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? All of the academic assessments in NZCER Assist are based on the use of the Rasch scale to report student achievement and progress....
Mon, 14 Oct, 2024 at 4:02 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