The New Zealand Education Gazette is the official magazine of the Ministry of Education. It is published under the authority of the Minister of Education, every couple of weeks. This year I have been following the Q & A on National Standards section as each edition is rolled out. Volume 89 Number 7 is the most recent and I thought I'd share with you the second of two questions answered as an example and one that I personally found quite interesting.
q&A – national standards
Q. How many students are expected to achieve the standards?
A. National Standards are designed to inform teaching and learning so that the next steps for each child are clearly identified. They have been set at a level that will ensure students who meet them are able to read, write and do maths well enough to support their learning in all other learning areas. The standards have been designed so that students who meet them will be on track to achieve NCEA Level 2.
Based on current data we estimate that in reading approximately:
50 percent of students are likely to be at or above the standard after 1 year at school
60 percent are likely to be at or above the standard at Year 4
60 percent are likely to be at or above the standard at Year 8.
We estimate that in mathematics approximately:
80 percent of students are likely to be at or above the standard after 1 year at school
70 percent are likely to be at or above the standard at Year 4
50 percent are likely to be at or above the standard at Year 8.
In every classroom children achieve at different levels and progress at different rates; some children will be working well beyond their peers, and others will be working well below. Principals, BOTs and teachers need to set annual goals for their students and their schools that are challenging, but achievable for them.
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