of learning. The use of a range of evidence accumulated over the year builds dependability in progress and achievement decisions. An OTJ can be made when the teacher reviews all of the evidence in relation to a National Standard, rather than relying on a single source of evidence. When using an assessment tool When using assessment tools teachers should: understand the purpose of the assessment know the curriculum content well enough to clearly understand what is being assessed and that it is being assessed appropriately consider the difficulty of the assessment so that it fairly matches the level of the student know how to select an assessment tool, administer it and interpret the outcomes support students to understand what is being assessed and why know how to respond to assessment outcomes in a way that benefits student learning. School example Here is an example of how evidence is collected from multiple sources in reading. You can see clearly from the example that students are fully involved in the learning and assessment process. Video examples Professional learning facilitators from Team Solutions at Auckland University have put together videos to illustrate the process of making Overall Teacher Judgments. Visit the website to view the videos.