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Does assessment against the National Standards tell classroom teachers anything they did not already know about their students' achievement and progress? (Cross check the 2010 NZ Council for ... I find it interesting that the same people who denounce the idea of comparing schools on the basis of National Standards, are now using a series of standardised tests comparing national education systems – and boasting of the results. Perhaps the flaws so apparent at a ...