FIELD                 HUMANITIES

 

Review of English Level 1 achievement standards

 

Subfield             English

Domain

Id

Subject reference

English Written Language

90052– 90057, 90060

English 1.1–1.6, 1.9

English Oral Language

90058

English 1.7

English Visual Language

90059

English 1.8

 

The Ministry of Education and the Secondary Assessment and Liaison business unit of NZQA have completed a review of the achievement standards listed above.

 

New Registration date                           November 2007

 

Date new versions published             November 2007

 

Planned review date                              February 2009

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

This review was a part of a planned review cycle.  Feedback was received from the secondary sector and from the moderation and examination systems.  National consultation on the achievement standards has resulted in the proposed changes.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

Minor changes have been made to clarify wording of some titles and achievement criteria: the overall outcomes remain the same.  No new achievement standards have been created and none have been designated expiring.  There are no changes to modes of assessment.

 

Some additions and rewordings have been made to improve clarity and consistency.  Changes and additions have been made to the explanatory notes (EN) and summary statements to define terms.

 

Other changes:

·         AS90057 (English 1.6): The selection of short unfamiliar texts no longer includes oral texts.

·         AS90058 (English 1.7): “Oral presentation” replaces “speech”.

·         AS90060 (English 1.9): Achievement criteria have been simplified.

 

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 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         English

Domain          English Written Language

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

90052

Produce creative writing

1

3

B

90053

Produce formal writing

1

3

B

90054

Read, study and show understanding of extended written text(s)

1

2

B

90055

Read, study and show understanding of short written texts

1

2

B

90056

View/listen to, study and show understanding of visual or oral text

View/listen to, study and show understanding of visual or oral text(s)

1

2

B

90057

Read and show understanding of unfamiliar texts

1

3

B

90060

Research, organise and present information

1

3

B

 

Domain          English Oral Language

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

90058

Deliver a speech in a formal situation

Deliver an oral presentation in a formal situation

1

3

B

 

Domain          English Visual Language

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

90059

Produce a media or dramatic presentation

1

3

B