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An investigation into online moderation

The purpose of this paper is to understand how teachers’ identities as assessors in a standards-referenced assessment system may be developed through their participation in online social moderation...

| 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 location and dislocation of Pacific knowledge and experience in New Zealand social studies (1997–2007)

This article compares the 1997 New Zealand social studies curriculum statement with The New Zealand Curriculum, in terms of the location of Pacific knowledge and experience, and argues that teacher...

| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article

Determining meaning for key competencies via assessment practices

Author(s): Rosemary (Rose) Hipkins MNZM

Some schools have expended considerable effort to create assessment rubrics as part of building an initial understanding of the key competencies in The New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education,...

| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Rethinking large-scale assessment

This paper examines the implications of using large-scale assessment results (a) to make judgements about student achievement of educational goals and (b) to provide educators with directions for...