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Assessment Specifications
Level 3 Technology 2023
General information
Domain |
Generic Technology |
Method of assessment |
Submitted report |
Standards |
Information relating to all achievement standards
Candidates are required to send a separate submission for each standard. Specific instructions on submission and authenticity requirements will be provided for schools at the end of Term 2 on the Technology subject page.
Only digital or scanned submissions will be accepted. Both of these will be uploaded through the NZQA digital submissions process by the school’s Principal's Nominee.
Hard-copy submissions may be accepted by prior arrangement and by exception only.
Format of the assessment
Each standard requires a separate written report. A report is an organised collection of evidence that clearly demonstrates the candidate's understanding with reference to a specific standard.
Reports must follow these requirements:
- Length: maximum 10 single-sided A4 pages or equivalent, e.g. 5 single-sided A3 pages.
- Typeface: 12pt Arial or similar.
- Margins: 2.5cm (top, bottom, left, and right).
Material in the report
A report may include:
- annotated photographic evidence of a process, or processes, an outcome, or outcomes (including mock-ups and prototypes)
- annotated illustrations (e.g. graphics, design sketches, drawings, photographs, screenshots)
- written descriptions, explanations, and discussions
- material from research sources
- any combination of the above.
Where evidence of a candidate's technological practice or outcome helps to demonstrate understanding, then evidence of the outcome or practice can be included. Evidence of the practice or the outcome in itself is not sufficient to demonstrate understanding. Evidence from practice or evidence of an outcome can assist a candidate to demonstrate understanding where it is the basis for a reflection on what was done and why it was done.
The outcome itself or a mock-up, including toiles, must not be submitted.
Specific information for individual achievement standards
Standard |
91612 |
Title |
Demonstrate understanding of how technological modelling supports technological development and implementation |
Version |
3 |
Number of credits |
4 |
Standard |
91613 |
Title |
Demonstrate understanding of material development |
Version |
3 |
Number of credits |
4 |
Standard |
91614 |
Title |
Demonstrate understanding of operational parameters in complex and highly complex technological systems |
Version |
3 |
Number of credits |
4 |
Standard |
91617 |
Title |
Undertake a critique of a technological outcome's design |
Version |
3 |
Number of credits |
4 |
For standard-specific comments view the Assessment Report for the previous year.