PAT Tuhituhi | PAT Writing

PAT Tuhituhi | PAT Writing is an online, standardised writing assessment for ākonga from Year 5 to Year 10. It aligns to the English learning area of the New Zealand Curriculum, as well as to aspects of the NCEA co-requisite in literacy.

Introducing PAT Tuhituhi | PAT Writing
PAT Tuhituhi is an online, standardised writing assessment for ākonga from Year 5 to Year 10. It aligns to the English learning area of the New Zealand Curr...
Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 10:41 AM
PAT Tuhituhi Assist Users Guide
You can download our PAT Tuhituhi Assist Users Guide below. The guide (Version 2.0) outlines the set up and use of PAT Tuhituhi assessment option on the NZC...
Fri, 22 May, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Choosing a Genre
It is good to remember that this snapshot picture of student achievement will be used to prompt kaiako to discuss  teaching and learning in writing. PAT Tuh...
Tue, 9 Jun, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Administering the Online Test - Year 5 -10
Te wā | Timing The whole assessment, including administration, is designed to take no more than 60 minutes to complete which includes introducing the asses...
Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 11:16 AM
PAT Tuhituhi Scoring Yr 5 - 10
Scoring Once ākonga have submitted their writing, it is marked automatically via the WriteSHIFT API. This API is provided by Vantage—an educational measure...
Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Finding the focus for using the Reports
More formal, standardised assessments such as Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs) have an important role to play alongside informal and in-the-moment forma...
Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Understanding the Autoscoring Process
Understanding the autoscoring process When a student response is Finished it is checked in our NZCER Assist platform before being sent for autoscoring. Th...
Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Interpretation: Individual report
The Individual report for PAT Tuhituhi contains a number of components that can be displayed or hidden using the toggle feature in the right-hand filter ...
Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Interpretation: Rubric List Report
The Rubric List report displays all completed student responses within an assessment along with a description of their status. The report includes summary ...
Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 4:05 PM