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PLANTING ROOTS TEACHER GUIDELINES AND ASSESSEMENT SCHEDULE Unit Standard 11879 Total: 2 Credits MARKING CRITERIA FOR PASSING SUPPORTED LEARNING STANDARDS PLEASE NOTE: • To pass each unit standard, a student must achieve ALL elements • Read through the following Assessment Schedule to be familiar with the skills and knowledge required for this assessment material • Use the Assessor Checklist at the back of the Candidate Assessment Material as a student works through the assessment material • Write comments if needed beside each element in the Assessor Checklist to help with your overall judgments • Re-­‐sits can occur for just the element/s not achieved and can be verbal if appropriate for that element • A student can attempt a re-­‐sit at a later opportunity of your choosing • A student can be credited with separate unit standards if not all unit standards within a blend are passed 2 11879 -­‐ Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context Level: 1 Domains: Unit Number 11879: Credits: 2 Version: 4 Review 2015 Supported Learning – Work & Community Skills Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context. Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context Level 1 Credits 2 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: select plants, prepare ground, and grow plants or sow seeds; and care for plants, in a supported learning context. Subfield Supported Learning Domain Supported Learning -­‐ Work and Community Skills Status Registered Status date 20 November 2009 Date version published 20 November 2009 Planned review date 31 December 2015 Entry information Open. Accreditation Evaluation of documentation by NZQA. Standard setting body (SSB) NZQA National Qualifications Services Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0142 This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do. 3 11879 -­‐ Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context Level: 1 Domains: Unit Number 11879: Credits: 2 Version: 4 Review 2015 Supported Learning – Work & Community Skills Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context. Special notes 1 This unit standard is designed for people who require some form of support with their learning, either through additional resources, specialised equipment, or adapted teaching programmes. 2 Definition Advisor refers to the person advising on the plant, such as the tutor, supervisor, plant specialist. 3 An assessment resource to support this unit standard can be found on the NZQA website at: www.nzqa.govt.nz/for-­‐providers/resources/index.html. 4 It is recommended that this unit standard is assessed against in conjunction with other Supported Learning unit standards to allow for integrated assessment. 4 11879 -­‐ Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context Level: 1 Domains: Unit Number 11879: Credits: 2 Version: 4 Review 2015 Supported Learning – Work & Community Skills Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context. Elements and performance criteria Element 1 Select plants, prepare ground, and grow plants or sow seeds. Performance criteria 1.1 Plants or seeds are selected in accordance with the type and purpose of the garden. 1.2 Ground is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the plants or seeds selected, the soil type, and the context. Range context may include but is not limited to – containers, seed trays, plots, indoors, outdoors. 1.3 Plants are planted or seeds are sown in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor. Element 2 Care for plants. Performance criteria 2.1 The watering, weeding, and feeding of plants are carried out in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor. 2.2 Any special requirements for care of plants are carried out in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor. Range special requirements may include but are not limited to – staking, thinning, protecting. 2.3 Damage to plants by pest or disease is identified in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor, and with the type of plant. Range identification does not include diagnosis of cause. 2.4 Pest or disease damage is attended to in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor. 5 11879 -­‐ Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context Level: 1 Domains: Unit Number 11879: Credits: 2 Version: 4 Review 2015 Supported Learning – Work & Community Skills Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context. Please note Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-­‐institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements. Comments on this unit standard Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard. 6 11879 -­‐ Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context Level: 1 Domains: Unit Number 11879: Credits: 2 Version: 4 Review 2015 Supported Learning – Work & Community Skills Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context. TASK EVIDENCE (The answers or performance expected from the students) ELEMENT Element 1 1 2 3 4 Assessor Checklist 5 Assessor Checklist Select plants, 1.1 prepare ground, and grow plants or 1.2 sow seeds. 1.3 Plants or seeds are selected in accordance with the type and purpose of the garden. Completed assessment material booklet and completed assessor checklist Ground is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the plants or seeds selected, the soil type, and the context. Range context may include but is not limited to – containers, seed trays, plots, indoors, outdoors. Plants are planted or seeds are sown in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor. 7 JUDGEMENT (A statement that defines the standard to be achieved) 11879 -­‐ Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context Level: 1 Domains: Unit Number 11879: Credits: 2 Version: 4 Review 2015 Supported Learning – Work & Community Skills Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context. TASK 6 Element 2 Assessor Checklist EVIDENCE (The answers or performance expected from the students) ELEMENT Care for plants. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The watering, weeding, and feeding of plants are carried out in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor. Any special requirements for care of plants are carried out in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor. Range special requirements may include but are not limited to – staking, thinning, protecting. Damage to plants by pest or disease is identified in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor, and with the type of plant. Range identification does not include diagnosis of cause. Pest or disease damage is attended to in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor. 8 JUDGEMENT (A statement that defines the standard to be achieved) 11879 -­‐ Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context Completed assessment material booklet and completed assessor checklist