Understanding scale position and progress
What is a scale score? All of the academic assessments in NZCER Assist are based on the use of the Rasch scale to report student achievement and progress....
Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 3:57 PM
How stanines work Stanines are used to compare an individual student’s achievement with the results obtained by a national reference sample chosen to repre...
Fri, 9 Aug, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Top Tip: Ensure teachers have a copy of these benchmarks (PDF) when interpreting the reports. Term 1 positions equate with average curriculum progress....
Tue, 3 Mar, 2026 at 4:35 PM
This short YouTube clip explains how the assessments align with the NZ Curriculum and can confidently offer a student's position and progress against th...
Mon, 24 Apr, 2017 at 1:36 PM
Tēnā koe - thanks for your query around Term 4, Year 10/Term 1 Year 11 stanines. To develop reliable stanines, we require a certain volume of dat...
Wed, 22 Jan, 2025 at 3:46 PM