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Does the new SMART tool allow teachers to create writing tests by selecting a single prompt from item banks and specifying administrative settings and if not, why not?

Answered Question 17148 (2026)
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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Does the new SMART tool allow teachers to create writing tests by selecting a single prompt from item banks and specifying administrative settings and if not, why not?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

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I am advised that in 2026, the Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool (SMART) provides pre-designed assessments that have been specifically created to align to the New Zealand Curriculum or Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. Teachers cannot create writing tests by selecting individual prompts because assessments are pre-designed.