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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 2011
- 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
- NZQA policy regarding moderation of standards on the Directory of Assessment Standards (PDF, 98KB)
The following are 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
- Learning and Assessment: A guide to assessment for the National Qualifications Framework.