Primary Maths Assessment Tool

The Primary Maths Assessment Tool is for teachers of Levels 1 to 4 Mathematics in the New Zealand Curriculum. It is designed to assess the intent of the mathematics curriculum by assessing students ability to use mathematics to solve problems. It uses carefully designed and sequenced questions to tease out and record each students level of understanding in maths against the mathematics learning progressions and curriculum levels.

The data gathered will assist teachers to group students according to their learning needs and can be used for planning and developing appropriate maths programmes with where next statements and links to learning opportunities in Pearson Mathematics.

Complementary to this assessment tool are Level 2, 3 and 4 Wilkie Way Assessment Screens for Mathematical Knowledge and Skills, also with where next information and resource links to Pearson Mathematics and Wilkie Way. Both of these assessment tools are included in beagle, a cloud-based, New Zealand app that transforms your data into powerful insights - driving smarter instruction to raise student achievement.

Charlotte Wilkinson is a private education consultant specialising in the teaching and learning of mathematics. She has been a classroom teacher with experience in NZ and the UK across the primary age range from New Entrant to Year 8 as well as a deputy principal, and has also taught teachers at tertiary level. She is an MOE accredited facilitator for in-school professional development.

Charlotte has written the Pearson Mathematics series for New Zealand schools and is the coordinator and author for the foundation phase of the One Africa Numeracy Project. She designs and produces numeracy resources under the registered trademark The Wilkie Way.