Principal’s Nominee
& Assessment
Leader
Seminar
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Seminar Programme
Consent to Assess (CAAS)
9.00-9.30
• the school’s authority for reporting grades to NZQA
Self review
9.30-10.30
• to maintain your consent to assess
• reflection on your current self-review tools and
processes
• tools to assist your current processes
Gathering valid and authentic evidence 10.50-11.45
• oversight of the management of the collection of
evidence in a changing environment
Updates
11.45-12.20
Credibility of the qualification
This Session Explores:
Consent to Assess (CAAS)*
and
Quality Management Systems (QMS)
Where did your school’s authority to assess come from?
What do you require to maintain your Consent to Assess
(CAAS)?
Qualities of effective self-review to maintain your school’s
CAAS
Self-review tools available to assist schools to maintain
CAAS
*Consent to Assess Against Standards on the Directory of Assessment Standards
Rules 2011
CAAS - Rules
Appendix
Gives authority to schools to assess qualifications
(QMS)
Guidelines
(details the QMS
requirements)
The school has a documented quality management system
(QMS)
Grant of Consent
There is effective self-review to assure NZQA the school can maintain its consent to assess
Risk
Do the school’s
assessment, or the
results it reports,
present a risk to
the credibility of
the NZQF?
Assessment Practice
CAAS Guidelines 2.5v-vii, 2.6i, ii,
vii, 3
Moderation
Response
CAAS Guidelines 2.6iii, iv-vi, 3
Does the school
make an effective
and timely
response to
identified risks?
Data
Review
CAAS Guidelines 2.6v, 2.7i, iii, iv, 3
Do the school’s
review and actions
improve
assessment
outcomes and
reduce future risk?
Communication
CAAS Guidelines 2.4i, 2.6i, vii,
2.7ii, 3
CAAS
What do you have to do to
maintain your Consent to Assess?
To maintain your consent you need to:
• stay up to date with the rules
• meet requirements (rules)
• apply for an extension of consent if you
want to assess standards outside of base
scope.
You risk having conditions placed on your
consent or losing your consent if you do not
meet requirements and rules.
Effective School Self-Review
• identifies where you are meeting the requirements of
the QMS and CAAS, in particular complying with the
rules and guidelines
• identifies risks to your Consent to Assess
• enables the school to respond
• protects the credibility of the Qualification and schools
name
• enables on going improvement in assessment
process/procedures
CAAS Rules (11.1a, 11.1b and 11.1c) and Guidelines (3)
To maintain Consent to Assess
• CAAS Rule 8 and 13
Notify NZQA or seek approval from NZQA to
use a sub-contractor. (RULE)
• CAAS Rule 11.1a
Update and maintain QMS (Part C (appendix1)
and Part D (guidelines)).
• CAAS Rule 11.1b
Comply with Assessment and Examination Rules
and Procedures.
• CAAS Rule 11.1c
In respect of unit standards continue to meet the
consent and moderation requirements for the
standards to which the consent relates, and
report credits for learners to NZQA.
and
• CAAS Rule 7.2b
Extensions of scope of consent to assess.
This session:
• explores your role as PN in the management of
evidence-gathering in the current and changing
environment.
• provides an opportunity to reflect on and discuss
effective management of evidence-gathering
procedures, systems and communication.
• shares tools you may want to use with teachers in
your school.
NZQA requirements for internal
moderation
Results reported to NZQA should be the work of more
than one professional.
• Critiquing
• Modify publicly-available task.
• Critique all assessment materials before use
Critiquer must understand standards-based
assessment, but need not be a subject specialist.
NZQA requirements for internal
moderation
Results reported to NZQA should be the work of more
than one professional.
• Verification
• Verify an adequate sample of the grade judgments for all
standards
• Verify at grade boundaries
• Make consistent judgements across multiple classes
Verifier should be another subject specialist with standard and
curriculum knowledge.
.
Rule 5.6 b: …report to NZQA only those internal assessment
results which have been subject to an internal moderation
process … and have been verified for accuracy………
NZQA requirements for Derived Grades
Process and evidence will assure management that:
• grade is based on:
• pre-existing valid, authentic standard-specific
evidence
• at the national standard
• evidence is derived from:
• critiqued and secure practice assessment(s)
or
• verifiable authentic evidence from a range of
activities.
NZQA requirements for Derived Grades
What gives you confidence in the derived grade
submitted?
• grade verification by another subject expert
undertaken
OR:
• grade justification undertaken where grade
verification has not been possible.
• Demonstrate
understanding of
chance and data.
• Demonstrate comprehensive
understanding of physical
principles related to the Earth
System.
• Demonstrate understanding of
accounting concepts for small entities.
• Evaluate, in depth,
sustainable food
related practices.
• Participate actively in a variety of
physical activities with a
consistently high level of effort and
engagement, and explain factors
that influence own participation.
Managing the Gathering of Evidence
Does your school have processes/systems to :
– enable valid evidence to be collected
– enable authentic evidence to be collected
– ensure evidence can be verified by another subject
expert?
The credibility of the results and therefore the Qualification
must be maintained and assured.
Considerations for managing the
gathering of evidence
CAAS/ Rules and Procedures
Review
Valid
evidence
collected
Risk
• Standardspecific
• Fit for
purpose
Collection
method
enables
verification
Authenticity
assured
• Prevention of
issues
• Monitoring
Response
• Recorded
• Internal
moderation
• External
moderation
School Policy and Procedures
Up-to-date and effectively communicated
Communicated to HOD/TIC Teachers Students Parents
Manageability?
Resubmission?
Further assessment opportunity?
Does assessor have consent to assess?
Updates
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Best Practice Workshops
Future State – Digital Assessment
Online external moderation
Introduction of NZ Scholarship fee
Code of Practice for Pastoral Care of International Students
Extensions to Consent to Assess
Engaging with an external provider – Sub-contracting
Programme Approval
Electronic Provisioning Authority (EPA) for ESAA
Bits and Pieces
Best Practice Workshops 2015
Making Assessor Judgments Workshops
• For new/beginning teachers or those having
difficulty making assessor judgments.
• In main regional centres.
• Also available on request on a cost recovery
basis.
Best Practice Workshops 2015
Transforming Assessment Practice
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On-line learning community delivery.
Involves action research over 20 weeks.
To be implemented from July.
See BPW and NZQA News web pages for
details
Future State - Digital Assessment
2014 - a year of trials, pilots and investigations
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eMCAT - trialed in 27 schools.
Digital Moderation - submitted by 48 schools.
SAC Pilot - students using Assistive Technology.
2014 NZ Scholarship papers returned electronically.
Computer-based examinations feasibility explored.
2015 - NZQA aims to produce a Digital Assessment
Implementation Road Map.
Online External Moderation
Submission
• Use any online file sharing system.
• Save links through moderation plans in 2015.
• Ensure sharing settings enable direct access for
moderators.
• Organise files clearly.
• modsub@nzqa.govt.nz mailbox for queries only.
• Further detail available on our website and
Assessment Matters Circular
Introduction of New Zealand
Scholarship fee in 2015
• Each New Zealand Scholarship subject entry will
generate a charge of $30 (GST incl.) per subject.
• International students continue to pay the full subject
fee $102.20 (GST incl.) per Scholarship.
• Financial assistance is available for students meeting
the usual criteria.
• There can be no withdrawals after 1 September
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/publications/newsletters-and-circulars/assessmentmatters/2015-new-zealand-scholarship-fee/
Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of
International Students
Schools that are Code Signatories must: Comply with the mandatory
Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students
(CAAS Guidelines 2.4v).
Annual Self Review Attestation
NZQA
ERO
Code Administrator
Reviews
• School makes annual attestation to • Self Review documents
NZQA
• Attestation acknowledgement from
• NZQA communicates with
NZQA.
International Dean/Principal for the
attestation
• NZQA contacts the PN if the attestation is not received.
• Failure to comply is a significant issue.
Extensions to Consent to Assess
• Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) form
must be completed for all applications (NZQA and
ITOs).
• CMR used to determine school has resources to offer
standards (CAAS 7.2b)
• Application requires attestation that your school’s
QMS has been updated (CAAS rule 7.2b).
• Principal must sign extension request letter.
• Forms and templates on NZQA web page.
• Must be able to continue to meet CMR when staff or
resources change.
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers-partners/approval-accreditation-and-registration/secondaryschool-consent-to-assess/extension-of-consent-to-assess-for-schools/
Engaging with an external provider
• Do you hold consent to assess for the particular standard?
• Will you be reporting the result with your provider code?
• Are you arranging for the teaching or assessment to be
undertaken by an external person or organisation who:
– is not an employee of your Board of Trustees
– does not hold consent to assess that particular
standard?
• Do the students being assessed for these standards have
an NZQA enrolment at your school?
Then you are likely to need NZQA approval to establish a
sub-contracting arrangement.
Do you have consent for the
particular standard?
YOUR SCHOOL
EXTERNAL
PROVIDER
ACTION REQUIRED
YES
YES
Notify – report result
with external provider
code
YES
NO
You will need to apply
for subcontracting
approval.
NO
YES
Notify – report result
with external provider
code.
NO
NO
Non-starter
Programme Approval
• New Zealand Certificates and Diplomas will replace all
national and provider developed qualifications (except
for NCEA).
• Only accredited organisations can deliver a
programme that leads to an award New Zealand
Certificates and Diplomas.
• If your school wants to deliver a programme that leads
to a New Zealand certificate
– the programme must be approved by NZQA
– your school must be accredited to deliver that
programme by NZQA.
Enquiries and school applications can be sent to
qaadmin@nzqa.govt.nz.
Electronic Provisioning
Application (EPA) for ESAA
Allows schools to manage staff additions and removals
to NZQA general and high security access.
EPA replaces existing bulk upload process.
• Principals nominate EPA authoriser(s) (max of 4).
• EPA Nominee applications sent to MOE (paper
application).
• User Guide sent out when MOE provisions EPA
nominee
• MOE Service Desk provides advice and support.
Bulk upload process switched off end Term 1.
Bits and pieces
External Moderation 2015
• National Systems Check is included in your
moderation plan.
Mid-year Workshops
• Teachers new to NCEA - June and July 2015.
Vocational Pathways student information
• Viewable on your school’s general access.
Bits and pieces continued
Learner Log in Resource
• Power point of fictitious learner’s login
• Available to use to show students and parents
what the learner login looks like and information
available
• Comes with notes for each slide
• Will be emailed out to PNs