Field Social Sciences
Review of Media Studies unit standard 7467 and development of new Level 1 Media Studies achievement standards
Unit standards
|
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
|
Social Science Studies |
Media Studies |
7467 |
Achievement standards
|
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
|
Social Science Studies |
Media Studies |
90989-90996 |
The Ministry of Education and NZQA National Qualifications Services have completed the review of the unit standard listed above.
New Registration date November 2010
Date new versions published November 2010
Planned review date December 2014
Summary of review and consultation process
In 2008 the Ministry of Education (MoE) and NZQA began to review achievement and unit standards in light of the revised New Zealand Curriculum (NZC). This Alignment of Standards (AoS) review also addressed duplication of outcomes, credit parity, fairness, consistency, and coherence. The AoS review was guided by the revised NZC itself and the Standards Review Guidelines. A copy of the NZC is available at the http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-documents/The-New-Zealand-Curriculum.
Teacher subject associations were involved in the review and draft achievement standards were the focus of wide consultation, especially with secondary schools and teachers. Extensive resources, including student exemplars, were also developed to support these standards, and are available on the MoE and/or the NZQA websites.
The review of unit standards included consultation with tertiary providers to assess continued relevance and likely future use of the standards. Unit standards that duplicate achievement standard outcomes and those without the likelihood of future use were recommended for expiry.
National consultation was undertaken in 2009, with the results analysed by Research New Zealand. The responses were generally positive.
The review of unit and achievement standards at Level 1 was completed in time for implementation in schools in 2011. Standards at Levels 2 and 3 will be implemented in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
Main changes resulting from the review
· All NZC level 6 (NZQF Level 1) outcomes derived from the NZC are now assessed using achievement standards, and any unit standards are no longer linked to NZC.
· New Level 1 achievement standards were developed to align with the NZC. See list below.
· Grading criteria for achievement standards were created in accordance with the Standards Review Guidelines.
· An existing unit standard was replaced by a new achievement standard. See table below.
The Appendix includes a detailed description of the development of the Media Studies achievement standards.
Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)
All new achievement standards have been registered on AMAP 0233.
Impact of changes on NCEA Exclusions List
For transition purposes, the following exclusions will apply for new achievement standards. This transition will apply until December 2011 only.
|
New achievement standard |
Existing unit standard |
|
90989 |
7467 |
Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level, and credits
The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review. All changes are in bold. Where a new externally assessed achievement standard is registered, the following designation appears after the title [Externally Assessed].
|
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 standard with a new ID |
|
D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced |
|
The unit standard categorised as category C expires at the end of |
December 2011 |
Social Sciences > Social Science Studies > Media Studies
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
7467
90989 |
Investigate how different audiences interact with media text Demonstrate understanding of how individuals interact with the media |
2
1 |
4
3 |
C |
|
90990 |
Demonstrate understanding of selected elements of media text(s) |
1 |
3 |
New |
|
90991 |
Demonstrate understanding of the media coverage of a current issue or event [Externally assessed] |
1 |
4 |
New |
|
90992 |
Demonstrate understanding of characteristics of a media genre [Externally assessed] |
1 |
4 |
New |
|
90993 |
Produce a design and plan for a media product using a specified range of conventions |
1 |
3 |
New |
|
90994 |
Complete a media product from a design and plan using a specified range of conventions |
1 |
6 |
New |
|
90995 |
Demonstrate understanding of rules that govern the media in New Zealand |
1 |
3 |
New |
|
90996 |
Write media texts for a specific target audience |
1 |
3 |
New |
Appendix
Development of Media Studies Standards
Process of Aligning Standards with the New Zealand Curriculum
The Media Studies achievement standards were developed to align with the Teaching and Learning Guide for Media Studies, which is derived from the Social Sciences strand of the NZC.
Addressing Credit Parity
The Principles for Standards Review guided the consideration of credit allocation to the standards. This was based on the principle of allocating one credit per ten hours of learning.
External and Internal Assessment
The following standards were developed for external assessment:
The remaining standards were developed for internal assessment.
Prior to this review, there were no Level 1 Media Studies standards. The media studies subject association (the National Association of Media Educators) has lobbied for several years for the development of Level 1 standards to complete the matrix of the this subject at all NCEA levels.
This was motivated by two factors:
· the high number of schools developing alternative Level 1 courses using unit or achievement standards from Media Studies Level 2, other curriculum areas, or unit standards developed by Industry Training Organisations;
· the need for coherent development of media-related studies to bridge the gap between existing practice in the lower secondary school and NCEA and the need to enable steady development of concepts, skills, and understanding of key media dimensions related to curriculum levels 4 to 8.
In the course of the Alignment of Standards with the New Zealand Curriculum project, and through the development of a teaching and learning guide for media studies, a new rationale for the subject was developed including links to national qualifications.
At this review, the Level 2 Media Studies unit standard 7467 was replaced by a new achievement standard AS90989 (1.1) because the outcomes are similar and better used in a programme based on curriculum level 6.