Standardised Assessment

SMART, Phonics, e-asTTle, NZCER and PaCT provide valuable assessment tools, developed to assess and report student achievement and progress. This information can be imported into edge for further analysis and comparison against other assessment tools. Functionality on this page can be accessed with edge Assessment Co-ordinator user responsibility.

Manage SMART

To update the SMART Tool with your current student information, complete the following steps:

1.Navigate to Admin > Import/Export > Standardised Assessment > SMART tab. NOTE: You will require the 'Assessment Co-ordinator' user responsibility to access this page.

2.Under the 'Export Configuration' heading, select the Year Levels you want to include in the export. Click Save Change to apply your selection.

3.To include pre-enrolled students in the export (if necessary), tick 'Include Pre-Enrolment' under the 'Validation Summary' heading.

4.Check the student data for any errors. If issues are identified, the affected students will be listed under the ‘Students with Errors’ heading. To resolve errors: Click the '>' next to a student’s name to view error details Select the student’s name to open their record and update the required information Alternatively, click 'Print Error Report' to print a listing of all students and error details.

5.Under the 'Export file' heading, you can choose to ignore errors by selecting the 'Yes' checkbox. Any students with unresolved errors will be excluded from the export file.

6.Once all required data is valid, click 'Export' to download the file to your computer.

7.Log in to the SMART website and upload the exported file to update your student data.

Manage Phonics

1. Click on the Phonics tab

2.Under the 'Export Configuration' heading, select the Year Levels you want to include in the export. Click Save Change to apply your selection.

3.To include pre-enrolled students in the export (if necessary), tick 'Include Pre-Enrolment' under the 'Validation Summary' heading.

4.Check the student data for any errors. If issues are identified, the affected students will be listed under the ‘Students with Errors’ heading. To resolve errors: Click the '>' next to a student’s name to view error details Select the student’s name to open their record and update the required information Alternatively, click 'Print Error Report' to print a listing of all students and error details.

5.Under the 'Export file' heading, you can choose to ignore errors by selecting the 'Yes' checkbox. Any students with unresolved errors will be excluded from the export file.

6.Once all required data is valid, click 'Export' to download the file to your computer.

Manage e-asTTle

Exporting student data from edge for import into e-asTTle

Importing assessment data from e-asTTle into edge

Manage NZCER

Exporting student data from edge for import into NZCER

Importing assessment data from NZCER into edge

edge is integrated with PaCT once you have chosen to opt in via Curriculum > Assessment > e-asTTle, NZCER and PaCT > Manage PaCT

To sync edge with the PaCT website

for your student teacher judgments in PaCT, navigate to Achievement (New) to the National Standards data entry page, for selecting your student judgment. Your school decides whether to set up automatic, or manual syncing with the PaCT website. 

More information on e-asTTle, NZCER and PaCT is available from these websites:

e-asTTle website:  http://e-asttle.tki.org.nz

NZCER website:  http://www.nzcer.org.nz

PaCT information (incl video):   pactinfo.education.govt.nz/    http://www.tki.org.nz

PaCT website logon:  https://pact.education.govt.nz

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