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 |