FIELD                 ARTS AND CRAFTS

 

Review of Drama Level 2 achievement standards

 

Subfield        Drama

Domains	Id	Subject reference
Drama Creation	90301, 90302	Drama 2.3, 2.4
Drama Performance	90299, 90300, 90303	Drama 2.1, 2.2, 2.5
Drama Studies	90304	Drama 2.6

 

The Ministry of Education (MoE) 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 Panels, professional development facilitators, material developers and other stakeholders.

·               This information was reviewed by a subject writing group and recommendations were made in March 2004.

·               The recommendations were sent out for consultation to all schools, colleges of education and advisory services in May 2004.

·               Consultation feedback reviewed by NAF (NZQA) and CF (MoE), decisions made on the basis of feedback, consultation with subject experts on some points of clarification.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

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

·               AS90299 redundant word removed from achievement criteria, changes to explanatory note 2 and 3, and additional explanatory notes to provide better guidance and interpretation.

·               AS90300 one word change for consistency with AS90299 and a repositioned word in the achievement criteria, changes to or additional explanatory notes to clarify interpretation, and credit value increased from 2 to 3.

·               AS90301 change to title, changes to achievement criteria and changes to and additional explanatory notes, all to clarify intention and requirements.

·               AS90302 minor change to title, three separate achievement criteria established, instead of one to clarify requirements of standard, changes to and additional explanatory notes to give clear interpretation of requirements.

·               AS90303 minor changes to some explanatory notes, and credit value decreased from 6 to 5.

·               AS90304 title changed to indicate outcomes, changes to and additional explanatory notes to clarify requirements.

 

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          Drama

Domain          Drama Creation

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
90301	Use elements and conventions to structure, record and perform devised drama Structure, record and perform devised drama using elements and conventions	2	4	B
90302	Apply knowledge of a drama/theatre form or period through performing a role in a presentation Apply knowledge of a drama/theatre form or period through performing a role within a presentation	2	5	B

 

Domain          Drama Performance

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
90299	Apply drama techniques in an improvised group context	2	2	B
90300	Apply drama techniques in a group within a scripted context	2	2 3	B
90303	Perform a substantial acting, technical or production role	2	6 5	B

 

Domain          Drama Studies

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
90304	Apply knowledge of, respond to and make judgements about drama processes and performance Apply knowledge of and make judgements about drama processes and performance in a new context	2	5	B