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LOMAS assessment |
| Assessment Area |
Mathematics-Numeracy
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| Year level |
7-10 |
| NZ origin? |
Yes |
| Standardised? |
No |
| Administration to individual or group? |
Individual |
| What does it assess? |
The test estimates preferred strategy and knowledge stage a student uses to solve problems. |
| Purpose |
These written assessments were designed as a faster to implement written alternative to the NDP Diagnostic Interview (NumPA). |
| Validity |
Based on NumPA, where the items are tested for validity. |
| Reliability |
No data available |
| What measures does it give? |
Estimated stages for number knowledge and operational strategies |
| How long does it take to administer? |
One part of the test usually takes about ten minutes. |
| How much training is needed? |
Minimal training. |
| Scoring and data analysis |
Scoring is simple. Scoring sheets are provided. Advanced data analysis would need to be done independently on a spreadsheet. |
| Does it provide 'what next' strategies? |
Yes , there are activities suggested for each stage in the Numeracy Development Projects books, available from the NZ Maths website. |
| Is it available in te reo Maori? |
No |
| Cost? |
Freely available on the NZMaths website. |
| Author, date of publication and publisher |
Designed by Grigor Lomas and Peter Hughes, 2011, a part of the Numeracy Project. Published on the NZMaths website. |
| Availability |
Four versions of the test are available on the NZMaths website. |
| Further Information |
The test is intended to be used by students from about years 7 to 12. The only restriction is a sufficient literacy level to be able to read the questions. The table below shows how the parts relate to the stages of the Number Framework and the levels of the NZC.
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| Part A
| Part B
| Part C
| Part D
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| NZC level
| Level 1
| Level 2
| Level 3
| Level 4
| Level 5
| Level 6
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| Framework stage
| Stage 4
| Stage 5
| Stage 6
| Stage 7
| Stage 8
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| Strategy
| Counting
| Additive
| Advanced Additive
| Multiplicative
| Proportional
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| Description
| Student uses counting to solve problems
| Student uses simple adding and place value
| Student uses several adding strategies and derives mult.
| Student uses mult factors, multiples, tables
| Student works with fractions, decimals easily NCEA L1 A
| Number testing becomes more about justifying. NCEA L1 M and E
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Students are given the appropriate part of the test depending on the stage/level against which they are being assessed, and a copy of the recording sheet. Four versions of the test are available. |
