How will your teacher work out where your child is at?
No single source of information can accurately summarise a student’s achievement or progress. A range of approaches is necessary in order to compile a comprehensive picture of the areas of progress, areas requiring attention, and what a student’s unique progress looks like. Using a range of approaches also allows the student to participate throughout the assessment process, building their assessment capability. Because of this, to assess a student in relation to National Standards, teachers need to bring together a range of evidence in order to form an overall teacher judgment. This may include the following:
- using a range of formal tests/assessments
- observations of your child working in the classroom
- marking daily tasks in the class and group discussions
- talking with them about their learning
- your child assessing their own and each other’s work.
What is expected at each year level?
The links below will direct you to the Ministry of Education’s website where the standards in reading, writing and maths are shown.
Mathematics Standard at Year 7
Reading & Writing Standard at Year 7
Mathematics Standards at Year 8
Reading & Writing Standards at Year 8