Modifying Assessment Resources
Clarifications and assessment support material for various standards are available on the NZQA website, from the subject resources area.
Assessment resources for internally assessed standards are available on the TKI website.
Some of the resources available include sample assessments, evidence exemplars and assessment schedules and these must be modified in some way – for example different case studies, data sources, or contexts could be used.
An example where assessment resources MUST be modified, is in te reo Māori, when assessing whakarongo. Find following some essential information for teachers about modifying assessment resources (in a 'whakarongo' context for te reo Māori).
NOTE: te reo Māori teachers should use the current 2017 assessment resource activities from TKI when modifying tasks. Why? Because these tasks have been updated in 2017 to reflect the updated and current versions of the achievement standards (for example: the conditions of assessment state that all whakarongo achievement standards require student responses to be in English)
What can be modified?
- teacher listening passages
- student instructions – letting them know what the activity requires the student to do
- task requirements e.g. what the student will be doing / questions
- context e.g. location / place
- time, e.g. day and date
- biographical information for people e.g. background
- personal information for people e.g. personality, appearance, interests
- events
- problems and solutions
- a point of view, opinions, or advice (curriculum AO’s)
- the teacher guidelines section can be removed (unless you will share your modified task with other teachers to use?)
What must stay?
- standard title
- standard number
- credit value
- assessment schedule
What can be reformatted?
- the TKI logo can be replaced with your school name and logo
- the name of the assessment activity
- the grey boxes can be filled in for example, the assessment dates should be included in the student instructions in the Introduction section
- create Listening Notes boxes for each section so students can make notes while listening prior to completing the final responses to tasks
- the spaces where students can write responses
- the questions/tasks – as a result of modification
- the Assessment Schedule – new evidence statements for each task that will be assessed. Evidence statements are the expected responses and show what is required at each performance level i.e. Achieved, Merit or Excellence responses.
- the Judgement statements – those statements that give an indication of the quantity that is required.
Remember
- You MUST have your modified assessment resource critiqued by another teacher BEFORE it is used with students.
- Once the assessment is administered, you must grade student work, and then get a fellow subject specialist to verify student grades.
- Use the 2017 internal moderation cover sheet to support you through the critiquing and verifying processes.
- Visit the Ako Panuku website page dedicated to supporting you with internal moderation
Guidelines to support teachers [DOCX, 782 KB]
Frequently Asked Questions with Answers [DOCX, 131 KB]
Link to the Google Presentation from 2017 Hui ā-Tau: bit.ly/ngohearomatawai
