Assessment
Common mistakes in using data for inquiry and improvement
A brief introduction to some of the routine mistakes made when gathering and analysing data, and how to avoid them.
Using data for inquiry and improvement
General principles and guidelines for gathering and analysing data and using the findings to inform decision-making and improve practice.
Pillars of sound educational assessment
An overview of the principles of validity, reliability and fairness that should underpin all educational assessment.
Principles of assessment
An introduction to the principles of assessment that underlie a ‘system that learns’, encompassing early childhood education, primary school and secondary school.
5 steps to implementing Assessment for Learning
A series of steps designed to help you implement Assessment for Learning in your classroom.
8 tools for peer and self-assessment
A systematic look at eight tools that students can use for peer and self-assessment
Thinking about thinking: How teaching metacognition turns struggle into strategy
This webinar with Professor Melissa Barnes from La Trobe University will examine the research behind metacognition and discuss why it has such a powerful impact on learning outcomes.
Using assessment to create an education system that learns
Renowned assessment expert Michael Absolum (ONZM) explores the central role assessment should play in driving learning throughout the education system and how schools and teachers can adopt these ideas into their practice
In consideration of educational tests: evil, necessary, or beneficial?
Professor Gavin Brown takes a balanced perspective, suggesting that despite unwelcome side effects, schools and teachers need tests to know what students can or cannot do.
Harnessing and enhancing assessment in schools
Professor Stuart Kime discusses the role of assessment in teaching and learning with a particular focus on practical strategies for how teachers can enhance their assessment practice and embed effective assessment into their day-to-day teaching.
How metacognition supports learning and transfer
Key insights from a webinar with Dr Melissa Barnes from La Trobe University.
The role of assessment in an education system that learns
Key insights from a webinar with Michael Absolum.
The value of educational tests
Key ideas from the webinar with Professor Gavin Brown on how teachers can use tests to inform teaching and learning.
Using data to inform teaching and learning
Darcy Fawcett and the teachers from Gisborne Boys High School share insights into their work on improving and automating data analysis
It worked! Data analysis made easy
Bright Spots Report 2018-2020 by
Darcy Fawcett, Gisborne Boys High School
Harnessing and enhancing assessment in schools: key ideas from Professor Stuart Kime’s webinar
Key ideas on effective assessment practice in schools from Stuart Kime's webinar
What is student self-assessment and why is it important?
By Professor Gavin Brown
Professor Gavin Brown discusses what student self-assessment is and why it is important.
Seminar on Assessment for Learning
by Suzanne Corlett
Year 3/4 teacher, Suzanne Corlett discusses how she has integrated assessment for learning principles into her classroom
Seminar on self-assessment
by Prof Gavin Brown
Professor Gavin Brown discusses what teachers need to know about using self assessment in their classrooms
The top 5 things teachers should know about self-assessment
by Prof Gavin Brown
Professor Gavin Brown discusses the top 5 things that teachers should know about self-assessment
How does peer assessment differ from self-assessment?
By Prof Gavin Brown
Professor Gavin Brown discusses the differences between self-assessment and peer-assessment
Self-assessment strategies
by Prof Gavin Brown
Professor Gavin Brown discusses the strategies teachers can use when employing self-assessment in their classrooms.