Assessment Services

PAT: Mathematics Adaptive Assessment 2

• Introducing PAT: Mathematics Adaptive
• How do I manually create a PAT: Mathematics Adaptive assessment?

PAT: Reading Vocabulary Adaptive Assessment 1

• Introducing PAT: Reading Vocabulary Adaptive

Effective use of Online Analysis and Reports 19

• The Scale Score
• PAT Mathematics: Conversion Tables
• The Scale Score Report
• Stanine vs Scale Score - Reference Year Groups
• Average Scale Score Progress

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Position and progress in the NZ Curriculum and Learning Progressions Framework 2

• New ways to think about PATs/STAR/STwE
• How do I choose the appropriate test for my students?

Subscription and Administrator Role 6

• Features of the NZCER Marking site
• What is the difference between the Administrator & Teacher role?
• Are the results confidential on the NZCER Marking site?
• What is the role of the administrator on the NZCER Marking site?
• Can I have more than one administrator for the NZCER Marking site?

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School and Class Setup 26

• Why should I do an SMS Upload?
• Step 1 - How do I import my student details into the NZCER Marking Site? (Creating an SMS file)
• Step 2 - How do I import my student details into the NZCER Marking Site? (Uploading my SMS file)
• Creating a new student record and adding them to an assessment
• What are Class Groups?

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Teacher Account Setup and Maintenance 4

• Changing passwords
• Can I create teacher accounts?
• Assigning teachers to their class groups
• As a teacher on the NZCER Marking site what do I need to know?

Assessing Online 6

• Tips for Administering Tests Online
• How can I print student tokens for Online testing?
• How do I get set up for online testing?
• Online Testing Flow Chart
• What are the technical requirements for the online assessments?

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Test Administration and Data Entry 11

• How do I get set up for Online Testing?
• How do I get set up for Answer Sheet Scanning?
• How do I get set up for manually entering student test responses
• How can I print student barcode labels for the scanning service?
• How do I prepare answer sheets for scanning?

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NZCER Surveys 12

• Making Sense of the Me and My School Reports for Years 4 to 6
• Making Sense of the Me and My School Reports for Year 7-10
• TWS Administrator help documentation
• MMS Administrator help for online administration Years 7 to 10
• MMS Teacher help for online administration Years 7 to 10

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Brochures and Publications 2

• What is NZCER Marking?
• STAR 2nd Edition - More about STAR Reading Test

Programmes for Students 15

• (MST) Mathematics Support Teacher – Data Collection Information for Schools
• ALiM Data Entry Steps for Schools
• Helping ALL schools with e-asTTle writing
• Scoring e-asTTle writing
• NZCER Confirmation of Participation in MST PFS Programmes

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Science Engagement Survey 6

• What is the Science Engagement Survey?
• What does the Science Engagement Survey cost?
• Science Engagement Survey - Why Focus on Engagement?
• How to access the Science Engagement Survey
• Viewing Science Engagement Survey Reports

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Troubleshooting 3

• How can I insert online PAT reports into our school analysis report?
• How can I get the best results when printing reports?
• Why are Colours missing from the Reports after Printing?

How do I subscribe? 3

• Accessing the cost calculator
• Subscription process
• How do I subscribe?

Getting ready for testing - Key Administrator Responsibilities 3

• SMS Upload Process
• Setting up teacher accounts and assigning teachers to their classrooms
• Getting ready for testing - Key Administrator Responsibilities

Administering the test - Key Teacher Responsibilities 6

• Technical requirements
• Choosing the right test for Junior Science
• Preparation and Planning
• Administering the test
• Giving students instructions

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Accessing reports 1

• Viewing the reports

Teacher Manual 1

• Junior Science: Thinking with Evidence Teacher Manual