Assessment and Certification Rules and Procedures for Secondary Schools - 2008
4.7 Use of Technology and Equipment for Assessment Purposes
- For both internal and external assessment, candidates may use relevant technology and other equipment unless their use is prohibited by these Rules and Procedures, the achievement standard, unit standard, the related support documentation, assessment specifications,
subject prescriptions, or specific instructions for candidates for external assessment.
- For written external assessment:
- In general, electronic calculators can be used provided they are silent, hand-held, non-printing and contain their own power source.
- Computers may be used only:
- for candidates entering under special assessment conditions where use of a computer is approved and is essential to fairly complete the assessment
- in individual subjects where specified by the relevant prescription
and in either case subject to any conditions for the use of computers set down by The New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
- for candidates entering under special assessment conditions where use of a computer is approved and is essential to fairly complete the assessment
- Cellphones and pagers are prohibited.
- Calculators with a dictionary or translation function or those identified as having high-level algebraic manipulation capability are prohibited unless specifically allowed by a standard or subject prescription.
- 'Palm tops' and pocket PCs have a large storage capacity and an ability to install software to make them operate like a symbolic manipulator and are prohibited.
- In general, electronic calculators can be used provided they are silent, hand-held, non-printing and contain their own power source.
- Any possible misuse of calculators during an examination will be handled through The New Zealand Qualifications Authority's standard procedures for investigating Breaches of the Rules.
- The following models are prohibited in 2008 for all standards EXCEPT those marked * - see below
Type |
Model |
|---|---|
| Texas | TI89 * TI89 Titanium * TI92 * TI92+ * TI92E * TI92ii * TI95 * Voyager 200 * |
| Casio | CFX9970G * Casiopeia series ClassPad 300 * ClassPad 300Plus * FX Algebra 1.0 * FX Algebra 2.0 * |
| Hewlett Packard | HP38G HP39G HP40G * HP48G HP48+ HP48gii+ HP48GX HP49G HP49G+ Jornada series |
| Compaq | iPAQ series |
| Dell | Axim |
| Toshiba | Epocket PC Series |
| Mahobe | DS-742AQ |
Candidates sitting Standards 90799 and 90800 will be able to use those calculators marked with an * above. Full details are in the Assessment Specifications for Level 1 Mathematics.
4 General Assessment Rules and Procedures
4.1 Timing of Assessments
4.2 Fees
4.2.1 Financial assistance
4.3 Candidate Eligibility
4.4 Breaches of the Rules - External Assessment
4.5 Breaches of the Rules - Internal Assessment
4.6 Reporting
4.7 Use of Technology and Equipment for Assessment Purposes
4.8 Assessment Specifications
4.9 Translation of External Assessments and Moderation Materials
Last updated: 01 February 2008