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Assessment Details

Spelling: Approaches to Teaching and Assessment, 2nd edition (includes the South Australian Spelling Test)
Assessment Area English-Spelling
Year level 2-10
NZ origin? No , Australia
Standardised? Yes , 2004
Administration to individual or group? Either , although more commonly used with groups
What does it assess? Spelling ability
Purpose The South Australian Spelling Test within the resource helps identify the students who require additional help in spelling as well as give the teacher information on the spread of spelling abilities in the class.
Validity No information available.
Reliability No information available.
What measures does it give? Achievement against norms.
How long does it take to administer? Untimed
How much training is needed? Little training needed to administer the test.
Scoring and data analysis Simple to score. Close inspection of errors can yield some diagnostic information
Does it provide 'what next' strategies? Yes , the test is located within a text which provides an overview of some of the effective ways of helping students develop and improve their spelling skills. The emphasis throughout the text is on the importance of explicit teaching.
Is it available in te reo Maori? No
Cost? Sample cost September 2017: Book (test is within the book) $60.00
Author, date of publication and publisher Westwood, 2005 ACER Press
Availability

Available from NZCER.

Further Information

The test is included in a resource which provides an overview of effective methods for helping students develop their spelling skills.

Teachers read a list of 70 words to students, who record a written response.

This is a revised and re-normed version of the original South Australian Spelling Test, along with a completely new, normed Form B to be used as an alternative or parallel to Form A of the South Australian Spelling Test.