NZIP Conference Physics Moderation

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NZIP Conference Physics Moderation
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Outline

• Purpose of moderation
• Submitting material for moderation
• Physics moderation resources
• Using an assessment task

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Purpose of moderation

• To provide assurance that
• assessments are fair, valid and at the national
  standard
• teachers are making consistent judgements about
  student performance.

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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

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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

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Physics resources

• Resources For Physics page on the NZQA website

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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

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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)

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Lyall.prestidge_at_nzqa.govt.nz

• National Physics Moderator
• NZQA
• 125 The Terrace
• PO Box 160
• Wellington 6140