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The Collection and Use of Assessment Information: Good Practice in Primary Schools

Published: 01 Jun 2007

ERO evaluated the collection and use of assessment information in schools in 2006. The evaluation concluded that more work can be done to improve assessment practice in schools. This report builds on this finding by giving examples of good practice in the collection and use of assessment information in primary schools. The report also includes three detailed case studies.

Audience:
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Good practice
Assessment

The Collection and Use of Assessment Information in Schools

Published: 01 Mar 2007

Knowing what students know and can do is fundamental to effective teaching and students’ learning. Teachers need to assess student achievement to know whether or not their teaching is meeting the learning needs of their students.

In 2006, ERO evaluated how effectively schools collected and used assessment information. This report details the findings of that evaluation and recommends what can be done to make assessment practices in schools more effective.

Audience:
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Assessment
Assessment information

Evaluation at a glance: A decade of assessment in New Zealand Primary Schools - Practice and trends

Published: 24 Apr 2018

High quality assessment and evaluation allows us to focus on student progress and outcomes at classroom, school and system levels.  It helps teachers, schools and systems to report on student achievement across points in time, and provide information for parents, trustees and the public about the quality of education. 

Audience:
Education
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Evaluation
Assessment
Formative assessment
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA)

The Quality of Assessment in Early Childhood Education

Published: 01 Nov 2007

Assessment informs an early childhood service’s programme and educators’ teaching practices. ERO evaluated the quality of assessment in all the early childhood services reviewed in Terms 3 and 4, 2006.

Services were at varying stages in their understanding and implementation of assessment practices, as not all had yet participated in professional development.

Audience:
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Assessment
Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Te Whāriki
Kei Tua o te Pae/Assessment for Learning: Early Childhood Exemplars
Early childhood services

The Collection and Use of Assessment Information: Good Practice in Secondary Schools

Published: 01 Jun 2007

ERO evaluated the collection and use of assessment information in schools in 2006. The evaluation concluded that more work can be done to improve assessment practice in schools. This complementary report aims to help secondary schools review their assessment practice. It highlights characteristics common to high quality assessment practices and includes examples of good practice.

Audience:
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Secondary
Assessment

Science in primary schools: a guide for teachers

Published: 19 Apr 2021

To support leaders and teachers to review and strengthen the science learning opportunities they provide, ERO explored the strategies and approaches that a selection of schools had taken to increase students’ engagement in science. This short guides draws on this work to help primary school teachers think about how they can support stronger science teaching and learning in their school.

Audience:
Education
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Science
State schools
Integrated schools
Primary

Science in primary schools: a guide for leaders

Published: 20 Apr 2021

To support leaders and teachers to review and strengthen the science learning opportunities they provide, ERO explored the strategies and approaches that a selection of schools had taken to increase students’ engagement in science. This short guides draws on this work to help primary school leaders think about how they can support stronger science teaching and learning in their school.

Audience:
Education
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Science
Integrated schools
Schools
State schools

Wanaka Primary School

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7 Ironside Drive, Wanaka

School type:
Contributing
Content type:
Institution
Total roll:
450
Education institution number:
1167

Makarora Primary School

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31 Rata Road, Makarora, Wanaka

School type:
Full Primary
Content type:
Institution
Total roll:
10
Education institution number:
3767

Papanui Primary School

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40 Winters Road, Papanui, Christchurch

School type:
Contributing
Content type:
Institution
Total roll:
188
Education institution number:
3466

Mairehau Primary School

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43 Mahars Road, Christchurch

School type:
Full Primary
Content type:
Institution
Total roll:
349
Education institution number:
3425

Kaikoura Primary School

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19 Torquay Street, Esplanade, Kaikoura

School type:
Contributing
Content type:
Institution
Total roll:
117
Education institution number:
3391

Nayland Primary School

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225 Nayland Road, Stoke, Nelson

School type:
Contributing
Content type:
Institution
Total roll:
319
Education institution number:
3208

Hillside Primary School

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24 McCaughan Street, Browns

School type:
Full Primary
Content type:
Institution
Total roll:
24
Education institution number:
3935

Victory Primary School

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214 Vanguard Street, Nelson

School type:
Contributing
Content type:
Institution
Total roll:
266
Education institution number:
3231

Lincoln Primary School

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130 North Belt, Lincoln

School type:
Full Primary
Content type:
Institution
Total roll:
717
Education institution number:
3412