Understanding scale and stanine measurements
NZCER provides average scale score progress benchmarks (see attached) for each year group based on valid student scale scores from the term 1 standardisatio...
Tue, 16 Jul, 2024 at 2:05 PM
What is a scale score? The NZCER Assist scale scores report student achievement. There are separate PAT scales for each assessment. A scale score represen...
Wed, 17 Jul, 2024 at 12:12 PM
How stanines work Stanines are used to compare an individual student’s achievement with the results obtained by a national reference sample chosen to repre...
Mon, 13 May, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Top Tip: Ensure teachers have a copy of these benchmarks (PDF) when interpreting the reports. Term 1 positions equate with average curriculum progress....
Thu, 6 Jun, 2024 at 9:16 AM
This short YouTube clip explains how the assessments align with the NZ Curriculum and can confidently offer a student's position and progress against th...
Mon, 24 Apr, 2017 at 1:36 PM