FIELD                        Social Sciences

 

Review of Media Studies Level 2 achievement standard 90276 (Media Studies 2.1)

 

Subfield                        Social Science Studies

Domain	Id	Subject reference
Media Studies	90276	Media Studies 2.1

 

The Ministry of Education and the Secondary Education Group Assessment business unit of NZQA have completed a review of the achievement standard listed above that was registered in October 2004.

 

New Registration date                        November 2006

 

Date new version published                        November 2006

 

Planned review date                        February 2008

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

This review was part of the planned cycle of review for achievement standards and was informed by feedback from secondary schools, advisers, moderators, and examiners.  Feedback from this full consultation has informed the changes described below.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

AS90276 Media Studies 2.1

 

Criteria

·        The criteria have been reduced from 3 to 1 with the focus of the achievement standard being tightened on the relationship between the product and its audience.  It was felt by the Subject Writing Group (SWG) that the standard was too wide in scope and that depth was suffering because of too broad a coverage.  The single criterion is supported by explanatory notes (ENs), which establish the range of influences to be considered.  Both the criteria that have been removed were the same at all levels of achievement and the achievement standard maintains the same level of difficulty as before.

·        Specific audience was changed to target audience to better reflect the process of identifying the relationship between audience and product.

 

Explanatory Notes

·        EN1 has been changed to include the range of factors that influence the relationship.  This note provides clarification around the sort of identification/measurement that can be used, the techniques that should be considered, and other factors that influence the relationship.

·        EN3 has been changed from specific audience to target audience to better reflect the intention of the achievement standard and to align with changes to the criteria.  The notion of appeal has been added to clarify the process of targeting.

·        The original EN4 has been expanded into the new EN1.

·        The original ENs 5 and 6 have become the new ENs 4 and 5.

 

 

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 standard's Id, classification, title, level, and credit

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the achievement standard 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 new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the 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             Media Studies

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
90276	Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between a media product and its audience Describe the relationship between a media product and its target audience	2	3	B