Kiwi education software piloted in New York schools
New Zealand Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard today met New York teachers using New Zealand-developed computer software to assess student achievement.
Trevor Mallard today visited a Washington Heights Middle School in New York City, one of 21 educational institutes piloting the Assessment Tools for Teaching and Learning (asTTLe).
Developed by a team headed by Professor John Hattie from UniServices, the research and technology company of Auckland University, asTTLe provides feedback to teachers on what students know and don't know, and what needs to be taught next.
asTTLe is used in New Zealand in most primary and intermediate schools to improve reading, writing and mathematics achievement.
Trevor Mallard said it was exciting that computer software developed in New Zealand could assist US teachers to better understand student needs and target any gaps in students' learning and address them through asTTLe, so children had the chance to reach their full educational potential.
"This software is a good example of new thinking in New Zealand and the capacity of kiwi firms to make innovative products and services of value to people around the world," Trevor Mallard said.
The asTTLe pilot is being evaluated by researchers from the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, with results expected to be known later this year.
Trevor Mallard today visited a Washington Heights Middle School in New York City, one of 21 educational institutes piloting the Assessment Tools for Teaching and Learning (asTTLe).
Developed by a team headed by Professor John Hattie from UniServices, the research and technology company of Auckland University, asTTLe provides feedback to teachers on what students know and don't know, and what needs to be taught next.
asTTLe is used in New Zealand in most primary and intermediate schools to improve reading, writing and mathematics achievement.
Trevor Mallard said it was exciting that computer software developed in New Zealand could assist US teachers to better understand student needs and target any gaps in students' learning and address them through asTTLe, so children had the chance to reach their full educational potential.
"This software is a good example of new thinking in New Zealand and the capacity of kiwi firms to make innovative products and services of value to people around the world," Trevor Mallard said.
The asTTLe pilot is being evaluated by researchers from the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, with results expected to be known later this year.