NZCER has designed and developed relevant and useful resources for kura to support schools in their decision-making of when, what, and how to gather, interpret, and use the assessment information they gather.
This is a range of guides supporting subject specific information as well as good practice with assessment
- PATs: Monitoring Progress in Learning
- PAT Pānui | PAT Reading Comprehension: 2026 changes to scale scores and norms
- PAT Pāngarau | PAT Mathematics: 2024 changes to scale scores and norms
- Guide to interim mapping between PATs and the curriculum progress descriptors
- How to use PATs when reporting to parents and whānau in 2026
Assessment Practices