In 2010 the New Zealand government is implementing a new scheme called National Standards in all English speaking schools for students in years 1 to 8. This article defines these new standards and explains what they mean for parents and students.
What are National Standards?
National Standards are a way of measuring how close each child is to mastering the New Zealand curriculum set for his or her year level. Each subject has had a number of goalposts set, and students will be tested against these goalposts regularly to check on their progress and where they need more help. In this way, each student and his or her parents will be able to tell whether or not he or she is meeting expectations for his or her level.
National Standards will provide valuable information when setting learning goals for each child, and will involve family along with teachers in this. One intention of the standards is to make the process of teaching each child transparent so that the child’s family can see exactly what is going right and what is going wrong. National Standards also provide a way for schools to easily track their students’ progress and compare groups of students to ensure everyone is getting the support they need.
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