Field          Humanities

 

Review of Pacific Studies unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Pacific Studies

Pacific Change and Development

17165-17167

Pacific Indigenous Knowledge

17162-17164

Pacific Societies

17168-17170

 

NZQA National Qualifications Services (NQS) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          July 2010

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2014

 

Summary

 

These unit standards were reviewed as part of a scheduled review of unit standards in the subfield Pacific Studies to ensure that they are fit for purpose, national in scope, and technically sound.

 

Organisations representing tertiary education organisations, private training establishments, secondary schools, Pacific Island training providers and government agencies were advised of the review and asked to disseminate the information to the stakeholders whose interests they represented.  From the responses received, an initial working panel was established, including Pasifika representatives from tertiary education organisations, private training establishments, and secondary schools.

 

The review meetings were held (November 2008 and March 2009) during which the panel reviewed the set of unit standards and developed three new unit standards to assess presentation skills in a Pasifika context.  All unit standards were then emailed to the tertiary and education sector for consultation.

 

Feedback from providers throughout New Zealand with accreditation for the subfield Pacific Studies indicated that these unit standards reflect the NZQA Pasifika Strategy initiatives which aim to increase achievement in knowledge, skills and values for Pasifika students.  The sector endorsed the three new unit standards written to assess presentation skills in a Pasifika context, as performance by an individual or group is integral to Pasifika culture and needed to be recognised by separate unit standards rather than being incorporated in existing standards as performance.

 

The review confirmed the relevance of all unit standards and confirmed the level and credits assigned.

 

Main changes

 

·         Titles of unit standards 17164, 17165, 17167 and 17170 were amended to improve clarity and more accurately reflect the intended outcomes.

·         Changes were made to special notes to clarify assessment parameters.

·         Purpose statements, elements, and performance criteria were amended to improve accuracy and consistency with the outcomes of the unit standards.

·         Credit allocation for unit standards 17162, 17163, 17165, 17166, 17168, and 17169 was decreased from 6 to 5 to better reflect the time involved to achieve the standards.

·         New unit standards 26538-26540 were developed to assess presentation skills on an aspect of Pacific culture.

 

The Registration Criteria for National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Unit Standards have been reviewed and replaced with the Quality assurance criteria for the listing of unit standards on the Directory of Assessment Standards.  The changes made to the criteria during this review reflect the replacement of the NQF and the Register with the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) and the Directory of Assessment Standards, the inclusion of criteria for grades, and changes to terminology and format of unit standards.  The main changes to terminology are that:

 

The unit standards covered by this report have been published in the new format.

 

Impact on existing accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

None.

 

Impact on registered qualifications

 

None.

 

Detailed list of unit standards - classification, title, level, and credits

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Humanities> Pacific Studies> Pacific Change and Development

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

17165

Carry out an investigation of Pacific change and development with direction

Carry out an investigation into an aspect of pacific change and development with direction

1

6

5

B

17166

Carry out an investigation into an aspect of Pacific change and development with guidance

2

6

5

B

17167

Carry out an investigation into an aspect of Pacific change and development with consultation

Draw a conclusion after investigating an hypothesis on an aspect of Pacific change and development

3

6

B

 

Humanities> Pacific Studies> Pacific Indigenous Knowledge

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

17162

Carry out an investigation into an aspect of Pacific indigenous knowledge with direction

1

6

5

B

17163

Carry out an investigation into an aspect of Pacific indigenous knowledge with guidance

2

6

5

B

17164

Carry out an investigation into an aspect of Pacific indigenous knowledge with consultation

Draw a conclusion after investigating an hypothesis on an aspect of Pacific indigenous knowledge

3

6

B

26538

Present information on an aspect of Pacific culture with direction

1

3

New

26539

Present information on an aspect of Pacific culture with guidance

2

3

New

26540

Present information on an aspect of Pacific culture with consultation

3

3

New

 

Humanities> Pacific Studies> Pacific Indigenous Knowledge

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

17168

Carry out an investigation into an aspect of Pacific society with direction

1

6

5

B

17169

Carry out an investigation into an aspect of Pacific society with guidance

2

6

5

B

17170

Carry out an investigation into an aspect of Pacific society with consultation

Draw a conclusion after investigating an hypothesis on an aspect of Pacific society

3

6

 

B