Principal’s
Nominee &
Assessment
Leader
Seminar
2014
Key Ideas
• Supporting authenticity
• Effective communication
• Updates
Authenticity
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Why do students present inauthentic work?
In what ways do they do this?
What does authentic work look like?
What is your school’s process for managing
authenticity?
Prevention
Rationale
Outcomes
Detection
Investigation
Authenticity - Plagiarism
• How could you prevent plagiarism?
• How could you detect plagiarism?
Prevention
Rationale
Plagiarism
Outcomes
Detection
Investigation
Authenticity – Other issues
Prevention
Prevention
Rationale
Assessment
from public
Detection
sources
Outcomes
Rationale
Undue help
Outcomes
Detection
Investigation
Prevention
Rationale
Teacher
Teacher
practice
practice
Outcomes
Detection
Investigation
Investigation
Authenticity: Investigation & outcomes
• How does the NZQA breaches information
match with practice in your school?
• Expectations
• Principles
• Process
• Outcomes
Fees and Financial Assistance for 2013
A2013/006 - 23 Apr 2013
TO: Principal
NB: 2013 information only
Principal's Nominee
Data Manager
Finance Manager
Fees and Financial Assistance for 2013
Schools are requested to set collection and processing dates for fees and financial assistance to meet
the deadlines in this circular.
Fees for domestic candidates
Fee
Entry for all NZQF standards and up to 3
Scholarship subjects
$76.70
Additional Scholarship entries
$76.70 per subject
Fees for international fee-paying
candidates
Fee
Entry for all NZQF standards
$383.30
Entry for each Scholarship subject
$102.20 per subject
The due date for payment to NZQA of all fees collected by schools from fee-payers is 13 September 2013. A circular
detailing the processes for payment of these fees will be sent later in the year. A late fee of $50 will be applied to all fees
not paid by 1 December 2013.
As in 2012 NZQA will write to students advising them of unpaid fees in late 2013
Effective communication
What is effective communication?
For any issue…
• Why?
• To whom?
• How?
• When?
• How will you determine effective communication?
• What next?
Updates
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Vocational Pathways
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
External moderation
Special Assessment Conditions
Ordering Documents from Learner Login
Various
Vocational Pathways Award
• Vocational Pathways is an award on the Record of
Achievement at NCEA Level 2
– providing a framework for vocational options
– supporting programme design and careers advice
– improving links between education and employment
Five sectors:
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Manufacturing and Technology
Construction and Infrastructure
Primary Industries
Social and Community Services
Services Industries
(Creative Industries - under development)
See also
http://youthguarantee.net.nz/vocational-pathways/
Vocational Pathways: Credit Requirement
10 LITERACY CREDITS
10 NUMERACY CREDITS
MINIMUM OF 20
SECTOR RELATED
CREDITS
60 LEVEL 2 CREDITS
RECOMMENDED
STANDARDS
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
http://youthguarantee.net.nz/vocational-pathways/
Vocational Pathways: Level 2 credits
Pathway
Recommended
Sector Related
Achievement
Standards
Unit
Standards
Achievement
Standards
Unit
Standards
Construction & Infrastructure
Numerous
Sufficient
Sufficient
Numerous
Manufacturing & Technology
Numerous
Sufficient
Sufficient
Numerous
Primary Industries
Numerous
Numerous
Sufficient
Numerous
Services Industries
Numerous
Sufficient
Insufficient*
Numerous
Social & Community Services
Numerous
Numerous
Sufficient
Numerous
* Insufficient could be managed through;
• a partnership with an external provider;
• an extension to base scope consent.
Vocational Pathways: Directory of Assessment Standards
NUM
RECOMMENDED
(UP TO 40)
LIT
SECTOR RELATED
(20)
Achievement Standards
Vocational Profile
Vocational Profile
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
• The national curriculum for Māori medium in Pāngarau,
Pūtaiao, Hangarau, Hauora, Ngā Toi, Te Reo Māori
(Te Reo Rangatira) and Tikanga ā-Iwi
• Level 1 achievement standards registered December
2013 for use from 2014
• Level 1 standards and resources can be found on the
subject pages
• Teaching and Learning Guides will be progressively
available: http://tmoa.tki.org.nz/
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
• Māori medium PLD support will be provided for NCEA Level 1
in 2014 - details on TMoA website
• Contact the Ministry of Education helpline
tmoa.ncea@minedu.govt.nz or your local Ministry office
• Developers and writers for assessment materials are required
- contact ana.montgomery-neutze@minedu.govt.nz
Standard 16
Standard 6
Standard 2
Standard 16
Standard 14
Standard 14
National systems check selection:
Standard 17
Standard 16
Standard 15
Standard 13
Standard 13
Standard 12
Standard 11
Standard 10
Standard 9
Standard 9
Standard 7
Standard 6
Standard 5
Standard 4
Standard 3
Standard 2
Standard 1
Standard 8
School check selection:
Standard 8
Standard 5
Standard 1
External moderation processes
Student evidence is stored assessment of each internal standard assessed
External Moderation Updates for 2014
• Moderation reports are on line and will not be printed unless
requested – email ams@nzqa.govt.nz
• Schools/departments may print them from the school Login
• Please advise us in advance if material is to be submitted in
Te Reo Māori
• Please send USB drives in an envelope/bag inside the courier
bag
• The random selection should be done only from those
students who submitted work
• Appeals now go straight to Secondary Moderation – see
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/audience-pages/secondary-schoolsand-teachers/forms/
Schools can submit moderation on line
• Moderators must be able to access the materials
without the need for a username or password
• Use any suitable platform eg MyPortfolio, Google
Drive, DropBox
• Sharing generates a ‘secret’ url to submit to
modsub@nzqa.govt.nz
• Send any questions about this process to this address
also
National systems check
• No change from 2013
• In October NZQA randomly selects a sample of standards from
all results reported
• PNs are told of standards selected in Week 5 of Term 4.
• Schools will send work to moderators by 3 December
• NZQA reports on the national agreement rate for the level
• Work is returned with a report on grade agreements
• The national agreement rate is published in NZQA’s annual
report in July
Special Assessment Conditions
• Thank you for your patience and skill in managing 2013 SACs
• Applications for 2014 will be made using the SAC2014 tool you
registered for in December
• It is still possible to register
• Key dates:
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10 April: applications for entitlement to a SAC close
15 May: final date to appeal entitlements
1 July: facility to attach SACs to externals opens
End-July: Check August file holds all external entries for SAC candidates
25 August: facility to attach SACs to externals closes
Ordering Documents from Learner Login
• Students should not pay for any documents ordered on their Login
unless they have already received their free copy for the year
• When NZQA checks for NCEA in January we also check for some
other school-related qualifications. If one appears on Login, the
student may order a free copy
• They should not order a certificate until it shows on Login
• Complete list of school-related qualifications:
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualificationsstandards/qualifications/other- school-qualifications/list/
• Does your school need to review – or publicise – how internet
access is accessible to students who do not have it at home?
UE Approved Subjects: Mathematics,
Science & Technology
(listed NCEA Level 3 achievement standards only – see S2012/022)
Biology
Chemistry
Calculus
Science
Physics
Earth &
Space
Science
Statistics
Science
Mathematics
Also Generic Technology, Construction and Mechanical Technology,
DVC, Digital Technology & Processing Technology
NB: The new UE requirements apply from 1 March
Various
• NCEA L3 now needs Level 1 literacy and numeracy
• Approved calculator list (applies to internals also) – see
Assessment and Examination Rules and A2013/021
• NB: Competent staff must be available to clear
calculators for exams
• Emergency grades – see A2013/028 – if you submit a
grade for a practice external assessment, it must be
quality-assured as a derived grade
• Subject Facebook pages are now available – enter
“<Subject> NZQA” in Facebook search and like it
– see A 2013/013 – questions to ams@nzqa.govt.nz