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Implementing Level 1 NCEA geography: Perceived challenges, obstacles and support systems
Author(s) -
Fastier Murray
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2007.00110.x
Subject(s) - certificate , process (computing) , norm (philosophy) , mathematics education , perception , standards based assessment , political science , pedagogy , geography , psychology , computer science , educational assessment , algorithm , neuroscience , law , operating system
The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is the recently introduced national qualification for New Zealand senior secondary school students. Based on a mix of internal and external assessment against achievement standards, it represents a marked change from the previous norm‐reference based qualifications. Introduced in 2002, commencing with Level 1, NCEA involved a considerable paradigm shift in assessment practice for teachers. This paper focuses on teachers’ perceptions regarding the process of implementing the Level 1 geography NCEA achievement standards. It highlights the initial challenges faced, factors considered to assist and hinder the implementation change process and the lessons learnt.