpose-based teaching for writing seems to mean a heavier reliance on ‘just in time’ teaching, will children still make steady progress towards achieving National Standards?
Vital connections: Why we need more than self-managing schools
New Zealand teachers’ overall teacher judgements (OTJs): Equivocal or unequivocal?
Teaching Reading Comprehension - The What, The How, The Why
Commentary: Towards defining, assessing and reporting against national standards for literacy and numeracy in New Zealand
Standards, teacher judgement and moderation in contexts of national curriculum and assessment reform
National consultation on exemplars: What difference does it make for teachers?
Earlier this year 225 primary, intermediate and secondary schools took part in a national consultation on the draft national exemplars. Schools effectively trialled the exemplars and provided feedback on their quality and usefulness. The results, though mixed, were generally positive, and have influenced the ongoing development of national exemplars. They also have implications for the professional development of teachers when the national exemplars are implemented in 2003.
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