NZIP Conference

Physics Moderation

Outline

• Purpose of moderation

• Submitting material for moderation

• Physics moderation resources

• Using an assessment task

Purpose of moderation

To provide assurance that:

• assessments are fair, valid and at the national standard

• teachers are making consistent judgements about student performance.

Submitting material for moderation

• Moderation cover sheet

• Task, marking schedule and student work- 4 samples for Unit Standards and 8 for Achievement Standards

• Any additional explanatory notes (for example if assessing 90252 by portfolio of practical work)

• Optional teacher-selected assessed work for professional feedback

Teacher-selected assessed work

• Teachers can send additional samples of student work to ask a specific question of the moderator

• Up to four additional samples can be submitted – these must be for the same standard as is being moderated

• Paired samples on either side of a grade boundary would help to determine that boundary

• Feedback is given separately and not included in the moderation report

Physics resources

Resources For Physics page on the NZQA website

Best practice workshops

Planned physics workshops in 2009

• Auckland South-East  July 14  

• Hamilton October 6  

• Napier  October 7  

• Palmerston North  October 8  

• Christchurch  November 17  

• Dunedin  November 18  

• Invercargill  November 19

Using an assessment task

• Best practice: element-by-element check against the standard before use

• Commercial resources - check for the latest version

• Generic schedules (e.g. TKI) must be customised with evidence statements to include examples of all evidence on which judgements are to be made. (“evidence” = student answers)

Lyall.prestidge@nzqa.govt.nz

National Physics Moderator

NZQA

125 The Terrace

PO Box 160

Wellington 6140