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ABA ABA
Achievement-Based Assessment.
Te Aromatawai ā-Paetae.
ACACA ACACA
Australasian Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Authorities.
Te Mana Marautanga, Aromatawai me ngā Tohu Mātauranga o Ahitereiria me Aotearoa.
Academic year Hōtaka ako ā-tau
The 12 months that start on the first day of January of each year.
12 marama te roa ka tīmata i te rā tuatahi o Kohitātea.
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. NZQA gives a provider accreditation through Section 441 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (external link) - Legislation.govt.nz
Ko te mana ka whakawhiwhia ina whakaatu mai ai tētahi kaiwhakarato mātauranga i tōna kaha ki te whakahaere akoranga kua whakaaetia ki te aromatawai e ai ki ngā paerewa o te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa. (Tirohia te wāhanga 441 o Te Ture Mātauranga me te Whakangungu 2020).
Te wāhanga 441 o Te Ture Mātauranga me te Whakangungu 2020:
Section 441 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (external link) - Legislation.govt.nz
Achievement (Achieved) Paetae
If a student meets the requirements of a standard at a satisfactory level they gain an Achieved (A) for that standard.
Ki te tūtuki te ākonga i ngā paerewa paetae ka eke i a i te taumata Paetae mō tērā paerewa paetae.
Achievement objective Whāinga paetae
A desired learning outcome that is consistent with the New Zealand Curriculum.
Ko te hua o te ako e ōrite ana ki ngā whāinga o tētahi hōtaka, tētahi akoranga rānei.
Achievement standard Achievement standard
A nationally registered, coherent set of learning outcomes and associated assessment criteria, together with technical and management information that supports delivery and assessment; achievement standards specify three different standards of performance and the method of assessment, which may include national external assessment. Achievement standards are derived from the New Zealand Curriculum (Compare with unit standards).
Ko te huinga o ngā hua o te ako kua rēhitatia e pā ana ki ngā paearu mahi, tae atu hoki ki ngā mōhiotanga hangarau, whakahaere hoki e tautoko ana i te tukunga me te aromatawai; e āta whakahua ana i ngā paerewa paetae i ngā taumata e toru o te mahi me te tikanga aromatawai, tae atu pea ki te aromatawai ā-motu i waho (Whakatairite ki ngā paerewa). Kei te paetukutuku NZQA te roanga ake o ngā kōrero.
Achievement with Excellence (Excellence) Kairangi
If a student meets the requirements of an achievement standard at an outstanding level they gain an Excellence (E) for that standard.
Ki te tūtuki mārika te ākonga i ngā paerewa paetae ka eke ia i te taumata Kaiaka mō tērā paerewa paetae.
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) for that standard.
Ki te tūtuki pai te ākonga i ngā paerewa paetae ka eke ia i te taumata Kaiaka mō tērā paerewa paetae.
Admission ad eundem statum [at entrance level] Admission ad eundem statum [at entrance level]
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.
Ko te huarahi e whakaaetia ai te akoranga o te ākonga i kuraina i te kura tuarua i tāwāhi, e whakaaetia ai rānei te akoranga o te ākonga i oti i a ia tētahi hōtaka kāore nei e taea te tautuhi i runga i te kaupapa whakauru e ngā whare wānanga hei akoranga ōrite ki te taumata whakauru whare wānanga.
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Approval (programme) Whakamana
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 NZQA rules that apply to the programme.
NZQA approves programmes under Section 439 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (external link) — Legislation.govt.nz
He tukanga whakaū kounga mō ngā akoranga me ngā hōtaka i runga i ngā paearu e ai ki te wāhanga 439 o te Pire Mātauranga me te Whakangungu 2020.
Kua whakatauhia e te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa hei whakaūtanga ki ngā paearu o NZQA. He mea whakaū tonu ngā akoranga kua whakamanatia, kua hāngai pū hoki ki tētahi tohu mātauranga e ai ki te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa. He whakataunga tohu o ia akoranga, ā, he whāinga, he hua, he whakamahinga aromatawai e mārama ana e ai ki te paearu mō ngā akoranga kua whakamanatia.
Section 439 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (external link) — Legislation.govt.nz
Approved (programme) Akoranga kua whakamanatia
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 hōtaka pipiri e hāngai ana ki ngā whāinga, ngā ritenga aromatawai mārama, ōrite hoki e taunaki ana i ngā paearu a te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa.
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 kohikohi me te aromātai i te taunaki mōhio hei whakatau i te kaha o te tangata (Tirohia hoki te aromatawai tika).
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 tauākī hei aromatawai i te taumata o te mahi o tētahi tīpako/hua.