Appendix 1: Questions used to guide this evaluation
ERO sought specific information in relation to the following questions:
- How do school leaders use achievement information to inform their self review, set targets and make resourcing decisions to support students learning, progress and achievement?
- How do school practices enable teachers to use assessment data to focus their teaching?
- How do school practices enable teachers to use assessment data to involve students in setting and understanding their learning goals?
- How are teachers preparing to make their overall judgements about student progress and achievement against the National Standards?
- How are school leaders and teachers preparing to moderate assessment data (in reading, writing and mathematics) to ensure consistency and reliability?
- How is this school progressing towards giving effect to The New Zealand Curriculum?
- What support have teachers, school leaders and/or trustees accessed to help them to work with the National Standards?
- What impact has this support had?
- What support do teachers, school leaders and trustees need to support them to work with the National Standards?
- How aware are teachers, school leaders and trustees of the Ministry of Education self-review tools to support the National Standards?
- To what extent are the National Standards understood by teachers, school leaders and trustees?
- How prepared is this school to work with the National Standards as part of its teaching and learning in the New Zealand Curriculum?