Series Fun with Assessment
Trivial Pursuits
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Qu 1
Pre-tests is a mainly summative assessment
strategy
• True or False
Pre-tests is a mainly diagnostic assessment strategy
Qu 2
Conferencing is a formative assessment
strategy
• True or False
Qu 3
Which one of these strategies/methods is often
used diagnostically?
a. running records for reading
b. portfolios
c. examinations
Qu 4
A profile is a collection of student samples of
work gathered over time
• True or False
A portfolio is a collection of student samples of work gathered over time
A profile is a concise description, sometimes in graphic form, of the Aos
or levels of achievement attained by a student
Qu 5
The National Qualifications Framework
(NQF) has...
a. 8 levels
b. 10 levels
c. 12 levels
Qu 6
GSM is the acronym for...
a. Generic System (of) Moderation
b. General Science Matrix
c. Grade Score Marking
Qu 7
Conditions of Assessment relate to the
external standards
• True or False
COAs relate to internal standards
Qu 8
Which of the following amounts can a student
receive per year for 3 years if they are awarded
a Top Subject Scholarship award?
a. $500.00
b. $2,000.00
c. $5,000.00
Qu 9
Course endorsement requires that a student
achieve at least 14 credits in that subject with
Merit or Excellence
• True or False
Qu 10
Certificate endorsement (at NCEA Levels 1, 2
and 3) requires that a student achieve at least
28 credits toward a certificate with Merit or
Excellence
• True or False
At least 50 credits is required
Qu 11
If a student achieves NCEA Level 3, they
automatically qualify to enter university
• True or False
NCEA Level 3 and University Entrance do not equate to the same
thing. Not all NCEA Level 3 subjects count towards UE. The ones that
do are on the approved list of subjects. Furthermore, not all
standards within the approved list of subjects count towards UE
Qu 12
What is the maximum number of further
assessment opportunities can a student have in
a standard each year?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
Qu 13
NZQA uses Twitter to send out information for
examination candidates
• True or False
Qu 14
What are the scores given to Scholarship
questions?
a. 0-3
b. 0-6
c. 0-8
Qu 15
Once a moderation decision has been made by
a National Moderator, a teacher has no right to
appeal it, or seek clarification
• True or False
Qu 16
If I adapt a TKI or commercial resource I must
get a colleague to check the entire resource?
• Yes or No
Just the changes is fine
Qu 17
The process of continually evaluating students’
performance or checking that the aims of particular
instructional activities have been achieved is...
a. Conferencing
b. Monitoring
c. Evaluating
Qu 18
Diagnostic assessment is usually carried out at
the end of a block of learning
• True or False
Diagnostic assessment is usually carried out at the beginning of a block
of learning
Qu 19
A summative Record of Achievement usually
profiles a students’ achievement in one specific
curriculum area
• True or False
A summative Record of Achievement profiles a students’ achievement
across the curriculum
Qu 20
I must use the Internal Moderation
Coversheet?
• Yes or No
• Schools can adopt or adapt the Internal Moderation Coversheet
• It was provided at the request of schools to give more guidance
around what could be done
• It is still a guide to best practice for quality assurance
• If you use your school’s own process it would be necessary to
document the process once and be able to provide evidence of
following that process
References
• www.nzqa.govt.nz/...ncea-resource-kit
• Ministry of Education (1994) Assessment: Policy
to Practice, Learning Media, Wellington
• Madjar I & McKinley E (2011) Understanding
NCEA A RELATIVELY SHORT AND VERY USEFUL GUIDE
FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS