FIELD                 SOCIAL SCIENCES

 

Review of Classical Studies Level 2 achievement standards

 

Subfield        Social Science Studies

Domain	Id	Subject reference
Classical Studies	90247-90251	Classical Studies 2.1-2.5

 

The Ministry of Education and the Secondary Education Group Assessment business unit of NZQA have completed a review of the achievement standards listed above that were registered in October 2002.

 

New Registration date                           October 2004

 

Date new versions published             October 2004

 

Planned review date                              March 2007

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

This review is part of the planned cycle of review that takes place after the first year of use of the achievement standards.

·        Initial feedback and comments were collated from teachers, schools, moderators, the National Assessment Panel, professional development facilitators, material developers, and other stakeholders.

·        This information was reviewed by subject experts and recommendations were made in March 2004.

·        The recommendations were sent out for consultation to subject networks, including teachers, assessors, moderators, facilitators and advisors in May 2004.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

The review process has resulted in the following modifications to the achievement standards:

·        AS90247, AS90248 and AS90250 the title of each has been amended to better reflect the intended outcome.  For each grade the achievement criteria have been reduced from two criteria to one criterion to improve fitness for purpose without altering the standard.  Corresponding changes have been made to the explanatory notes.

·        AS90249 for achievement with merit and achievement with excellence minor amendments have been made to the first criterion with corresponding changes to the explanatory notes.

·        AS90251 for all achievement grades the first criterion has been deleted and amendments have been made to the second criterion to improve fitness for purpose without changing the standard.  Corresponding changes have been made to the explanatory notes.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.

 

Impact of changes on NCEA Exclusions List

 

None.

 

Summary of main changes to achievement standards" Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the achievement standards as a result of the review.  All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the replacement achievement standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement achievement 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

 

Subfield          Social Science Studies

Domain          Classical Studies

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
90247	Examine and explain a passage from work(s) of classical literature in translation Examine a passage from a work of classical literature in translation	2	5	B
90248	Examine a work of classical art and/or architecture in its social/historical and artistic context Examine a work of classical art and/or architecture	2	5	B
90249	Examine in essay format an aspect of the classical world	2	5	B
90250	Investigate an area of classical studies Complete an independent examination of an area of classical studies	2	5	B
90251	Communicate knowledge of an aspect of the classical world	2	4	B