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...
Mon, 2 Sep, 2024 at 10:19 AM
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...
Fri, 9 Aug, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Top Tip: Ensure teachers have a copy of these benchmarks (PDF) when interpreting the reports. Term 1 positions equate with average curriculum progress....
Mon, 2 Sep, 2024 at 10:18 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