FIELD SOCIAL SCIENCES
Review of Geography Level 2 achievement standards
Subfield Social Science Studies
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Domain |
Id |
Subject reference |
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Geography |
90331-90337 |
Geography 2.1-2.7 |
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 September 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 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:
· AS90331, AS90332, AS90333, AS90335 and AS90336 the title and the achievement criteria have had minor amendments to improve fitness for purpose without altering the intent of the standard. Corresponding changes to and a re-organisation of the explanatory notes has been made to clarify the intent of the standard.
· AS90334 minor amendments to achievement criteria for achievement with merit and achievement with excellence have been made with corresponding changes to the explanatory notes to clarify the intent of the standard.
· AS90337 minor amendment to the title; deletion of the first achievement criterion for all achievement grades and changes to the wording of the remaining two criteria have been made to improve fitness for purpose without changing the intent of 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 |
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A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the replacement achievement standard carries the same Id and a new version number |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement achievement standard carries the same Id and a new version number |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement achievement standard with a new Id |
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D |
Achievement standard will expire and not be replaced |
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Subfield Social Science Studies
Domain Geography
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Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
90331 |
Explain natural landscapes Explain a natural landscape |
2 |
3 |
B |
|
90332 |
Explain urban settlements Explain an urban settlement |
2 |
3 |
B |
|
90333 |
Explain disparities in development both within and between countries Explain disparities in development within or between countries |
2 |
3 |
B |
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90334 |
Apply skills and ideas, in a geographic context |
2 |
4 |
B |
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90335 |
Conduct guided geographic research Carry out and present guided geographic research |
2 |
5 |
B |
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90336 |
Examine a contemporary geographic issue Explain a contemporary geographic issue and evaluate courses of action |
2 |
3 |
B |
|
90337 |
Explain a global study Explain a geographic topic at a global scale |
2 |
3 |
B |