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Learning Progression Frameworks – Writing
Assessment Area English-Writing
Year level 0-10
NZ origin? Yes
Standardised? No , although the progressions of learning and their link to curriculum levels have been established using comprehensive student data.
Administration to individual or group? Individual . However, the Learning Progression Frameworks are not an assessment to be administered. Student achievement and progress are assessed against illustrations of student work. The frameworks are designed to be used with students, rather than administered to students.
What does it assess? The learning progression frameworks illustrate the significant steps that learners take as they develop their expertise in reading, writing, and mathematics from years 1 to 10.
Purpose Teachers can use the frameworks to identify students’ reading, writing, and mathematics knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
Validity Evidence of face and content validity
Reliability Not applicable
What measures does it give? Not designed as a formal assessment tool, but instead as an illustration of progressions of learning in reading, writing and mathematics up to year 10. To be used formatively by students and teachers.
How long does it take to administer? Always used informally and formatively.
How much training is needed? A thorough understanding of the intention of the progressions, a commitment to formative assessment and some practice in using the resources. Online training modules are available.
Scoring and data analysis No scoring. Teachers can help students to compare their work with the illustrations within the progressions and come to identify aspects of their work that they can learn how to develop further.
Does it provide 'what next' strategies? Yes , the frameworks describe the learning progressions within the aspects of the curriculum area. Teachers have access to the progressions of learning from years 1 to 10.
Is it available in te reo Maori? No
Cost? No cost, available free from the Ministry of Education through the Learning Progression Frameworks website – see below
Author, date of publication and publisher Published online by the Ministry of Education from 2015.
Availability

Access to the progression frameworks is available through the Learning Progression Frameworks website. Registration required.

Further Information

The frameworks:

  • prompt teachers to notice what students know and can do across the breadth of mathematics and as they use their reading and writing to support their learning in different areas of the curriculum
  • support teachers to understand how students develop their expertise in reading, writing, and mathematics
  • assist teachers to identify the reading, writing, and mathematics demands of the programmes they provide for students
  • clarify the reading, writing, and mathematics competencies students require in order to be successful in a technology- and information-rich society
  • illustrate rich teaching and learning activities in everyday classroom programmes
  • support schools to plan coherent learning pathways for students transitioning across school contexts.