Assessment Opportunities for Outdoor Education Teachers in NZ Secondary Schools

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Assessment Opportunities for Outdoor Education
Teachers in NZ Secondary Schools

• Arthur Sutherland
• UC Education Plus
• University of Canterbury
• Jan 2008

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Notices!

• This presentation will be posted on the EONZ
  website by the end of next week.
• www.eonz.org.nz

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Success Criteria

• This presentation will be successful when those
  present gain a broadened understanding of
• the assessment opportunities available within NZ
  senior secondary schools, and
• where to go for information on the processes
  associated with assessment, and
• some of the assessment processes

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A snapshot of current courses offered in the
wider curriculum area
Sports Leadership Sports Science Sports
Studies Sport Rec. Sport Coaching
Physical Education Outdoor Education Outdoor
Rec. Outdoor Leadership
Sport Performance
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Kaiapois Project R Leadership Course

• In this level 3 course assessment is integrated.
• That is, Learning Assessment occur for the
  most part as one. Students staff present on a
  range of topics students undertake research
  participate in experiences they reflect they
  are tested against the national unit standards
  both in the field and in the classroom
  traditional tests of knowledge are used. The
  course is much greater than what might be
  prescribed by the unit standards
• and

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• A learning journal is used to record the
  learning and all the written components of the
  assessment. Checklists for the practical are
  included.
• attachments are required for such things as
  photos, typed research power point
  presentations
• and

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• One assessment activity covers a number of unit
  standards, and
• Evidence is gathered against a number of
  standards throughout the year.
• Units Standards include 1299, 1304, 4573, 9706
  20146

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Rationale for these courses

• The courses at Kaiapoi and the other schools
  exist because
• Of the needs of
• The students
• The School
• The Community, and
• The Sport Fitness Recreation Industry, and
• The resources available to the school
• and

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• The NZ Curriculum
• The Vision, Values, Principles and Key
  Competencies, and
• The Learning Pathways section, and
• The Health Physical Education Learning Area
  (HPE)
• and
• The National Qualifications Framework (NQF)

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THE HPE LEARNING AREA

• statement includes
• outdoor education as one of the 7 Key Areas of
  Learning (KAL)
• All 7 areas are to be included T and L
  programmes at both primary secondary levels
• A set of achievement objectives (AOs)
• http//nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/the_new_zealand_cur
  riculum

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National Qualifications Framework (NQF)
Unit Standards
Achievement Standards
Created by Industry to meet their needs
Derived from the AOs in the NZ Curr
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TWO of the ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS

• AS 90524 (1.3) L1, 3 credits
• Demonstrate quality movement in the performance
  of a physical activity
• Participate in different individual sports
• AS 90742 (3.4) L3, 4 credits
• Perform a physical activity to nationally
  developed performance standards
• Derived from the Learning Area AOs

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• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/assessment/search.do
  ?query90524viewachievementslevel01

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TWO AO-DERIVED UNIT STANDARDS

• US 12532 L1, 3 credits
• Participate in different individual sports
• US 13352 L2, 3 credits
• Participate in outdoor pursuit activity
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/explore/domain.d
  o?frameworkId76036units

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ONE of the many INDUSTRY UNIT STANDARDS

• US 467, Level 2, 3 credits
• Demonstrate personal and social development thro
  participation in ABL
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/explore/domain.d
  o?frameworkId75155units

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University Entrance
NCEA L1 - 3
NC in Community Rec. (Aquatics L3)
NC in Community Rec. L2
National Certificates on the NQF
NC in OREC. (Group leadership L3)
NC in Fitness L2
NC in Sport L2
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SFRITO Umpiring award
SPARC Kiwisport Leadership
SFRITO Coaching award
National Awards
National award in OD experiences L2
Pool lifeguard lifesaving
Risk Management L3
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• Link re National Certificates and awards
• http//www.sfrito.org.nz/files/O20Rec20Qualifica
  tions20Diagram202005.pdf

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KEY ASSESSMENT PROCESSES

• Accreditation approval to assess against
  standards and qualifications on the NQF
• Moderation-a process to ensure valid, fair and
  consistent assessment
• Evidence gathering over time (sufficiency)
• Naturally occurring evidence

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• Integrated approach to assessment (see earlier).
  More need to use this approach.
• Self peer assessment
• Using outside providers and/or assessors
• Using evidence gatherers

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• Teacher as assessor
• Authenticity. The work belongs to the student.
• Formative. A natural part of the practical work
  this is occurs for the most part in the
  feedback/feed-forward process
• Summative
• Feedback

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EVIDENCE

• Photos and/or Video
• Journals
• Oral records
• Tests
• Essays/reports
• Seminars
• Observations
• Measurement

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A PATHWAY TO FINDING INFOABOUT THESE PROCESSES

• START NZQA Website select NQF
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/index.html

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FINDING A UNIT

• type in 467 into the search engine
• Select unit standards from the drop down menu
• Click on search

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This will reveal

• The units domain name Adventure Based Learning
  (click on this if you want to see other units in
  the domain, the subfield and field names)
• The level, credit value and title of the unit
• The version
• And the link to the accredited providers

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THE NQF BUILDING BLOCKS
FIELD
SUB FIELD
SUB FIELD
DOMAIN
DOMAIN
DOMAIN
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• The level
• Schools need to be aware that the criteria for
  the levels for the industry unit standards is
  different than that for the curriculum derived
  unit and achievement standards.
• The assessment guidelines contain the level
  descriptors.
• Credit value
• This is a measure of the amount of work required
  re T and L and assessment. 1 cr/10hrs

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• Accredited Providers.
• Those who have submitted their Quality
  Management Systems/Processes to NZQA and to the
  Sport Fitness Recreation Industry Training
  Organisation (Sfrito)
• Version.
• Changes can be made to a standard. Significant
  changes result in a new version

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Further it will reveal

• The AMAP number.
• That is the assessment moderation action plan
  which specifies the moderation requirements.
• Either download or print. http//www.nzqa.govt.nz
  /nqfdocs/maps/doc/0102.doc
• The Standard Setting Body (SSB)
• One click on the SSB and this will take you to
  their site. In this case Sfrito.

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The Sfrito site

• Moderation meeting schedule
• Assessment guidelines
• The Minimum assessor requirements (MARS) on a
  unit by unit basis
• The AMAP 102
• Accreditation process
• http//www.sfrito.org.nz/

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Is your school accredited?

• Click on Accredited providers
• Select either NZ or a region such as Canterbury
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers/results.do?frame
  workId75155unitStandardId467regionCode140

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• Select the school Kaiapoi
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers/details.do?provi
  derId100830001
• Select from
• website
• accreditation scope
• code of practice
• MNA report
• MNA information

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Accreditation scope

• This reveals the fields, subfields, domains and
  individual units the school has the approval to
  assess against.
• A bunch of these are automatically granted to all
  schools. See the Base Scope Accreditation for
  Schools (BSAS)
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/docs/
  bsas.pdf
• The remainder are those the various ITOs have
  approved for the specific school.

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• The BSAS is the scope granted to schools of right
  once their application to NZQA has been approved
• The domain ABL is in Kaiapois scope because
  Sfrito has
• assessed Kaiapois
• procedures against
• AMAP 102

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MNA Report

• This pdf document contains what the NZQA most
  recently reported to the school about its
  performance, after it considered the information
  coming from the various subject national
  moderators and the team that assessed the school
  held, and publically available, documentation
  entitled NQF assessment procedures.

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MNA information

• Links to the NZQA Assessment and Certification
  Rules and procedures for Secondary Schools
• Here one finds various documents such as
• What is expected of schools during systems check
  visits
• Moderation cover sheet
• Sending material for moderation

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REFLECTION

• This presentation will have been successful if
  those present have a broadened understanding of
  
• The assessment opportunities available within NZ
  senior secondary schools
• Where to go for information on the processes
  associated with assessment
• some of the assessment processes

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CONTACT DETAILS

• arthur.sutherland_at_canterbury.ac.nz
• www.eonz.org.nz

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LINKS

• The NZ Curriculum
• http//www.tki.org.nz/r/governance/nzcf/index_e.ph
  p
• The NZ Curriculum as from start of 2010
• http//nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/the_new_zealand_cur
  riculum
• NQF
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/index.html
• search the NQF
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/index.html
• Physical Education domain achievement standards
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/assessment/search.do?
  query90524viewachievementslevel01

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LINKS

• PE domain/units
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/explore/domain.d
  o?frameworkId76036units
• ABL Domain/units
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/explore/domain.d
  o?frameworkId75155units
• National Certificates
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/explore/index.do
  
• http//www.sfrito.org.nz/index.cfm/__qualification
  s/outdoor_recreation.html
• Providers who have been accredited
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers/index.do?framewo
  rkId75155unitStandardId467
• Accredited providers in the Canterbury region
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers/results.do?frame
  workId75155unitStandardId467regionCode140

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LINKS

• Kaiapoi High School
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers/details.do?provi
  derId100830001
• The Kaiapoi High accreditation scope
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers/nqf-accreditatio
  ns.do?providerId100830001
• The BSAS
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/docs/b
  sas.pdf
• The Kaiapoi MNA Report
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/provider-mna-repor
  ts/S0314.pdf
• MNA Information Assessment and Certification
  Rules and Procedures for Secondary Schools 5.2.2
  NZQA Managed Systems
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/5/522.
  html

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LINKS

• Questions Which May Be Asked Or Information
  Sought During the School Assessment Systems Check
  Visit
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/docs/s
  chool-assess-sys-quests.doc
• Moderation
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/5/52.h
  tml
• External and internal moderation
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/5/522.
  html
• Accreditation requirements
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/5/51.h
  tml
• Industry Managed requirements
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/acrp/secondary/5/521.
  html

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LINKS

• About ITOs
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/for-business/ito.do
• Sfritos scope re assessment
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/for-business/details.do?pr
  oviderId101576001
• Sfritos website
• http//www.sfrito.org.nz/
• Sfritos moderation requirements
• http//www.sfrito.org.nz/index.cfm/__MODERATION

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LINKS

• Sfrito moderation meeting schedule for 2008
• http//www.sfrito.org.nz/files/OR20Moderation20M
  eeting20Schedule202008.pdf
• Sfritos minimum assessor requirements (MARS)
  for Outdoor Recreation
• http//www.sfrito.org.nz/files/Interactive20MARs
  2028updated2005Dec0629.xls
• AMAP 102
• http//www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/maps/doc/0102.doc
• National certificates and awards
• http//www.sfrito.org.nz/files/O20Rec20Qualifica
  tions20Diagram202005.pdf