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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
Ka āhei te whakamanatanga i tētahi whareako ki te whakahaere i tētahi hōtaka. Ka āhei ngā ākonga i whakaoti i te hōtaka, kia whakawhiwhia he tohu mai i te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa. Mā NZQA te whakamanatanga e hoatu ki tētahi whareako mā 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) grade for that standard.
Ka oti ana i tētahi ākonga ngā mea katoa mō te paerewa, he waiwai te taumata, ka riro Paetae (A) mō taua paerewa.
Achievement objective Whāinga paetae
A desired learning outcome that is consistent with the New Zealand Curriculum.
Ko ngā akoranga ake i tētahi paerewa. Me rite ki tērā ki te Tāhūrangi.
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.
Ka aromatawaihia e mātou te paetae ākonga i ngā kura tuarua mā ngā paerewa paetae ā-motu. Ka hāngai ki te Tāhūrangi me te Marautanga o Aotearoa, ā, ka kuhu hoki ki ngā Tiwhikete ā Motu o te Paetae Mātauranga (NCEA) ki ngā kaupae 1, 2, 3 anō hoki.
He putanga ako, he paearu paetae ō ngā paerewa paetae e āhei ai te māka pono i ngā aromatawai. He mōhiohio kei roto mō te whakahaere me te aromatawai i ngā paerewa. Ka āhei te nuinga o ngā paerewa paetae i ngā tutukinga e toru: Paetae, Kaiaka, Kairangi.
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 ākonga ngā mea katoa mō te paerewa, kei whea mai te taumata, ka riro Kairangi (E) mō 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 ākonga ngā mea katoa mō te paerewa, he rawe te taumata, ka riro Kaiaka (M) mō taua paerewa.
Admission ad eundem statum [at entrance level] Te whakaurunga ki te kaupae ōrite
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 mō ngā ākonga e uru ai ki ngā whare wānanga o Aotearoa ki te kore e tutuki i a rātou ngā paerewa whakauru noa. E pērā ana i te mea i kuraina rātou ki kura tuarua i waho o Aotearoa, i whai rānei i tētahi akoranga i Aotearoa kāore i hāngai ki ngā paerewa whakauru noa.
APEC
Approval (programme) Whakamana (hōtaka)
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
Ko te whakamana i tētahi hōtaka, ka whakaatu i te huarahi ki tētahi tohu i te NZQCF. He hāngai te hōtaka ki ngā putanga me ngā whāinga katoa o te tohu, he hāngai hoki ki ngā hua o roto me te aromatawai i a ia.
Ka hāngai hoki tētahi hōtaka i whakamanahia ki ērā atu ture NZQA mō taua hōtaka.
Ka whakamanahia e NZQA aua hōtaka kīhai ki te wāhanga 439 o te ture Education and Training Act 2020.
Section 439 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (external link) — Legislation.govt.nz
Approved (programme) Kua whakamanatia (hōtaka)
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 ngā akoranga hāngai, ko ngā aromatawai i aua akoranga, ko ētahi putanga, whāinga 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 ngā pūkenga me te mātau o tētahi kia kite rānei i tana kaha, kia tutuki hoki rānei 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 tauāki mā te kaiaromatawai, hei kite mena kua tutuki te paerewa mō tētahi putanga huānga.