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The Assessment Resource Banks (ARBs) in English, Mathematics, and Science The ARBs consist of 2854 curriculum-based assessment resources designed for students working at levels 2-5 for use in New Zealand schools. ARBs and the National Standards A new feature of the ARB website is our National Standards section. You will find: Advice about how to use the ARBs to obtain data for National Standards decisions; ARB selector that links to existing ARB resources relevant to the reading standards; ARB selector that links to existing ARB resources relevant to the mathematics standard. Over the next year we will be: Adding an ARB selector for writing resources; Developing resources that are specifically designed for National Standards Developing writing and mathematics resources with a science context. We invite you to give us feedback and suggestions so this new feature meets your needs. We have a comments section at the bottom of the National Standards home page, and including the reading and maths pages. We will keep you informed of changes and updates.    Support materials • Support materials and research • English support materials • Maths support materials • Science support materials • Self Assessment: What Teachers Think • Tables and graphs • Self-regulated learning • Case studies of ARB use in schools • Vocabulary and comprehension • Comprehension strategies • Maths journalling • Inter-relationships (ecology) More support materials... More Assessment information... Access and registration To access the ARBs, select from the buttons on the left. You will need a username and password. If you don't have a password, you will need to register.  View samples of resources before registering.    What's new See the latest additions to Support materials and Assessment strategies ARCT report summary of Self Assessment: What Teachers think (pdf) English How does understanding text features benefit reading comprehension?    Thinking about how language works supports teachers with additional information about language. View the latest English resources Maths Concept maps in Basic facts, Algebraic patterns, Fractional thinking, Algebraic thinking, and Computational estimation. Workshop & presentations (ppt): Basic Facts, Algebraic patterns, Unpacking student responses, Supporting PD in algebraic & fractional thinking, & more. View the latest maths resources Science Building science concepts and Making better sense books are mapped to ARB resources. View the latest science resources Register to use the ARBs View samples of ARBs Sign up for the newsletter Latest resources Support materials Introduction to ARBs (pdf) Next Steps (pdf) ARB presentation (exe) ARB full presentation (zip)    Please Note: ARB material may be reproduced for school-based assessment purposes, not for sale or other purposes.   The ARBs   Assessment information   Support materials   Help   Contact us   Site map

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