Curriculum Insights and Progress Study: Exemplar - Generalising growing patterns in algebra Publications
Publication Details
This document is part of a growing collection of exemplars developed through the Curriculum Insights and Progress Study (Curriculum Insights). The exemplars are designed to support teachers to better understand the demands of one or more components of the end-of-phase progress outcomes in the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum.
Author(s): The Educational Assessment Research Unit (EARU) at the University of Otago, and the New Zealand Council for Educational research (NZCER). Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2026
Curriculum context
The Mathematics and statistics and Science learning area assessments were administered in Term 3 of 2024. The mathematics and statistics assessments were informed by the 2024 refreshed New Zealand Curriculum.
In 2024, the New Zealand Curriculum (2007) remained in place for science. As such, it provided the basis for the Curriculum Insights science learning area study.
About the exemplar
Each exemplar draws on authentic student responses to tasks used in the Curriculum Insights study. While they are not intended for formal assessment purposes, comparing student responses with these exemplars can support teachers to deepen their understanding of end-of-phase expectations.
Purpose
These exemplars support teachers to explore the following question:
How does students’ ability to generalise growing patterns develop from phase 1 to phase 3 of the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum, and what are the end-of-phase expectations?
More information is available on the website of the Curriculum Insights and Progress Study.
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