Open AccessExemplar assessments of all learners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Author(s) -
Valerie Margrain,
Shelley Clements
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
kairaranga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-9021
pISSN - 1175-9232
DOI - 10.54322/kairaranga.v8i2.96
Subject(s) - aotearoa , early childhood education , curriculum , pedagogy , early childhood , special education , psychology , sociology , developmental psychology , gender studies
This article defines assessment exemplars and considers their purpose in New Zealand school and early childhood contexts. The role of exemplars in supporting assessment for learningand the extent to which education rights and inclusive practice are evident in exemplars are considered. The article suggests that learners with special education needs are not clearly represented within the New Zealand Curriculum Exemplars, but that diverse abilities are included in the early childhood exemplars. A number of questions are posed for consideration within future exemplar development in order to ensure that learners with special education needs are positively represented and included.