Field          Sciences

 

Review of Home and Life Sciences Level 2 achievement and unit standards

 

Unit standards

Subfield

Domain

ID

Home and Life Sciences

Family, Community and Society Studies

6659, 6661-6664, 6670

Food Technology and Nutrition

6632, 6640, 6641, 6643-6646, 6651, 15619, 15621, 15626

 

Achievement standards

Domain

Id

Subject reference

Family, Community and Society Studies

90241

Home Economics 2.5

90242

Home Economics 2.6

Food Technology and Nutrition

90243

Home Economics 2.1

90244

Home Economics 2.2

90245

Home Economics 2.3

90246

Home Economics 2.4

 

The Ministry of Education and NZQA National Qualifications Services (NQS) have completed a review of the achievement and unit standards listed above.

 

New Registration date                           November 2011

 

Date new versions published             November 2011

 

Planned review date                              December 2014

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

In 2008 the Ministry of Education (MoE) and NZQA began to review achievement and unit standards in light of the revised New Zealand Curriculum (NZC).  This Alignment of Standards (AoS) review also addressed duplication of outcomes, credit parity, fairness, consistency, and coherence.  The AoS review was guided by the revised NZC itself and the Standards Review Guidelines.  A copy of the NZC is available at: http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-documents/The-New-Zealand-Curriculum.

 

Teacher subject associations were involved in the review, and draft achievement standards were the focus of wide consultation, especially with secondary schools and teachers.  Extensive resources, including student exemplars, were also developed to support these standards, and are available on the MoE and/or the NZQA websites.

 

The review of unit standards included consultation with tertiary providers to assess continued relevance and likely future use of the standards.  Unit standards that duplicate achievement standard outcomes and those without the likelihood of future tertiary use were recommended for expiry.

 

National consultation was undertaken in 2010, with the results analysed by Research New Zealand.  The responses were generally positive.

 

The review of these Level 2 unit and achievement standards was completed in time for implementation in schools in 2012.  The review of unit and achievement standards at Level 1 was completed in time for implementation in schools in 2011.  Standards at Level 3 will be implemented in 2013.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

 

For a more detailed description of the review of, and the changes to, the Health and Home and Life Sciences standards see the appendix at the end of this report.

 

Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess

 

Current consent for

Consent extended to

Nature of consent

ID

Level

Nature of consent

ID

Level

Field

Sciences

2+

Standards

91299, 91301, 91302, 91303, 91304

2

Subfield

Home and Life Sciences

2+

Standards

91299, 91301, 91302,91303, 91304

2

Domain

Family, Community and Society Studies

2+

Standard

91303

2

Domain

Food Technology and Nutrition

2+

Standards

91299, 91301, 91302, 91304

2

 

Impact on Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR)

(Formerly known as AMAP)

 

The new achievement standards have been registered on CMR 0233.

 

Key to type of impact

Affected

The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set

The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits

The qualification lists a C or D category standard

Not materially affected

The qualification lists a standard that has a new title

The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

 

Impact on registered qualifications

 

The following NQS qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will be updated when they are reviewed in 2011 and 2014.  The standards that generated the status Affected are listed in below.

 

Ref

Qualification Title

ID

0403

National Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care (Level 3)

6632

0430

National Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care (Level 5)

6632

1269

 

National Certificate in Pacific Islands Early Childhood Education  (Level 4)

6632

 

Impact of changes on NCEA Exclusions List

 

For transition purposes, the following exclusions will apply for new achievement standards.

 

New Achievement standards

Excluded against each of these standards

91303

90242

91299, 91301

90243, 90244, 90245

91304

90246

 

Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level, and credits

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review.  All changes are in bold.  Where a new or a new version of an externally assessed achievement standard is registered, the following designation appears after the title [Externally Assessed].

 

Key to review category

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement achievement standard with a new ID

D

Achievement standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Externally assessed achievement standards categorised as category C or D expire at the end of

December 2011

 

Internally assessed achievement standards categorised as category C expire at the end of

December 2012

 

Unit standards categorised as category D - except 6632 -expire at the end of

December 2012

 

Unit standard 6632, categorised as category D, expires at the end of

December 2016

 

Sciences > Home and Life Sciences > Family, Community and Society Studies

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

6659

Prepare for an emergency in a living environment

2

3

D

6660

Investigate low cost clothing options

3

4

D

6661

Describe the changing social needs of the family and the human resources required to meet them

2

4

D

6662

Investigate and demonstrate a creative skill

2

5

D

6663

Complete a study of societal influences on housing

2

4

D

6664

Design and make an item for a living environment

2

6

D

6670

Provide short term care for a child

2

4

D

90241

Examine the impact of the living environment on hauora/well-being

2

4

D

 

Sciences > Home and Life Sciences > Family, Community and Society Studies

Humanities > Health and Physical Education > Home Economics

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

90242

91303

Examine care provision for a nominated group

Analyse practices to enhance well-being used in care provision in the community

2

2

4

5

C

 

Sciences > Home and Life Sciences > Food Technology and Nutrition (Expiring)

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

6632

Apply knowledge of age-related nutrition needs in providing food for a child

2

5

D

6640

Describe and prepare locally available food

2

5

D

6641

Provide nutritious food for a family

2

6

D

6643

Apply knowledge of age-related nutrition needs in providing food for a toddler

2

5

D

6644

Provide nutritious food for a vegetarian

2

6

D

6645

Provide nutritious low cost food for a family

2

6

D

6646

Develop a food product

2

5

D

6651

Preserve foods for the family

2

6

D

15619

Apply knowledge of age-related nutrition needs in providing food for an adult or older person

2

5

D

15621

Develop, with guidance, and apply an evaluation for an activity in Food Technology or Nutrition

2

2

D

15626

Demonstrate use of multi-function equipment in meal preparation

2

4

D

 

Sciences > Home and Life Sciences > Food Technology and Nutrition

Humanities > Health and Physical Education > Home Economics

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

90243

90244

 

90245

 

91299

 

91301

Explore a nutritional concern for a targeted group

Describe beliefs and practices associated with vegetarianism

Examine the nutritional considerations of people with high energy needs

Analyse issues related to the provision of food for people with specific food needs

Analyse beliefs, attitudes and practices related to a nutritional issue for families in New Zealand

2

2

 

2

 

2

 

2

 

 

4

4

 

4

 

5

 

5

 

C

C

 

C

90246

 

91304

Examine New Zealand food choices and eating patterns

Evaluate health promoting strategies designed to address a nutritional need [Externally Assessed]

2

 

2

4

 

4

C

 

Humanities > Health and Physical Education > Home Economics

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

91300

Analyse the relationship between well-being, food choices and determinants of health [Externally Assessed]

2

4

New

91302

Evaluate sustainable food related practices.

2

5

New

 


Appendix

 

Development of L2 Standards

 

Process of Aligning Standards with the New Zealand Curriculum

There have been few changes to the outcomes in the Health & Physical Education learning area between the development of the Health & Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum (1999) document and The New Zealand Curriculum (2007).  

 

The standards have been reviewed and, where necessary, amended or replaced.  Standards have been amended to reflect the socio-ecological perspective of the Home Economics outcomes in the curriculum.

 

Six new standards have been created.  This does not result from large changes in the curriculum but from the change in the structure of the standards themselves.  The standards have been reworked so that there is now a single criterion at each grade level.  This is in line with recommendations in the Principles for Standards Review.

Addressing Duplication

The recommendation to expire the Home and Life Sciences unit standards used at this level has eliminated any potential duplication issues.

 

Addressing Credit Parity

The credit rating of each standard has been reviewed in line with the guidelines of one credit representing 10 notional hours of learning.

 

External and Internal Assessment

The balance of internally and externally-assessed standards is similar to that in the previous matrix.

 

What has changed?

2.1 AS91299     Analyse issues related to the provision of food for people with specific food needs

 

·           This new standard provides the scope for a range of diverse food needs to be studied.

·           The adoption of a socio-ecological perspective is inherent in the standard.

·           Practical food preparation could provide valuable assessment evidence towards this standard.

 

2.2 AS91300     Analyse the relationship between well-being, food choices and determinants of health

 

·           This new standard has a clear focus on building understanding of the determinants of health, the knowledge of which underpins much of the learning in Home Economics at Levels 2 and 3.

 

2.3 AS91301     Analyse beliefs, attitudes and practices related to a nutritional issue for families in New Zealand.

 

·           This new standard has a clear focus on building understanding of beliefs, attitudes and practices, the knowledge of which underpins much of the learning in Home Economics at Levels 2 and 3.

·           Practical food preparation could provide valuable assessment evidence towards this standard.

 

2.4 AS91302     Evaluate sustainable food related practices

 

·           This new standard is designed to build knowledge in the area of globalisation in preparation for Level 3 Home Economics.

·           Practical food preparation and preservation could provide valuable assessment evidence towards this standard.

 

2.5 AS91303     Analyse practices to enhance well-being used in care provision in the community

 

·           This new standard has been rewritten to better reflect the intent of the curriculum.

 

2.6 AS91304     Evaluate health promoting strategies designed to address a nutritional need

 

·           This new external standard intends to empower students to make discerning judgements about the effectiveness of different modes of health promotion.

·           Assessment is resource-based.