Principal’s Nominee
Seminar
2016
Seminar Programme

9.00-10.30
The assessment process and
internal moderation clarifications
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10.30 – 10.45 Morning Tea
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10.45 – 11.45 Assessment today and in
the future
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11.45 – 12.20 Updates on NZQA policies or
processes
This session will:
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Clarify internal moderation processes
 Share
internal moderation monitoring
practice
ACTIVITY
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Using the Post-It notes, develop a chart of the
assessment process
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Identify the internal moderation processes by
writing internal moderation on individual Post-Its.

Identify the essentials to ensure credible
assessment
Entries and Results for all secondary
students - 2014
# of
Entries
# of Credits
gained
Standard Type
Unit Standard
717,247
2,393,290
Internally Assessed Achievement
Standard
1,892,260
7,360,187
Externally Assessed Achievement
Standard
833,848
3,734,795
3,444,355
13,488,272
TOTAL
In 2014 NZQA received approximately 2.6
million internally assessed results from
schools

NZQA accepts these results at face value

Internal moderation is the quality assurance process that
validates these results before reported
Schools must report to NZQA only those internal assessment
results which have been subject to an internal moderation
process (Rule 5.6b)
Each year NZQA externally moderate
approximately 100,000 randomly selected
samples

This represents approximately 3.8% of the nearly 2.6
million results reported

These are largely from the previous year’s work

This “light touch”, high trust model requires a high level
of accountability

Internal moderation is the quality assurance check that
demonstrates accountability

External moderation confirms the robustness of the
schools internal moderation
What is the National Systems Check?

It is a calculation of a national moderator/teacher
agreement rate at each NCEA level, published in NZQA’s
annual report
2014
2013
Credit
91.9%
88.0%
Grade
82.8%
75.9%
Ref: Page 24 – NZQA Annual Report 2014 -2015
Ref: Table 11 - Overall moderation rates NZQA Annual Report 2013
Activity
Page 6 Handbook.
Choose 2-3 scenarios to discuss as a group as
to how verification can be managed.
Activity
Page 7 Handbook.
Complete the first column with Yes /No if what is
described is a requirement of your school/ HODs
Discuss as a group if the requirement is an NZQA
requirement.
Internal moderation
Verification process
 must
take place for every standard each year
 be
sufficient to be confident that judgements are
consistent with the standard
 include
purposefully selected samples

documentation of the internal moderation process
is required

need to keep evidence of the internal moderation
monitoring
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers-partners/assessment-and-moderation/managing-nationalassessment-in-schools/secondary-moderation/external-moderation/internal-moderation/
This session will:
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Explore what future assessment could or will look like

Discuss changes that may be needed and the tools
that may be used to lead assessment for the future in
your school

Discuss evidence collection and sufficiency
Principles of good assessment practice
when gathering credible evidence
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Assess when ready
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Use of feedback and feedforward information
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Gather evidence from a range of activities and
use it for more than one purpose
Jetsons
ACTIVITY
In groups discuss:

What do you think assessment in your school
could or will look like in the future?

What assessment practices and principles do you
think

 will
change
 will
not change
Use page 11 to record your discussion
Planning will ensure you collect sufficient evidence
Moderation will confirm ‘sufficiency’ through checks
on the:

requirements of the standard

Conditions of Assessment

level of the curriculum document

information in the clarifications document

subject Teaching and Learning Guide.
UPDATES
Future state - External assessment
Five principles of digital external assessment are that it will be:

used to enhance the student’s external assessment
experience through good assessment practice that reflects
current pedagogy
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introduced following a thorough trial and evaluation period.
(Schools are encouraged to be involved in these trials to assess
their readiness)
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used only if appropriate for that subject

use digital technology to enhance the marking process

developed in parallel with the digital submission of externally
assessed portfolios.
•
See handbook pages 40-42 for information on Digital Trials and Pilots in 2016
External moderation submission
Currently
The future
Paper, DVD, USB via courier
We intend to have a fully automated
online system for moderation available
from 2017
Online by submitting URLs through
online moderation plan
This system will be simple and intuitive
to use
Google Drive, DropBox, MyPortfolio,
Office 365, Blogs, Websites, etc
It will still be possible to submit by
courier as this system is phased in
• We will be consulting with the sector from March/April this year and more
information will follow
• See handbook pages 37 and 38 for instructions on how to submit electronically
New Process to register for assessor
support
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New “Registration of Interest” process developed to give assessors the ability
to indicate their preferred assessor support options.
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Enables NZQA to identify needs and develop an on-demand schedule of
support.
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This support will include:

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visits from guest speakers
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online opportunities; and
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face-to-face regional workshops
Registrants will also be able to indicate:
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how far they could travel,
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nominate times; and
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request optional extras such as catering and other resources
Driver Licence – Proposed process to award Class 1 Drivers Licence Standard
Student
Application Form
completed
(downloaded from
NZQA site)
Students attest to
authenticity of licence
School granted
consent through
base scope.
NZQA
Recognition of Prior
Learning (RPL) process:
Person in school with
designated responsibility
sights and checks evidence
for RPL
Manage Records
Results
Reported
Audit
Attestation survey of relationships with external providers
Why was the attestation survey conducted?

An important role of NZQA is to help schools to manage risk to the credibility of
the NCEA qualification.

If schools report results incorrectly using their provider code or the provider
code of another external provider, then potentially these results:

Have not been assessed under credible assessment conditions

Are not available for moderation
(see: Consent guidelines 8.1-8.4, 13.1 and 13.2 and Circulars A2015/024 and A2015/26)
What happens next?
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Your SRM will discuss your school’s attestation survey with you when they visit
your school.
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NZQA plans, in the future, to collect this information from your data file
submission.
Other information on:
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Submitting external moderation digitally
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External moderation reminders

Professional learning opportunities available in
digital teaching and learning
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Special Assessment Conditions – Key dates
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Guidance to students wishing to study overseas

2016 Digital trials and pilots for external
assessment
Guidance to students wishing to study
overseas

Students should check the requirements of the university they are
proposing to enrol in

Some Universities are asking for a Grade Point Average (GPA)

GPA calculations require at least 90 credits of reported results (N, A, M, E) at the
Level of the GPA

German University Entrance requirements have changed for students
enrolling in 2017

Ensure your International Dean/Coordinator checks the NZQA website
for international recognition of NCEA for specific countries
Special Assessment Conditions - Key Dates

14 March – First time ever applications for students with Special Learning
Disorders CLOSES

1 Feb – 15 April: Students previously approved (rollovers) – confirm, change
or remove last years entitlement

1 April onward data files - NZQA will transfer previously approved students to
the schools they are enrolled in for 2016. Their name and approved
entitlements will appear on your school’s SAC ‘submitted’ or ‘rollover” list.

1 July - facility to attach approved SAC entitlements to external standards
opens
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1 August data file – make final external exam entries for SAC candidates
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24 August – facility to attach approved SAC entitlements to external
standards CLOSES.
2016 Digital Trials & Pilots
To build on the 2015 learnings NZQA is undertaking a
series of trials and pilots in 2016.
Two main aims

Provide a significant step towards the transformation
of the examination system

Provide an opportunity for schools to evaluate their
readiness to manage digital examinations
A trial digital examination
• Does not count towards NCEA
• Will involve all external standards of the subject
• Will be available for schools to use in Sept & Oct
NZQA will be developing trial digital examinations in
the following subjects (all level 1)
Health
Economics
Geography
Physics
History
Science
Samoan
Spanish
Business
Studies
Music
Te Reo
Rangatira
A pilot digital examination
• Will count towards NCEA
• Will involve all external standards of the subject
• Candidates will complete either the digital
examination OR the paper based examination
• NZQA will develop a set of sample assessments in
June/July
NZQA will be developing pilot digital examinations
in the following subjects (all level 1)
English
Media Studies
Classical Studies
French
Other things PNs will need to know:
• Communications to schools will be through the PN
• Involvement is on a voluntary basis only
• Schools will receive a set of technical specifications
to assist them in evaluating their own capacity
before they opt in
• All trial and pilot examinations will be able to be
translated into Te reo if required
• All trial and pilot examinations will have some
functionality for some students who require Special
Assessment Conditions