St Peter’s College Curriculum Assessment Policies
Work at the National Standard
How will you ensure that assessment tasks are written
at the National Standard? Whose responsibility is this?
Hof’s have the responsibility to ensure that all assessment
tasks are written at the National Standard. External moderation will provide feedback
on standards.
Authenticity
 How
will you ensure that student work is their own? Whose responsibility is it to
make sure that authenticity issues are addressed?
All Faculties will provide a standard cover sheet which the student must sign
and hand in with each out of class assignment. In signing this sheet the student
is declaring that the work contained in the assignment is his own work and that
anyone else’s work used in the course of the assignment has been properly
sourced and referenced. Plagiarism will be treated as seriously as cheating in
an exam and will be dealt with accordingly.
Late Work & Missed Assessment
What will happen when work is not completed on the
due date? How will you determine if excuses are legitimate? Who will decide on
extensions?
All students are expected to complete all assessment work and hand it in to the
school office before 9.00am on the due date unless he has a legitimate reason.
Art students may be required to hand their work in directly to the Art office.
Legitimate reasons include a family bereavement, representing the College at a
major sports or cultural event, or illness. A student must produce a medical certificate
if because of illness, he is absent for an assessment, or is absent on the date
an assessment is due and consequently fails to hand it in on time.In all cases
of legitimate absence a student may be awarded an achievement standard provided
there is sufficient evidence* to indicate that the student would have gained this
standard. Such evidence includes, but is not restricted to, class test marks,
formative assessments, & results from practicals. Where there is insufficient
evidence the student will be given one opportunity to be reassessed in the standard
missed.
Note:
The concept of sufficient evidence means that the student has had the opportunity
to accumulate such evidence. Therefore a student who has been in class prior to
assessment but has completed no work and was then away for the assessment would
receive not achieved.
Any student who was absent for the assessment, or did not hand
in an assessment on time, without a legitimate reason would receive a not achieved
and would NOT have the opportunity to be reassessed in the standard missed.
Any student absent from school on a deadline day must make
every effort to get the work into the school office by 9.00am. This may mean asking
family or friends to bring the work in. Alternatively it can be faxed or couriered.
If this is not possible then the student’s teacher must be notified by phone,
fax or email. Without this communication to the teacher the work will not be marked.
Teacher Notes: Medical certificate is to be
filed by Doc along with appropriate action/decisions.
Assessments take priority over extra curricular activities. Reassessments are
not to be viewed as a ‘solution’. Alternative arrangements are to
be made with Hof & Doc if warranted.
Internal Moderation
How will we make sure that teachers doing the same
standard assess the same? Whose responsibility is it to make sure that moderation
issues are addressed?
Systems moderation: internal checklist/audit by Doc.
Assessment moderation: Hof’s responsibility.
Usually staff discussion, assessment trials, etc.
Both are to be minuted/recorded and filed.
Reassessment
When will reassessment opportunities be given? Who will decide on this?
A student who has sat an internal assessment and received a not achieved would,
where practicable and at the discretion of the Hof, be given opportunities to
be reassessed. Course outline information issued by each department is to clearly
state how further assessment opportunities are manged.
Note: In circumstances where reassessment is not practicable,
this will be communicated to students in writing prior to the assessment date.
If this does not happen the original assessment will be null and void and will
be repeated. Faculty course requirements can include a ‘minimum standard
of work required to be eligible for reassessment’.
Appeals
Who will be in the appeal chain? What records will
be required? How will you inform students of the appeal procedure?
Any student is entitled to appeal any grade allocated to any
assessment if he feels it has been marked incorrectly and/or unfairly. He may
also appeal any decision made with regard to any other NCEA assessment policy.
The appeal in the first instance must be made to the students’
classroom teacher within two school days of receiving the assessed script. If
however the student feels that the outcome of the appeal is unjust, he may then
take it to the Head of the Faculty concerned. If he is still unsatisfied with
the outcome he can appeal to the Director of Curriculum and if he is still unsatisfied
he can appeal to the principal. Note that the Dean is not part of the appeal process.
Students are able to approach NZQA if they are not happy with the school’s
decision.
Note: when advised of an appeal the teacher/Hof should take possession
of the script to ensure security & originality.
Recording of Results
Where will results be recorded? Who will be responsible
for this? What checks will occur? What back-ups will be in place?
Results are recorded as follows:
Class teacher’s mark book.
Faculty database. If electronic there should be a hardcopy on file.
Central school database on Integris.
It is the Hof’s responsibility to ensure that all records
are current and correct. The administration of the school’s central database
is the Doc’s responsibility. Internal systems moderation will check systems.
Integris is backed up regularly as part of the server’s back up routine.
Information to Students
What information needs to be given to students? How
will this be given?
Information will be given to students via the school’s NCEA handbooks
and via the course outline information given to students at the beginning of the
course. Both will contain the policies on appeals, authenticity, missed assessment,
reassessment. The course outline will also include:
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Standards being taught /assessed and whether internally or externally
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Timing of Assessments
How will we make sure that assessments do not clash?
Who will manage this?
All internal assessments, where they occur outside the school’s scheduled
exams, are to be written into the school’s central diary by the Hof, at
least one term in advance, and thus will appear on the school calendar. At the
time of scheduling it is the Hof’s responsibility to ensure there isn’t
a clash.
Misconduct
What will happen to students who are caught cheating?
Who will be responsible for this?
Students caught cheating will receive a not achieved or 0%. The incident is to
be documented and a copy given to Doc by the Hof. The student is not eligible
for the scheduled reassessment.
How will assessment tasks be kept secure before use? Who will be responsible
for this?
The Hof is responsible for the security of assessment tasks and assessed work.
A locked filing cabinet or cupboard would be appropriate.
Entries
Who is responsible for entries and relevant dates?
The school’s NZQA liaison officer (in conjunction with Doc) is responsible
for ensuring that the correct entries are made and that the appropriate dates
are adhered to. All relevant dates and requirements are to be written into the
school’s central diary and will thus appear on the school’s calendar.
These should also be given to the Hofs and Doc directly by way of a memo.
Accuracy of Results
Prior to the sending off of results to NZQA, and after all
internal assessments have been completed, the NZQA liaison officer will issue
each student with a copy of their record of results held by the school. The student
is to check, correct, sign and return. Corrections to the master file will then
be made by the NZQA liaison officer.
Special Assessment
The school identifies students requiring special assessment
conditions by various means including information at time of enrolment, literacy
centre, teachers, and pastoral care committee. The Guidance Counsellor is responsible
for applications to NZQA to ensure that these students have valid and fair assessment
conditions consistent with the assistance they would normally have as part of
their learning process.
Internal Review
An internal review will take place each year to ensure that
departments are consistently implementing the school policies. This will be carried
out by the Doc and/or members of the leadership team and will normally be held
in Term 2.
Policy Review
These policies will be reviewed annually by the Hof’s
as part of the regular cycle of Hof’s meetings.
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