Community Assessment Information showing the purposes of assessment, what we use to assess, achievement information and some information on National Standards.

1. KOPUTAROA SCHOOL
Community Assessment
Information
June 2011.

2. What is Assessment?
Assessment is the evaluation of the quality or
ability of someone/something.
The primary purpose of assessment is to improve
students’ learning and teachers’ teaching as both
student and teacher respond to the information
that it provides.
Assessment for the primary purpose of improving
student learning is best understood as an ongoing
process that arises out of the interaction between
teaching and learning.

3. Effective Assessment
- Benefits students
- Involves students
- Supports teaching and learning goals
- Is planned and communicated
- Is suited to the purpose
Formative Assessment v Summative Assessment

4. Assessment at Koputaroa
At our school we use a range of assessments to
evaluate our students’ understanding and find their
‘next steps’.
Kowhai Team Rimu Team
- Classroom Observation - GLOSS
(first 4-6 weeks at school) - Running Records (when
- Running Records necessary)
- Word Power - Spelling Under Scrutiny
- Essential Spelling Lists - e-asTTle - Reading
- Numpa and GLOSS - PAT Maths
- 6 Year Net - PAT Vocabulary
- Writing Matrix - Writing Matrix

5. PAT Maths - March
Target:
85% of children in Year 4/5 and Year 7/8 achieving at or above the
national level.

6. 8
PAT - Year 3 All PAT Maths - March
7
Target:
6 85% of children in Year 4/5 and Year 7/8 achieving at or above the
5 national level.
4
3
2
1
0 PAT - Year 3 Girls
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
8
Stanine 7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 PAT - Year 3 Boys
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8
Stanine 7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Stanine

7. 8
PAT - Year 4 All PAT Maths - March
7
Target:
6 85% of children in Year 4/5 and Year 7/8 achieving at or above the
5 national level.
4
3
2
1
0 PAT - Year 4 Girls
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
8
Stanine 7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 PAT - Year 4 Boys
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8
Stanine 7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Stanine

8. 8
PAT - Year 5 All PAT Maths - March
7
Target:
6 85% of children in Year 4/5 and Year 7/8 achieving at or above the
5 national level.
4
3
2
1
0 PAT - Year 5 Girls
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9
Stanine 8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 PAT - Year 5 Boys
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9
Stanine 8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Stanine

9. 8
PAT - Year 6 All PAT Maths - March
7 Target:
6 85% of children in Year 4/5 and Year 7/8 achieving at or above the
5 national level.
4
3
2
1
0 PAT - Year 6 Girls
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
8
Stanine 7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 Pat - Year 6 Boys
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8
Stanine 7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Stanine

10. 8
PAT - Year 7 All PAT Maths - March
7
Target:
6 85% of children in Year 4/5 and Year 7/8 achieving at or above the
5 national level.
4
3
2
1
0 PAT - Year 7 Girls
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
8
Stanine 7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 PAT - Year 7 Boys
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8
Stanine 7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Stanine

11. 8
PAT - Year 8 All PAT Maths - March
7 Target:
6 85% of children in Year 4/5 and Year 7/8 achieving at or above the
5 national level.
4
3
2
1
0 PAT - Year 8 Girls
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
8
Stanine 7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0 PAT - Year 8 Boys
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8
Stanine 7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Stanine

12. PAT Maths - March
Target:
85% of children in Year 4/5 and Year 7/8 achieving at or above the
national level.

13. Kowhai Running Records - April
Target:
90% of children achieving at or above the national level.
Currently we have 86% of children achieving at or above.
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
Number of Children
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Below At Above Below At Above Below At Above Below At Above
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Year Level

14. Rimu e-asTTle Reading - April
Target:
85% of children achieving at or above the national level.
Currently we have 65% of children achieving at or above.
14
13
12
11
10
9
Number of Children
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Below At Above Below At Above Below At Above Below At Above
Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8
Year Level

15. Writing Moderation
Target:
75% of all children to be at or above national level.
2010 - School Wide Writing Focus and Professional
Learning.
Creation of Koputaroa School Writing Matrix. Merger of: NZC
Exemplars, Literacy Learning Progressions, National
Standards
Twice yearly school wide writing moderation in 2010.
2011 - School Wide Writing Focus.
Moderation occurred in May.
Moderation will occur again in October.
Moderation enables levelling of children’s samples.

16. National Standards

17. National Standards
What are the National Standards?

18. National Standards
What are the National Standards?
National Standards support national expectations of student progress and achievement
across all areas of The New Zealand Curriculum. They are descriptions of what students
should know and be able to do in reading, writing, and mathematics at different points of
their schooling from years 1-8.
National Standards are a tool to help teachers and schools understand the expected levels
of achievement at stage/year-appropriate levels, know how to measure the achievement of
each student in relation to the expectations, and to improve teaching and learning for
better student learning and progress in all areas of the curriculum.

19. National Standards
What are the issues?
Why are there concerns?

20. National Standards
What are the issues?
Why are there concerns?
Not all children learn at the same rate - comparing apples with apples
Potential focus on the ‘3 Rs’
Detracting from intent of NZC
We already have quality information and data about our students
Continual assessment/testing doesn’t lead to improvement
Standards v Aspiration
Haste of implementation
Lack of consultation with the sector
Changing information
Potential reporting to parents

21. National Standards

22. What are we doing with
National Standards?

23. What are we doing with
National Standards?
We have been unpacking the National Standards and what they mean.
Incorporated the Standards into our Writing Matrix.
Have attended Professional Development on using the National Standards.
Had staff meetings focused on understanding the Standards.
Worked with trying to align the Standards with our assessment practices.
Will begin to report in relation to the Standards at the end of 2011.

24. Any Questions?