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ABA ABA

Achievement-Based Assessment.

Te Aromatawai �-Paetae.

ACACA ACACA

Australasian Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Authorities.

Te Mana Marautanga, Aromatawai me ng� Tohu M�tauranga o Ahitereiria me Aotearoa.

Academic year H�taka ako �-tau

The 12 months that start on the first day of January of each year.

12 marama te roa ka tīmata i te r� tuatahi o Kohit�tea.

Accreditation Whakamanatanga

Accreditation lets an education provider run a specific programme. Learners who finish the programme can get a qualification on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework.

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ gives a provider accreditation through  - Legislation.govt.nz

Ka Ä�hei te whakamanatanga i tÄ“tahi whareako ki te whakahaere i tÄ“tahi hÅ�taka. Ka Ä�hei ngÄ� Ä�konga i whakaoti i te hÅ�taka, kia whakawhiwhia he tohu mai i te Taura Here Tohu MÄ�tauranga o Aotearoa. MÄ� Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ te whakamanatanga e hoatu ki tÄ“tahi whareako mÄ� te WÄ�hanga 441 o te Ture MÄ�tauranga me te Whakangungu 2020.

Te w�hanga 441 o Te Ture M�tauranga me te Whakangungu 2020:

- Legislation.govt.nz

Achievement (Achieved) Paetae

If a student meets the requirements of a standard at a satisfactory level they gain an Achieved (A) grade for that standard.

Ka oti ana i tētahi �konga ng� mea katoa m� te paerewa, he waiwai te taumata, ka riro Paetae (A) m� taua paerewa.

Achievement objective Wh�inga paetae

A desired learning outcome that is consistent with the New Zealand Curriculum.

Ko ng� akoranga ake i tētahi paerewa. Me rite ki tēr� ki te T�hūrangi.

Achievement standard Paerewa paetae

We assess student achievement in secondary schools through national achievement standards. They reflect the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, and count towards the National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA) at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Achievement standards have learning outcomes and achievement criteria to allow consistent marking. They contain information on how to deliver and assess the standards. Most achievement standards allow three types of performance: Achievement, Merit, and Excellence.

NCEA Standards

Ka aromatawaihia e m�tou te paetae �konga i ng� kura tuarua m� ng� paerewa paetae �-motu. Ka h�ngai ki te T�hūrangi me te Marautanga o Aotearoa, �, ka kuhu hoki ki ng� Tiwhikete � Motu o te Paetae M�tauranga (NCEA) ki ng� kaupae 1, 2, 3 an� hoki.

He putanga ako, he paearu paetae � ng� paerewa paetae e �hei ai te m�ka pono i ng� aromatawai. He m�hiohio kei roto m� te whakahaere me te aromatawai i ng� paerewa. Ka �hei te nuinga o ng� paerewa paetae i ng� tutukinga e toru: Paetae, Kaiaka, Kairangi.

NCEA Standards

Achievement with Excellence (Excellence) Kairangi

If a student meets the requirements of an achievement standard at an outstanding level they gain an Excellence (E) grade for that standard.

Ka oti ana i tētahi �konga ng� mea katoa m� te paerewa, kei whea mai te taumata, ka riro Kairangi (E) m� taua paerewa.

Achievement with Merit (Merit) Kaiaka

If a student meets the requirements of an achievement standard at a very good performance level they gain a Merit (M) grade for that standard.

Ka oti ana i tētahi �konga ng� mea katoa m� te paerewa, he rawe te taumata, ka riro Kaiaka (M) m� taua paerewa.

Admission ad eundem statum [at entrance level] Te whakaurunga ki te kaupae �rite

A way that students can enter a New Zealand university if they don't meet the common entrance standard. This could be because they did secondary school outside of New Zealand or studied something in New Zealand that doesn't meet the common entrance standard.

He huarahi m� ng� �konga e uru ai ki ng� whare w�nanga o Aotearoa ki te kore e tutuki i a r�tou ng� paerewa whakauru noa. E pēr� ana i te mea i kuraina r�tou ki kura tuarua i waho o Aotearoa, i whai r�nei i tētahi akoranga i Aotearoa k�ore i h�ngai ki ng� paerewa whakauru noa.

APEC

Approval (programme) Whakamana (h�taka)

Approval of a programme shows that it leads to a qualification on the NZQCF. The programme meets all the outcomes and aims of the qualification and reflects all the content and how it's assessed. 

An approved programme also meets all other Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ rules that apply to the programme.

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ approves programmes under — Legislation.govt.nz

Ko te whakamana i tētahi h�taka, ka whakaatu i te huarahi ki tētahi tohu i te NZQCF. He h�ngai te h�taka ki ng� putanga me ng� wh�inga katoa o te tohu, he h�ngai hoki ki ng� hua o roto me te aromatawai i a ia.

Ka hÄ�ngai hoki tÄ“tahi hÅ�taka i whakamanahia ki Ä“rÄ� atu ture Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ mÅ� taua hÅ�taka.

Ka whakamanahia e Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ aua hÅ�taka kÄ«hai ki te wÄ�hanga 439 o te ture Education and Training Act 2020.

 â� â€” Legislation.govt.nz

Approved (programme) Kua whakamanatia (h�taka)

Training that will earn you a qualification on the NZQCF. It will include relevant learning, assessment of that learning, and specific outcomes and aims.

He whakangungu e riro atu ai he tohu ki tētahi mai i te NZQCF. Kei roto ko ng� akoranga h�ngai, ko ng� aromatawai i aua akoranga, ko ētahi putanga, wh�inga hoki.

Assessment Aromatawai

Getting and using evidence of someone's skill or knowledge to see how they perform or if they meet a certain standard.

Ko te kohi me te mahi i te taunakitanga o ng� pūkenga me te m�tau o tētahi kia kite r�nei i tana kaha, kia tutuki hoki r�nei i a ia tētahi paerewa.

Assessment Criteria (Te) paearu o te aromatawai

A statement that assessors use to see if someone has met the standard for an element outcome.

He tau�ki m� te kaiaromatawai, hei kite mena kua tutuki te paerewa m� tētahi putanga hu�nga.