Series Fun with Assessment Trivial Pursuits He Pātai

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

Qu 1 Pre-tests is a mainly summative assessment strategy • True or False

Qu 2 Conferencing is a formative assessment strategy • True or False

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

Qu 4 A profile is a collection of student samples of work gathered over time • True or False

Qu 5 The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) has. . . a. 7 levels b. 10 levels c. 12 levels

Qu 6 GSM is the acronym for. . . a. Generic System (of) Moderation b. General Science Matrix c. Grade Score Marking

Qu 7 Conditions of Assessment relate to the external standards • True or False

Qu 8 Which of the following amounts can a student receive if they are awarded a Top Subject Scholarship award? a. $500. 00 b. $2, 000. 00 c. $5, 000. 00

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

Qu 10 Certificate 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

Qu 11 If a student achieves NCEA Level 3, they automatically qualify to enter university • True or False

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

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

Qu 14 What are the scores given to Scholarship questions? a. 0 -3 b. 0 -6 c. 0 -8

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

Qu 16 If I adapt a TKI or commercial resource I must get a colleague to check the entire resource? • Yes or No

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

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

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

Qu 20 I must use the Internal Moderation Coversheet? • Yes or No

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

NGĀ WHAKAUTU Mā te mahi tahi, ko te eke panuku, ko te ako panuku

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

Qu 2 Conferencing is a formative assessment strategy • True or False

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

Qu 4 A profile is 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

Qu 5 The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) has. . . a. 8 levels b. 10 levels c. 12 levels

Qu 6 GSM is the acronym for. . . a. Generic System (of) Moderation b. General Science Matrix c. Grade Score Marking

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

Qu 8 Which of the following amounts can a student receive per year for 3 years if they are awarded a Top Subject Scholarship award? a. $500. 00 b. $2, 000. 00 c. $5, 000. 00

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

Qu 10 Certificate 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

Qu 11 If 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

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

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

Qu 14 What are the scores given to Scholarship questions? a. 0 -3 b. 0 -6 c. 0 -8

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

Qu 16 If 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

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

Qu 18 Diagnostic 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

Qu 19 A 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

Qu 20 I 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

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