All NMSSA Publications
There are 8 learning areas specified in the New Zealand Curriculum: The Arts, Health and Physical Education, Science, English, Mathematics and Statistics, Social Sciences, Technology, and Learning Languages. The NMSSA assesses all learning areas over a five year cycle.
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NMSSA 2019: Technical Information
A two-stage sampling design was used to select nationally representative samples of students at Year 4 and at Year 8. The first stage involved sampling schools; the second stage involved sampling students within schools. A stratified random sampling approach was…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Date Published: November 2020
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NMSSA 2019 English: Key Findings
In 2019, NMSSA assessed achievement in the English learning area using a nationally representative sample of about 2,000 students at each of Year 4 and Year 8. In the first stage of a two-stage sampling design, a stratified random sampling…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Date Published: November 2020
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NMSSA 2018 Insights for Teachers: Social Studies
This report is designed to support social studies learning and teaching in New Zealand classrooms. It draws on insights generated from the assessment of social studies, within the social sciences learning area, carried out by the National Monitoring Study of…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago and New Zealand Council for Educational Research for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2020
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NMSSA 2018 Insights for Teachers: Maths and Statistics
This report is designed to support the teaching of mathematics and statistics in primary and intermediate classrooms. It draws on insights generated from the assessment of the mathematics and statistics learning area carried out by the National Monitoring Study of…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago and New Zealand Council for Educational Research for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2020
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NMSSA 2018: Mathematics and Statistics
This report is designed to provide a succinct overview of key findings from the 2018 mathematics study. It is supplemented by a report focused on curriculum insights for teachers, a technical report and an online interactive statistical application. All reports
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago and New Zealand Council for Educational Research for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2019
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NMSSA 2018: Social Studies - Key Findings
This report is designed to provide a succinct overview of key findings from the 2018 social studies study, compare changes in student achievement since 2014, and report on contextual factors. The report is supplemented by a report focused on curriculum…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago and New Zealand Council for Educational Research for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2019
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NMSSA 2018: Technical Information
In 2018 the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) study focused on the learning areas of mathematics and statistics and social studies. This report provides technical information for mathematics and statistics and social studies.…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago and New Zealand Council for Educational Research for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2019
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NMSSA 2017 Insights for Teachers: Science
This report is designed to support science teaching in primary classrooms. It draws on insights generated from the assessment of the science learning area carried out by the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) in 2017. The report is…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2019
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NMSSA 2017 Insights for Teachers: Health and Physical Education
This report is designed to support health and physical education (HPE) teaching in primary classrooms. It describes student responses to a selection of tasks from assessment of the HPE learning area carried out by the National Monitoring Study of Student…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2019
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NMSSA 2017: Health & Physical Education - Key Findings
In 2017 the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) study focused on the learning area of health and physical education. NMSSA assessed the subjects of health education and physical education. For the purposes of this report, the learning area…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago and New Zealand Council for Educational Research for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2018
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NMSSA 2017: Science - Key Findings
The National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) is designed to assess student achievement across the New Zealand Curriculum at Year 4 and Year 8 in English-medium state and state-integrated schools. The study is organised in five-year cycles. The first…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago and New Zealand Council for Educational Research for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2018
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NMSSA 2017: Technical Information
In 2017 the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) study focused on the learning areas of science and health and physical education. This report provides technical information for science and health and physical education.…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit, University of Otago and New Zealand Council for Educational Research for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2018
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NMSSA 2016: Technology - Key Findings
In 2016, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in two learning areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) - technology and learning languages. This report provides findings on an…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2018
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NMSSA 2016: Using Digital Technologies for Teaching and Learning - Key Findings
In 2016, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in two learning areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) - technology and learning languages. This report provides findings on an…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2018
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NMSSA 2016: Technical Information
In 2016, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in two areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC): Learning Languages and Technology. This report provides technical information for Learning Languages…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2018
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NMSSA 2016: Learning Languages - Key Findings
In 2016, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in two areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC1) - learning languages and technology. This report presents the key findings for…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council of Educational Research. Report for the Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2018
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NMSSA 2015: The Arts - Key Findings
In 2015, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in three areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) – the arts, English: listening and English: viewing. This report presents the…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Date Published: March 2017
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NMSSA 2015: Music - Key Findings
In 2015, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in three areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) – the arts, English: listening and English: viewing. This report presents the…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Date Published: March 2017
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NMSSA 2015: Dance - Key Findings
In 2015, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in three areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) – the arts, English: listening and English: viewing. This report presents the…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Date Published: March 2017
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NMSSA 2015: Drama - Key Findings
In 2015, the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) assessed student achievement at Year 4 and Year 8 in three areas of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) – the arts, English: listening and English: viewing. This report presents the…
Author(s): Educational Assessment Research Unit and New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Date Published: March 2017
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