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This study is a two-year multi-method study of current classroom assessment practices in New Zealand schools. The first phase has documented assessment practices at Years 5, 7, and 9 in the key areas of English and mathematics. The second phase will expand on this information through case-studies that document "good assessment practice".
Given the current educational environment and recent NZ government initiatives, it seemed timely to collect base-line data which could be used to track changes in classroom assessment. These initiatives include changes made to the National Administration Guidelines (NAGs), the new literacy and numeracy initiative, Assessment Tools for Teaching and Learning (asTTle), the introduction of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) in secondary schools, and the Education Standards Act (2001).
Paper presented at the Inaugural International Test Users' conference, Sydney, 3-5 July 2002.