Welcome to smart-tests

This is the home page of the "Smart-Tests" research and development project. This project, formally entitled " Supporting personalised learning in secondary schools through the use of specific mathematics assessments that reveal thinking" is being conducted at the University of Melbourne by Professor Kaye Stacey, Dr Helen Chick and Dr Vicki Steinle. It is funded by the Australian Research Council Linkage Projects Program LP0882176 in partnership with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria (2008 - 2010). Our project officers are Ms Beth Price and Mr Eugene Gvozdenko.

A 'smart test' is a specific mathematics assessment that reveals thinking. These innovative tests, which are accessed through an intelligent on-line environment, provide teachers with an informative diagnosis of their student's conceptual understanding of most of the topics in junior secondary school mathematics. The research-backed diagnosis is provided back to teachers immediately. We intend that this information will be concise enough to be readily useable by teachers, deep enough to make a real difference to lesson content, and linked to targeted teaching resources. Smart-tests are currently under trial in schools (see below) and we hope that they will become available to all schools after 2010. The range of topics and year levels covered by smart-tests is continually growing.

How to participate

Teachers are welcome to join us in trialling the smart-tests. At this stage, there is no cost involved but we expect you to provide feedback after each quiz that you use. This will allow us to make further advances in the system. Smart-tests are being continuously improved.
If you wish to participate as an individual teacher:

• click here to read further information (essential for first time participants) and
• click here to select a smart-test for your students.

If your whole school would like to participate in trials using smart-tests, email Ms Beth Price.

The SMART project is also able to take on graduate research students in mathematics education, including teachers enrolled for post-graduate work who would like to study the effet of using smart-tests with their own students.

Co-operating schools 2008-2010

Thanks to these schools for assisting in the development of smart-tests.

Development Schools (2008 and 2009)

Buckley Park Secondary College

Gladstone Park Secondary College

Melbourne Girls' College

Taylor's Lakes Secondary College

Case Study Schools (2009 and 2010)

Ashwood Secondary College

Bayside Secondary College

Princes Hill Secondary College

Individual teachers may also participate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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