Clarification details
Updated September 2015. This document has been updated to address issues which have arisen from moderation around the awarding of Excellence for this standard.
The purpose of clarifications
We create clarification documents to help people understand the current requirements of achievement standards. Clarifications do not introduce new criteria, change the intent of the standard, or change what we expect from assessment.
These documents unpack and explain the language and intent of the standard so people interpret and apply the standard consistently. We provide examples or guidance as illustrations only. They are not prescriptions or requirements.
For official requirements, always refer to the current version of the achievement standard as published by NZQA.
Assessment guidance
The process of developing the dance presented for assessment of this standard should be observed closely by the teacher, but it is the final dance product itself that is the basis for the assessment. Only this final version of the dance needs to be submitted for moderation.
For Excellence the final dance must communicate, refine and synthesise ideas in response to a dance question or challenge set by the teacher. Synthesising of ideas is seen in the integration of ideas into a new whole. This is typified by unity, contrast and climax, and abstraction.