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Assessment Division Te Wāhanga Aromatawai

He wāhanga umanga te Wāhanga Aromatawai mō te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa.

Assessment Division

Assessment method Huarahi aromatawai

How the assessor gathers evidence of someone's performance, skills or knowledge.

He rautaki ka whakamahia hei kohikohi taunaki mōhio.

Assessment standard Paetae Aromatawai

Unit standards and achievement and skill standards listed on the Directory of Assessment and Skill Standards.

Ko ngā huinga paerewa me ngā paerewa paetae ki tētahi rārangi e kī ana ko te Rārangi Paetae Aromatawai.

Assessor Kaiaromatawai

A person who evaluates someone's performance by looking at evidence of their skills and knowledge.

He tangata ka aromātai i te taunaki aromatawai ka tāpaetia e ngā ākonga.

Authenticity (of evidence) Hāponotanga (o te taunaki mōhio)

The work someone gives for assessment must be completely their own work. There can't be any outside involvement or help that makes the work invalid.

E hāngai ana ki te aromatawai ka ngākau titikaha te kaiaromatawai ko ngā mahi e tirohia ana he mahi nā te kaitono e aromatawaitia ana - kia kaua e uru mai he āwhinatanga mai i waho.

Award Tohu

An award recognises or confirms a learner's achievement.

This could be:

  • a qualification that is listed on the NZQCF
  • a certificate or document showing that someone has completed a micro-credential or training scheme
  • a certificate recording a student's achievement in scholarship examinations at secondary school
  • confirmation that a secondary student can apply for university entrance in New Zealand.

Ko te tohu:

  • tētahi tiwhikete, tohu pōkairua, tētahi atu tohu mātauranga rānei ka whakarārangitia ki te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa
  • tētahi tiwhikete, tohu rānei ka whakamanatia hei āhukahuka i ngā whiwhinga ā te ākonga, hei āhukahuka rānei i tētahi kaupapa whakangungu i whakatutukitia e te ākonga
  • tētahi tiwhikete ka whakamanatia hei āhukahuka i ngā whiwhinga aromatawai karahipi ā te ākonga i te kura tuarua.