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Generic Resources and Guidelines
The following generic resources and guidelines are available for those involved in assessment against standards:
- Directory of Assessment Standards Listing and Operational Rules 2021
- Assessment tools and approaches
- Authenticity
- Descriptions of levels to identify skills and knowledge learners should have at each level
- Designing assessment activities
- Developing assessment for unit standards
- Gathering evidence of achievement
- Quality Assured Assessment Materials (QAAM)
- Unit standard definitions and explanations
- National external moderation principles
The following is available on request from NZQA National Qualifications Services at nqs@nzqa.govt.nz.
- Best Practice Principles: provides a set of principles to guide best practice and policy for the assessment of unit standards
'Unpacking a Unit Standard' Video Resources
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Unpacking a Field Māori Unit Standard (video series) A three-part video series that talks about how to unpack a Field Māori unit standard. |
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Unpacking a Reo Māori Unit Standard (video series) A three-part, bilingual (Māori and English) video series that talks about how to unpack a Reo Māori unit standard. |
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Unpacking a Core Generic Unit Standard (video series) A three-part video series that talks about how to unpack an internally assessed Unit Standard. |