MODERATION 7.0
TE WHAKAŌRITENGA
MODERATION
I roto i tēnei wāhanga ka kitea:
Included in this section are:

he kōrero e pā ana ki te Kāhui Kaiwhakaōrite

information regarding the Kāhui Kaiwhakaōrite

ngā tāruatanga papapuka hei whakamahi i te
taha o te pūnaha whakarite ā-waho

copies of the pro formas used in the external
moderation system

he tohutohu e whakaatu ana me pēhea e taea
ai te Mahere Whakaōritenga Reo Māori kei te
pae tukutuku o NZQA

direction for accessing the Reo Māori
Moderation Action Plan on the NZQA website

he mahere ripo hei whakamārama i te hātepe
Tino Kounga o te Manatūmō te Whakaōrite i
Te Reo Māori

a flow chart outlining the Quality Assurance
process for the Moderation of Te Reo Māori

he kōrero e pā ana ki ngā pūnaha kia taea ai
te whakaōrite ā-roto.

information on systems for carrying out internal
moderation.
He aha te whakaōritenga?
What is Moderation?
Ko te whakaōritenga he hātepe e whakaatu mai
ana kei te tika te kounga. Ko te tino whāinga kia
ūki te tika, ki te pono, me te rite tonu o ngā
aromatawaitanga i ngā wā katoa, ki te taha anō o
ētahi hātepe e whakaatu mai ana kei te tika te
kounga pērā i te rehitatanga o ngā paerewa, te
whakamanatanga, me te kitea mehemea e tika
ana, ā, e ū ana ki ngā take i whakaritea.
Moderation is a quality assurance process.
In combination with other quality assurance
processes, such as the registration of unit
standards, accreditation and audit checks, its aim is
to ensure fair, valid and consistent assessment.
Kua whakaaetia e te Whakaruruhau Reo Māori te
Mahere Whakaōritenga mō ngā paerewa reo
Māori. Hei ngā whārangi 7.9 ki 7.12 tētahi hātepe
e whakaatu ana me pēhea e taea ai tēnei Mahere
Whakaōritenga ma te pae tukutuku o NZQA.
The Reo Māori Advisory Group has an agreed
moderation action plan for the reo Māori unit
standards. On pages 7.9 to 7.12 there is a process
outlining how to access this moderation action plan
through NZQA’s website.
Ko tā te Mahere Whakaōritenga: he āta kī katoa
ngā kaiaromatawai e aromatawai ana i runga anō i
ngā tikanga o ngā paerewa reo Māori e āhua ōrite
ana ngā momo aromatawai, ā ka ūtonu te kounga
ia whakawātanga i ngā mahi a te hunga ako.
The moderation action plan ensures that all
assessors who assess against the reo Māori unit
standards are using comparable assessment
methods and making similar and consistent
judgements about learners’ performances.
Āpiti atu hoki, katoa ngā kaituku ratonga e
whakaaro ana ki te tuku whiwhinga mō ngā
paerewa reo Māori me whai i ā rātou ake pūnaha
whakaōrite ā-roto (e whakaatu ana kei te ūrātou ki
tā rātou i kī ai). Mā tēnei, ka ōrite tonu ngā
whakawātanga a ia kaiaromatawai
In addition, all providers who intend to award credit
for the reo Māori unit standards must have their
own internal moderation systems in place (reflecting
the provider’s accreditation policies) to ensure that
each of its assessors makes consistent
judgements.
MODERATION 7.7
Te Kāhui Kaiwhakaōrite Moderation System
Following the establishment of the first moderation process for Te Reo
Māori in 1997, a new moderation process established a team of
moderators known as Te Kāhui Kaiwhakaōrite.
Te Kāhui Kaiwhakaōrite meets after each submission round (for
Secondary Schools) each year to moderate assessment material for Te
Reo Māori, Te Reo Rangatira and Tikanga-ā-Iwi standards. Providers
are welcome to submit material at any of these kāhui meetings.
Key features of the Kāhui moderation system
Early in the year providers are advised of the standards to be moderated for
that year.
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Providers send NZQA activities, schedules and student evidence
for the chosen standards.

The Kāhui Kaiwhakaōrite meets and moderates them.
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At the conclusion of each meeting, of the Kāhui Kaiwhakaōrite,
the material is posted back to the providers.
Please contact Moderation Services for information about moderation.
systems for Field Māori standards.
Kāhui Moderation Form
2001 Kahui (46Kb in PDF)
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MODERATION 7.2
Whakaōritenga: Te Reo Māori 2006
Unit Standards Moderation in Te Reo Māori 2006
Tēnā koutou katoa:
These are the arrangements for moderation of Te Reo Māori standards in
2006:
 Standards, for each School or Provider, are selected based on historical
moderation reports.
 Submission dates for Schools and Providers vary.
 The moderation submission dates fall between April and October.
 A panel of moderators – Te Kāhui Kaiwhakaōrite - will moderate these
activities. NZQA will send your activities, schedules and student
evidence back with a moderation report. The moderation report will
identify whether the School/Provider’s materials and judgments are at
the National Standard.
These arrangements mean that you are not assigned an individual moderator.
Any questions concerning moderation should be directed to
Natasha Sadler,(04) 463 3121; or
Katy Yung, phone (04) 463 3299, NZQA.
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MODERATION 7.8
NZQA Moderation, on
behalf of the Kāhui
Whakaōrite, informs
all Providers and
Secondary Schools
accredited to award
Reo Māori unit
standards about:


The standards to
be moderated in
any given year
Dates to meet
deadlines
Providers
and
Schools
send in:
 assessment
activities,
 schedules,
 student evidence.
Kāhui
moderates
material received
from Providers
and Schools.
Material posted back to
school/provider with a moderation
report to confirm that the:



judgments
assessment acctivities, and
assessment Schedule(s)
are at the National Standard.
Quality Assurance
process of
Te Reo Māori
MODERATION 2006
The moderation report identifies
whether the assessment materials:
 meet the National Standard,
 require modification,
 do not meet the National
Standard.
If modifications are required:
The Moderation Report will identify
the specific areas that need
improvement.
Tino
pai!
If TEO’s and PTE’s
submit material
after the last kāhui in
September, then
submissions will be kept
for the following year to
be moderated.
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School submission
dates vary and are fixed
for 2006
If Providers/Schools do not
agree with the moderation
report then an Appeal
Application can be made
MODERATION 7.8
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MODERATION 7.9
Moderation Action Plans
For every batch of registered unit standards there is a moderation action plan
that has been agreed to by the whakaruruhau responsible for the development
of the unit standards.
Moderation action plans can be accessed through the NZQA website
www.nzqa.govt.nz
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“NATIONAL
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MODERATION 7.10
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“REO MĀORI”
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with qualifications and
Domains within Sub-field
Reo Māori)
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“KŌRERO”
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MODERATION 7.11
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AMAP & PURPOSE”
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MODERATION ACTION
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MODERATION 7.12
Accreditation and
Moderation Action Plan
for Reo MĀori
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MODERATION 7.13
Ngā Pūnahanaha Aromatawai ā-roto
Internal Assessment Systems
I ngā wāhi e rua, nuku atu rānei ngā kaiako e
aromatawai ana i te reo Māori, e tika ana kia aro
mai te kaiako ki ngā āhuatanga e whai ake nei:
Where a provider has more than one person
assessing reo Māori, the following points will need
to be noted:

e tika ana kia whakatakoto ngā kaituku rātonga
i ā rātou ake hātepe whakaōrite ā-roto kia tino
kitea ko te aromatawai e tōkeke ana, e pono
ana, e rite ana i ngā wā katoa.

providers need to have in place internal
moderation procedures to ensure that
assessment is fair, valid and consistent.

e tika ana kia ū tonu ēnei whakahaere ki te
kaupapa whakamana, me ngā whakahaere
pūnaha aromatawai-ā-roto.

these procedures should be consistent with
the provider’s accreditation policy and
procedures on internal assessment systems.
 nō mua mai te whakaōrite ā-roto i te whakaōrite
ā-waho, ā, e toru ngā wā e whakahaeretia ai.

internal moderation precedes external
moderation and occurs at three different
stages: before, during and after assessment.
NGĀ WHAKAŌRITE I MUA I TE WĀ
AROMATAWAI
PRE-ASSESSMENT MODERATION
a) Whakapakari Kaiaromatawai
a) Professional development
Me mātua whakarite:
Ensure:

katoa ngā kaiaromatawai reo Māori kua
whakangungua kia mārama ai ki ngā paerewa
reo Māori

all reo Māori assessors are trained in the use
of reo Māori unit standards

kei roto i te mahere whakaako a te tari reo
Māori ngā aratohu aromatawai hei āwhina i ngā
kaiaromatawai

the programme plan includes assessment
guides for assessors

ko ngā aratohu me ngā tauira aromatawai o
roto i ngā Aratohu Aromatawai: te reo Māori kei
te whakamahia

the guidance and sample assessment items
contained in the reo Māori assessment guide
are utilised

kia whāia ngā tohutohu ka āhei mai i ngā
tohungatanga o roto i te wāhi mahi arā, pērā i te
Kōmiti Marautanga mena ki te pā he raru.

advice is sought through the available internal
expertise e.g. curriculum committee, where
uncertainty exists.
e) Te whakaōrite i ngā ngohe aromatawai me
ngā papa waitohu

Kua oti i mua i te whakamahinga. Ka taea
tonutia tēnei i roto i te tari reo Māori, i ngā
kōtuituitanga kua whakaritea i waenganui i ngā
kaituku ratonga.
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e) Moderation of assessment activities and
assessment schedules

is carried out before they are used. This can
be done within the provider’s te reo
department or through informal te reo
networks established between providers.
MODERATION 7.14
NGĀ WHAKAŌRITE I TE WĀ O TE
AROMATAWAI
DURING ASSESSMENT
Me whakaaro ake te whakamahi :
Consider using:
 i ngā ngohe aromatawai e mōhiotia ana e te
nuinga

common assessment activities
 i ngā papa waitohu e mōhiotia ana e te nuinga

common assessment schedules
 ngā mahi whakatikatika a ngā kaiaromatawai
(arā, kotahi te kaiaromatawai i tētahi wāhanga i
te katoa rānei o tētahi mahi aromatawai).

common shared marking (ie one assessor is
responsible for assessing either all or part of
an assessment activity).
NGĀ WHAKAŌRITE I MURI I TE
AROMATAWAITANGA
AFTER ASSESSMENT
Kia ōrite tonu ai i ngā wā katoa, me:
Ensure consistency by:

whakaae ngā whakawātanga e ngā ūpoko tari, e
ētahi atu rānei o ngā kaiaromatawai - ko ētahi
wāhanga noa o ngā mahi a te ākonga me tirotiro

verification of judgements by HOD’s or peer
assessors - light sampling of learner work

ā, me whakaatu ki ētahi atu he aha rānei te
taumata e whakaaetia ana, (he tauira, ko ngā
mea ka whakaaetia, kāhore rānei i te
whakaaetia, me te hōmai i ngā take he aha i
pērā ai te whakatau)

retaining and sharing of benchmark work
(examples of what does and does not
constitute the required standard, and
documenting why)

whai hoa tautoko te kaiwhakahaere hōtaka (arā
he kaiako mai i tētahi atu kura) hei āta tirotiro
noa i ngā whakahaere e whāia ana i te wā
whakaōrite ā-roto i te reo Māori

the programme supervisor using a support
person (eg a teacher from another
school/provider) to check the procedures for
internal moderation used in reo Māori.

aromātai ā-tau i ngā pūnaha aromatawai ā-roto
a te hōtaka reo Māori i te wā e taea ai, i te wā
rānei e hui ai ngā kaiako

annual evaluation of the reo Māori
programme’s internal assessment systems, or
at scheduled meetings

whakarite mai i te kaiaromatawai reo Māori kua
whakaingoatia e te kaiwhakahaere hōtaka kia
haere mai māna e āta tirotiro ngā pūnaha
whakaōrite ā-roto ia toru (3) tau.

having an outside reo Māori assessor
nominated by the programme co-ordinator,
visit and carry out an audit on the
programme’s internal moderation systems
once every three years.
TE ĀTA TIROTIRO MENĀ KEI TE PONO TE
AROMATAWAI
CHECKING VALIDITY
Ko te aromatawai pono he ngohe aromatawai e
aromatawai ana i tērā e hiahiatia ana kia
aromatawaitia.
A valid assessment is an assessment activity
which assesses exactly what it sets out to assess
(and not something else).
Me mātua whakarite :
Ensure:
 ngā tūmahi e aromatawai ana i ngā tīpako me
ngā paearu mahi e aromatawaitia ana
 tasks accurately and sufficiently assess the
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element(s) and performance criteria being
assessed
MODERATION 7.15
 te mātauranga, ngā whakaaro, me ngā pūkenga
ake o te reo Māori kua tohua nei ki ngā kōrero
āpiti e tika ana kia whiriwhiritia

the underpinning te reo knowledge, ideas
and skills as indicated in the special notes
are appropriately selected

kia mārama ki te hunga ako he aha te tino
whāinga a te aromatawai

the focus of the assessment is clear to the
learner

ko ngā wā kua whakaritea ko te āhua o te
whakaako kua whiriwhiritia kāore e tāmi i te
āhei o te hunga ako ki te whakaatu i te taumata
tūturu ka taea e rātou.

any times imposed or modes of presentation
chosen, will not constrain the learner’s ability
to demonstrate their true level of
achievement.
TE TŌKEKE O TE AROMATAWAI
FAIRNESS
Me mātua whakarite :
Ensure:

kia kaua e hinga ki te taha tāne, wahine rānei,
aha noa rānei

assessments are free of gender, ethnic or
other bias

kia arohia atu ngā hiahia motuhake o te hunga
ako

learners with special needs are
accommodated

kia taea te kī nā te ākonga ake āna mahi

authenticity is assured

kia mārama tonu ngā kōrero e tae atu ana ki te
hunga ako mō te āhua ki ngā whakahaere
aromatawai a te hōtaka reo Māori, me te āhei
kia aromatawaitia atu anō, te whai taunakitanga,
he whakatūturu i te kōrero nāna ake āna mahi
me ngā āhuatanga e taea ai tētahi whakahau te
tohe

learners are provided with clear information
about the reo Māori programme’s
assessment procedures regarding
reassessment opportunities, the need for
authenticity of evidence, and the grounds for
appeal, etc

ko aua paerewa tonu rā o te wā aromatawai
tuatahi e hāngai ana i te wā e aromatawaitia
anō

reassessments require the same standard(s)
as the initial assessment event
kia āta whakamāramatia te āhua o te
aromatawai ā-paerewa i te tīmatanga o ngā
mahi

induction on standards-based assessment is
carried out at the start of the programme
kia ōrite tonu i ngā wā katoa te
aromatawaitanga, te whakatikatanga rānei o
ngā mahi.

assessment or marking is consistent.
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