In July 2024, Minister Stanford announced that schools will be expected to test students in years 3 to 8 twice a year. Many schools do this already, and do it well. Yet, as we move towards the implementation of this policy, there is real potential to improve and refine the practices within your school.
During this workshop Garry Taylor from Evaluation Associates looks at aspects of standardised testing that need to be considered, and potentially improved, while also considering how to make connections between assessment results, reporting, and the new design of the curriculum.
Garry is a fervent advocate of using assessment to support and accelerate learning. He has worked and led multiple assessment focused projects and is currently National Manager for Assessment and Evaluation at Evaluation Associates | Te Huinga Kākākura Mātauranga. He has been an Executive Member of the New Zealand Assessment Institute (NZAI) for a number of years, and is currently a representative for PLANZ on the Ministry’s Curriculum Voices Group.
Find Garry’s presentation slides here: Garry Taylor Testing Twice A Year NZAI 2025
