Series Fun with AssessmentTrivial Pursuits

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•True or False

Pre-tests is a mainly diagnostic assessment strategy

Qu 1Pre-tests is a mainly summative assessment strategy

• True or False

Qu 2Conferencing is a formative assessment strategy

a.running records for readingb.portfoliosc.examinations

Qu 3Which one of these strategies/methods is often used diagnostically?

• 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 4A profile is a collection of student samples of work gathered over time

a.8 levelsb.10 levelsc.12 levels

Qu 5The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) has...

a.Generic System (of) Moderationb.General Science Matrixc.Grade Score Marking

Qu 6GSM is the acronym for...

• True or False

COAs relate to internal standards

Qu 7Conditions of Assessment relate to the external standards

a.$500.00b.$2,000.00c.$5,000.00

Qu 8Which of the following amounts can a student receive per year for 3 years if they are awarded a Top Subject Scholarship award?

•True or False

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

• True or False

At least 50 credits is required

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

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 11If a student achieves NCEA Level 3, they automatically qualify to enter university

a.0b.1c.2

Qu 12What is the maximum number of further assessment opportunities can a student have in a standard each year?

• True or False

Qu 13NZQA uses Twitter to send out information for examination candidates

a.0-3b.0-6c.0-8

Qu 14What are the scores given to Scholarship questions?

• True or False

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

•Yes or No

Just the changes is fine

Qu 16If I adapt a TKI or commercial resource I must get a colleague to check the entire resource?

a. Conferencingb. Monitoringc. Evaluating

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

• True or False

Diagnostic assessment is usually carried out at the beginning of a block of learning

Qu 18Diagnostic assessment is usually carried out at the end of a block of learning

• True or False

A summative Record of Achievement profiles a students’ achievement across the curriculum

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

• 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

Qu 20I must use the Internal Moderation Coversheet?

• 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

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