Principal’s Nominee & Assessment

Leader Seminar

2014

Key Ideas

• Supporting authenticity• Effective communication• Updates

Authenticity

• 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

Detection

Investigation

Rationale

Outcomes

Authenticity - Plagiarism

• How could you prevent plagiarism?• How could you detect plagiarism?

Prevention

Detection

Investigation

Rationale

Outcomes

Plagiarism

Authenticity – Other issues

Prevention

Detection

Investigation

Rationale

Outcomes

Prevention

Detection

Investigation

Rationale

Outcomes

Undue help

Teacher practice

Assessment from public

sources

Prevention

Detection

Investigation

Rationale

Outcomes

Teacher practice

Authenticity: Investigation & outcomes

• How does the NZQA breaches information match with practice in your school?

• Expectations• Principles• Process• Outcomes

Fees and Financial Assistance for 2013A2013/006 - 23 Apr 2013

TO: Principal NB: 2013 information onlyPrincipal's NomineeData ManagerFinance ManagerFees and Financial Assistance for 2013Schools are requested to set collection and processing dates for fees and financial assistance to meetthe deadlines in this circular.

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

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

Effective communication

What is effective communication?For any issue…•Why?•To whom?•How?•When?•How will you determine effective communication?•What next?

Updates

• 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:– 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

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3

10 LITERACY CREDITS

10 NUMERACY CREDITS

60 LEVEL 2 CREDITS RECOMMENDED

STANDARDS

MINIMUM OF 20 SECTOR RELATED

CREDITS

http://youthguarantee.net.nz/vocational-pathways/

Vocational Pathways: Level 2 credits

Pathway Recommended Sector Related

Achievement Standards

UnitStandards

Achievement Standards

UnitStandards

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

Achievement Standards

RECOMMENDED(UP TO 40)

NUMNUM

SECTOR RELATED(20)

LITLIT

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

External moderation processes

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-schools-and-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:

– 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/qualifications-standards/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?

Calculus Statistics

Mathematics

UE Approved Subjects: Mathematics, Science & Technology

(listed NCEA Level 3 achievement standards only – see S2012/022)

Science

Biology Chemistry

Physics

Earth &Space Science

Also Generic Technology, Construction and Mechanical Technology, DVC, Digital Technology & Processing Technology

NB: The new UE requirements apply from 1 March

Science

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