FIELD                 HUMANITIES

 

Review of Latin Level 2 achievement standards

 

Subfield        Languages

Domain

Id

Subject reference

Latin

90259-90263

Latin 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 limited 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:

·        AS90259-AS90262 the title and the achievement criteria of each have been amended to improve fitness for purpose without altering 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

 

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          Languages

Domain          Latin

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

90259

Translate narrative unfamiliar Latin text into English

Translate unfamiliar narrative Latin prose into English

2

6

B

90260

Comprehend narrative unfamiliar Latin text

Read and comprehend unfamiliar narrative Latin prose

2

4

B

90261

Understand a prepared literary Latin passage from Virgil

Translate and understand a familiar literary Latin passage from Virgil

2

4

B

90262

Demonstrate knowledge of prepared literary Latin passages by a variety of authors on a given theme

Demonstrate knowledge of familiar literary Latin passages on a given theme by at least two authors

2

4

B

90263

Examine the wider context of prepared literary Latin passages.

Examine familiar literary Latin passages within the wider context

2

6

B