Series Fun with Assessment Trivial Pursuits He Pātai Tiripapā mō te Aromatawai

1. Series Fun with Assessment Trivial Pursuits He Pātai Tiripapā mō te Aromatawai Mā te mahi tahi, ko te eke panuku, ko te ako panuku

2. Qu 1Pre-testsis a mainly summative assessment strategy • True or False Pre-tests is a mainly diagnostic assessment strategy

3. Qu 2Conferencingis a formative assessment strategy • True or False

4. Qu 3Which one of these strategies/methods is often used diagnostically? • running records for reading • portfolios • examinations

5. Qu 4A profileis a collection of student samples of work gathered over time • True or False A portfolio is a collection of student samples of work gathered over time A profile is a concise description, sometimes in graphic form, of the Aos or levels of achievement attained by a student

6. Qu 5The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) has... • 8 levels • 10 levels • 12 levels

7. Qu 6GSMis the acronym for... • Generic System (of) Moderation • General Science Matrix • Grade Score Marking

8. Qu 7Conditions of Assessment relate to the external standards • True or False COAs relate to internal standards

9. Qu 8Which of the following amounts can a student receive per year for 3 years if they are awarded a Top Subject Scholarship award? • $500.00 • $2,000.00 • $5,000.00

10. Qu 9Course endorsementrequires that a student achieve at least 14 credits in that subject with Merit or Excellence • True or False

11. Qu 10Certificate endorsement(at NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3) requires that a student achieve at least 28 credits toward a certificate with Merit or Excellence • True or False At least 50 credits is required

12. Qu 11If a student achieves NCEA Level 3, they automatically qualify to enter university • True or False NCEA Level 3 and University Entrance do not equate to the same thing. Not all NCEA Level 3 subjects count towards UE. The ones that do are on the approved list of subjects. Furthermore, not all standards within the approved list of subjects count towards UE

13. Qu 12What is the maximum number of further assessment opportunities can a student have in a standard each year? • 0 • 1 • 2

14. Qu 13NZQA uses Twitter to send out information for examination candidates • True or False

15. Qu 14What are the scores given to Scholarship questions? • 0-3 • 0-6 • 0-8

16. Qu 15Once a moderation decision has been made by a National Moderator, a teacher has no right to appeal it, or seek clarification • True or False

17. Qu 16If I adapt a TKI or commercial resource I must get a colleague to check the entire resource? • Yes or No Just the changes is fine

18. Qu 17The process of continually evaluating students’ performance or checking that the aims of particular instructional activities have been achieved is... • Conferencing • Monitoring • Evaluating

19. Qu 18Diagnostic assessment is usually carried out at the end of a block of learning • True or False Diagnostic assessment is usually carried out at the beginning of a block of learning

20. Qu 19A summative Record of Achievement usually profiles a students’ achievement in one specific curriculum area • True or False A summative Record of Achievement profiles a students’ achievement across the curriculum

21. Qu 20I must use the Internal Moderation Coversheet? • Yes or No • Schools can adopt or adapt the Internal Moderation Coversheet • It was provided at the request of schools to give more guidance around what could be done • It is still a guide to best practice for quality assurance • If you use your school’s own process it would be necessary to document the process once and be able to provide evidence of following that process

22. References • www.nzqa.govt.nz/...ncea-resource-kit • Ministry of Education (1994) Assessment: Policy to Practice, Learning Media, Wellington • Madjar I & McKinley E (2011) Understanding NCEA A RELATIVELY SHORT AND VERY USEFUL GUIDE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS