Assessment Matters

Dates for Level 1 Mathematics Common Assessment Task 2011
A2010/024 - 07 Dec 2010

Level 1 Mathematics – Dates for Common Assessment Task 2011

Level 1 Mathematics Achievement Standard 91027, 1.2 Apply algebraic procedures in solving problems, 4 credits, will be assessed by a Common Assessment Task (CAT).

Schools will deliver the CAT for this standard during school time, between Tuesday 20 September and Thursday 22 September 2011. Entries for AS91027 must be included in the 1 August file submission so that materials can be supplied to schools early in September.

Candidates will have sixty minutes to complete the assessment.

Teachers will be required to mark their candidates’ work using the schedule provided, submit provisional results online and send a sample of papers to NZQA for verification by Thursday 27 October 2011. The assessment schedule for teachers to use for marking will be published on the school’s secure website on Friday 23 September.

Verified papers will be returned to schools along with the results of verification by the middle of November. Teachers will be required to enter final results online by the end of November.

The Administrative Guidelines for the management of the CAT will be provided in Term 1 2011. Schools should administer the CAT as they would an internal assessment, following internal procedures for moderating evidence between teachers and classes, and ensuring that the assessment procedures comply with the NZQA Assessment and Examination Rules and Procedures 2011 for external assessment.

The Administrative Guidelines will include the following information:

• the background to the Common Assessment Task (CAT)
• details about the assessment materials
• recommendations for managing the delivery of the CAT during school time
• information for selecting a sample of papers for verification and the processes for sending this to NZQA
• information on managing the security of the CAT and candidate work.

Enquiries

Please refer any enquiries relating to this circular to the National Assessment Facilitator for Mathematics.

Lyall Prestidge
National Assessment Facilitator
Secondary Examinations
Telephone: 04 463 4392
Fax: 04 463 3113
Email: lyall.prestidge@nzqa.govt.nz