About Design and Visual Communication
Design and Visual Communication encompasses the interrelated strands of design thinking, visual communication and design influences.
This page contains resources and tools to help support:
- internal and external assessment
- teachers delivering this subject
- learners taking this subject.
Read more about this subject on NCEA.education (external link)
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Assessor Support homeDesign and Visual Communication standards
Exemplars, reports, past exams and assessment schedules
Useful exam information
Assessment specifications
Assessor support materials for internal assessment
Internal exemplars
See exemplars for internally assessed Design and Visual Communication standards
Go to exemplarsNational moderator's report
Annual reports on issues and trends in assessment
View moderator's reportRequest clarification form
Teachers can request clarification of a standard with this form
Open request clarification formRemote assessment matrix
Guidance for teachers if learning and assessment needs to be completed remotely
Download matrix [PDF, 207 KB]Alternative evidence gathering templates
Templates for student results when direct assessment is not possible
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Tools
Level 1 assessment matrix
Use the Design and Visual Communication matrix on NCEA.education with new standards in 2024
Go to the matrix
Career guidance
Career information and tools to help your students on careers.govt.nz
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