Revision of Drama, English, Languages, Physics, and Media Studies achievement standards
Field |
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
Subject reference |
Arts and Crafts |
Drama |
Drama Studies |
91514 |
Drama 3.3 |
Humanities |
English |
English Written Language |
90849, 91098 |
English 1.1, 2.1 |
English Visual Language |
90850 |
English 1.2 | ||
English Oral Language |
91099 |
English 2.2 | ||
Languages |
Chinese |
91108, 91111, 91533 |
Chinese 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 | |
Cook Islands Māori |
91113, 91116, 91538 |
Cook Islands Māori 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 | ||
French |
91118, 91121, 91543 |
French 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 | ||
German |
91123, 91126, 91548 |
German 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 | ||
Indonesian |
91128, 91131, 91645 |
Indonesian 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 | ||
Japanese |
91133, 91136, 91553 |
Japanese 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 | ||
Korean |
91138, 91141, 91558 |
Korean 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 | ||
Samoan |
91143, 91146, 91563 |
Samoan 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 | ||
Spanish |
91148, 91151, 91568 |
Spanish 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 | ||
Sciences |
Science |
Physics |
Physics 1.5 | |
Social Sciences |
Social Science Studies |
Media Studies |
Media Studies 2.4 |
The Ministry of Education and NZQA National Qualifications Services have completed a revision of the externally assessed achievement standards listed above.
Date new versions published December 2013
Planned review date December 2016
Summary of review and consultation process
Information and feedback from the secondary sector, those involved in moderation and examinations, and professional learning and development resulted in changes being made to 45 achievement standards in 2013. The changes to most of these standards are minor.
In addition to the changes set out below, the planned review date for revised Levels 1 and 2 standards has been changed to December 2016.
Main changes resulting from revision
Standard |
Change |
Drama 3.3 |
|
English 1.1 |
Explanatory Note 8: The sentence “A selection from one or more of the following text types will be provided.” was deleted. This change reflects the original intention, and the way the standard has been interpreted. |
English 1.2 |
Explanatory Note 8: The sentence “A selection from one or more of the following text types will be provided.” was deleted. This change reflects the original intention, and the way the standard has been interpreted. |
English 2.1 |
Explanatory Note 6: The sentence “A selection from the following text types will be provided” was deleted. This change reflects the original intention, and the way the standard has been interpreted. |
English 2.2 |
Explanatory Note 6: The sentence “A selection from one or more of the following text types will be provided.” was deleted. This change reflects the original intention, and the way the standard has been interpreted. |
All Languages Standards 2.1 |
Explanatory Note 2: In the third paragraph “relevant” was inserted before “information” and “where relevant” was deleted from the last line. This change reflects the original intention, and the way the standard has been interpreted. |
All Languages Standards 2.4 |
Explanatory Note 2: In the second paragraph “relevant” was inserted before “information”. In the third paragraph “relevant” was inserted before “information” and “where relevant” was deleted from the last line. Both changes reflect the original intention, and the way the standard has been interpreted. |
All Languages Standards 3.1 |
Explanatory Note 2: “communicated” was removed from the third line. This word is not needed. |
Media Studies 2.4 |
Explanatory Note 4: “at least one of the following” was removed from the stem statement. This implied that at times more than one may be required which is incorrect. This change reflects the original intention, and the way the standard has been interpreted. |
Physics 1.5 |
Detailed list of achievement standards - classification, title, level, and credits
Arts and Crafts > Drama
Domain |
ID |
Subject ref |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Drama Studies |
Drama 3.3 |
Interpret a prescribed text to demonstrate knowledge of a theatre form or period Interpret a text from a prescribed playwright to demonstrate knowledge of a theatre form or period |
3 |
4 |
Humanities > English
Domain |
ID |
Subject ref |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
English Written Language |
English 1.1 |
Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), using supporting evidence |
1 |
4 | |
English Visual Language |
90850 |
English 1.2 |
Show understanding of specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s), using supporting evidence |
1 |
4 |
English Written Language |
91098 |
English 2.1 |
Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence |
2 |
4 |
English Oral Language |
91099 |
English 2.2 |
Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s), supported by evidence |
2 |
4 |
Humanities > Languages
Domain |
ID |
Subject ref |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Chinese |
91108 |
Chinese 2.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Chinese texts on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Cook Islands Māori |
91113 |
Cook Islands Māori 2.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Cook Islands Māori texts on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
French |
91118 |
French 2.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken French texts on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
German |
91123 |
German 2.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken German texts on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Indonesian |
91128 |
Indonesian 2.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Indonesian texts on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Japanese |
91133 |
Japanese 2.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Japanese texts on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Korean |
91138 |
Korean 2.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Korean texts on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Samoan |
91143 |
Samoan 2.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Samoan texts on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Spanish |
91148 |
Spanish 2.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Spanish texts on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Chinese |
91111 |
Chinese 2.4 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Chinese text(s) on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Cook Islands Māori |
91116 |
Cook Islands Māori 2.4 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Cook Islands Māori text(s) on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
French |
91121 |
French 2.4 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual French text(s) on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
German |
91126 |
German 2.4 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual German text(s) on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Indonesian |
91131 |
Indonesian 2.4 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Indonesian text(s) on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Japanese |
91136 |
Japanese 2.4 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Japanese text(s) on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Korean |
91141 |
Korean 2.4 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Korean text(s) on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Samoan |
91146 |
Samoan 2.4 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Samoan text(s) on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Spanish |
91151 |
Spanish 2.4 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Spanish text(s) on familiar matters |
2 |
5 |
Chinese |
91533 |
Chinese 3.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken Chinese texts |
3 |
5 |
Cook Islands Māori |
91538 |
Cook Islands Māori 3.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken Cook Islands Māori texts |
3 |
5 |
French |
91543 |
French 3.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken French texts |
3 |
5 |
German |
91548 |
German 3.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken German texts |
3 |
5 |
Japanese |
91553 |
Japanese 3.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken Japanese texts |
3 |
5 |
Korean |
91558 |
Korean 3.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken Korean texts |
3 |
5 |
Samoan |
91563 |
Samoan 3.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken Samoan texts |
3 |
5 |
Spanish |
91568 |
Spanish 3.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken Spanish texts |
3 |
5 |
Indonesian |
91645 |
Indonesian 3.1 |
Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken Indonesian texts |
3 |
5 |
ID |
Subject ref |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Physics 1.5 |
Demonstrate understanding of aspects of heat |
1 |
4 |
Social Sciences > Social Science Studies > Media Studies
ID |
Subject ref |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Media Studies 2.4 |
Demonstrate understanding of an aspect of a media genre |
2 |
4 |