Assessment Practices - Overview

What assessment tools do we already use?Year 0 – 1: One month assessment; 6 year net; ENP –

Gloss; writing exemplars; running recordsYear 2 – 3: Writing exemplars; Basic facts probes; PM

Benchmarks – running recordsYear 4 – 6: STAR; Maths PAT; Schonell spelling; running

records; AsTTle reading/writing; Probes – basic factsTTRR: as per other syndicatesAre these the best tools to give us the information we

need to be able to ascertain where our children are at?

Assessment - Expectations

National Expectations: NAG 1 - Curriculum is changing but NAG requirements are not.

Teachers are expected to use assessment data to identify the needs of groups and individuals, and use this information to ensure that planning will meet the specific needs of the students in their care (Page 3 PAGE folder)

Assessment Overview - NAG 1

• On the basis of good quality assessment information, identify students and groups of students:

a)Who are not achievingb)Who are at risk of not achieving;c) Who have special needs, andd)Aspects of the curriculum which require

particular attention (Page 9 PAGE Folder)

Assessment - Expectations

What are our expectations?Discussions around• When do we assess• Which tools give us the best info• What are other tools are out there• Literacy and numeracy – what about the other

aspects of curriculum?

Assessment – Expectations (cont’d)

Anne Tolley article – Education (National Standards) Amendment Bill:

• Clear national standards in reading, writing and numeracy.

• Parents have right to see all assessment information and receive regular plain English reports

• use of a range of tools including existing normed tools

Assessment – Parental Expectations

What do parents want to know? What’s important? Where does my child sit within the class and

compared to others at level in NZ?

Benefits of Assessment ToolsAssessment Tool Ease of

administrationEffectiveness of information

Next step learning

STAR

AsTTle Reading

AsTTle Writing

Maths PAT

AsTTle Maths

Reading PAT

6 year Net

One month

Running Records

Basic Facts

Spelling

Assessment – Data Collection

Assessment cycles: St Albans Assessment and Evaluation overview

Assessment – Data Analysis

Now that we got it – what do we do with it and who needs to know?

Assessment – Next Steps

My role as DoL – Assessment• Agreement on cycle for assessment for year –

Term 1• Redevelopment of portfolios• Use of Student Management System