Thursday, April 9, 2026

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Manawatere Auditorium (Ground Floor)

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Overview

Pre-recorded

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Assessment systems are often pulled in different directions. Teachers need information to guide day-to-day teaching, school leaders need reliable signals about curriculum and standards, parents and students want clear feedback on progress, and politicians want international comparisons. How can we reconcile all of these purposes and design an assessment system that makes everyone happy without overburdening schools and students? In this talk, Daisy Christodoulou explore how one assessment system can serve multiple audiences at once. The talk will set out practical techniques teachers and leaders can use to ensure assessments are both accurate and useful, and will conclude by outlining what a national assessment system built on these principles could look like — including what role AI is likely to play, and where human judgement will remain essential.

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