Assessment for learning

It's impossible to accelerate learning without effective assessment.

Effective assessment practices help make students’ thinking visible, which allows teachers to design learning programmes to meet students’ specific needs. Good assessment information, therefore, provides a focus for teachers' teaching and students’ learning.

For over ten years, Evaluation Associates has supported schools to develop their assessment for learning practice and establish quality systems to sustain good assessment practice. We guarantee that schools which genuinely engage with this learning will achieve accelerated progress in student achievement.

In-school support

We provide tailored in-school support to help teachers to:

construct learning environments which support students to be active,
self regulating learners
establish clear pathways for learning with their students
use assessment information to target students’ specific needs
provide specific feedback that promotes learning
listen and respond skillfully to students' thinking
understand and monitor students’ progression through the curriculum
skillfully guide learning with reference to the New Zealand Curriculum,
National Standards and literacy and numeracy progressions.

We provide tailored in-school support to help students to:

develop a deep understanding of what it is to be a learner and their role
in their learning
be clear about what they are learning, its relevance and their steps to success
understand where they are at in their learning, and be able to assess
this accurately
seek and give quality feedback
reflect on their learning and identify their next steps
track their learning over time and set meaningful goals.

We also provide:

assessment for learning workshop series. Register for workshops.
assessment for learning training for teacher aides
narrative assessment courses, where assessment for learning principles
are applied for students with special education needs.