Assessment for qualifications: Level 8

The NCEA languages achievement standards at levels 1, 2, and 3 have been aligned with The New Zealand Curriculum. The registered standards are on the NZQA website. 

A languages matrix overarches all the languages achievement standards.

Each individual language standard at level 3 is registered with a unique ID number.

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NCEA level 3 achievement objectives

Five achievement standards can be used to assess languages learning at level 3 with the exception of NZSL. There are four achievement standards for NZSL and these are all internally assessed.

These are identified on the languages matrix and reproduced in full below:

• Learning languages matrix (PDF, 49 KB)

• NZSL matrix (Word 2007, 21 KB)

Productive

• 3.2 Give a clear spoken presentation in TARGET LANGUAGE that communicates a critical response to stimulus material; Internal; 3 credits (91534, 91539, 91544, 91549, 91554, 91559, 91564, 91569)
• Give a clear presentation in New Zealand Sign Language that communicates a critical response to stimulus material; Internal; 3 credits (91823)
• 3.3 Interact clearly using spoken TARGET LANGUAGE to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations; Internal; 6 credits (91535, 91540, 91545, 91550, 91555, 91560, 91565, 91570)
• Interact clearly using New Zealand Sign Language to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations; Internal; 6 credits (91824)
• 3.5 Write a variety of text types in clear TARGET LANGUAGE to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives; Internal; 5 credits (91537, 91542, 91547, 91552, 91557, 91562, 91567, 91572)
• Sign a variety of text types in clear New Zealand to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives; Internal; 6 credits (91825)

Receptive

• 3.1 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken TARGET LANGUAGE texts; External; 5 credits (91533, 91538, 91543, 91548, 91553, 91558, 91563, 91568)
• Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended New Zealand Sign Language texts; Internal; 5 credits (91822)
• 3.4 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended written/visual TARGET LANGUAGE texts; External; 5 credits (91536, 91541, 91546, 91551, 91556, 91561, 91566, 91571)

Each individual language standard at level 3 will be separately identified by its unique ID number. 

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Achievement standards and achievement objectives

Learning languages has a single assessable achievement objective – communication – at each level. This is different from other learning areas or subjects, where learning is split into a number of achievement objectives that can be assessed individually or in combination. This means that each of the achievement standards assesses an aspect or aspects of the communication objective, not different objectives.

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Portfolio-based assessment

Achievement standards 3.3 (91535, 91540, 91545, 91550, 91555, 91560, 91565, 91570, 91824) and 3.5 (91537, 91542, 91547, 91552, 91557, 91562, 91567, 91572, 91825) are assessed on the basis of interactions and writing/signing that take place over a lengthy period of time. Students record/collect examples of their interactions/writing/signing and present these at the required time. Teachers need to make sure that their students understand this requirement, and the conditions, early on in the school year.

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Level 3 achievement standards unique ID numbers

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Resourcing

The NZQA subject-specific resources pages are very helpful. From there, you can find all the achievement standards and links to assessment resources, both internal and external.

Learn more with NZQA subject resources for:

• Chinese
• Cook Islands Māori
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Gagana Sāmoa
• Spanish
• New Zealand Sign Language

Last updated September 14, 2020

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