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Research, guides, information and policies published by PPTA Te Wehengarua
18 reasons for 18 credits - managing student and teacher assessment workload
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May 17, 2023
17/11/2023
2018 Review of NCEA (presentation notes)
(August 2017) PPTA has been talking with groups of members about the upcoming review of NCEA. This is one of the presentations that has been used.
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August 17, 2020
17/51/2020
Alternatives to study leave for senior students: PPTA advice
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May 17, 2023
17/11/2023
Digest of major PPTA policy decisions on NCEA 2002 - 2016
(August 2017) Digest of major PPTA policy decisions on the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) from 2002 - 2016.
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August 17, 2020
17/51/2020
National Standards background paper (2010)
The government seems bent on implementing National Standards in New Zealand's primary schools from 2010, yet there is no robust evidence to show that this policy will result in improved…
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August 17, 2020
17/49/2020
National Standards: Report on assessment workload survey (2011)
Many PPTA members who teach and assess in Years 7 and 8, either in a Year 7-13 or 7-10 school or in an area school, are experiencing negative impacts on…
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August 17, 2020
17/49/2020
NCEA - Result: Not Yet Achieved (plus Supplementary paper) (2002)
2002 Annual Conference Paper. This paper summarises PPTA’s policy positions on qualifications as they have evolved from the early 1990s, then looks in detail at the problems which have arisen…
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August 17, 2020
17/51/2020
NCEA a work in progress (2005)
2005 Annual conference paper. This paper picks up and develops the theme of the 2002 Conference paper ‘The NCEA. Result: Not Yet Achieved’, published halfway through teachers’ first year of…
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July 19, 2021
19/46/2021
NCEA can it be saved (2015)
2015 Annual conference paper. This paper examines why teacher support for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) has struggled to rise beyond a "fragile consensus" since its 2002
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July 19, 2021
19/47/2021
NCEA Internal Assessment: A harder job than professional marking! (2010)
A combined paper from the Manawatu-Whanganui & Auckland Regions to the 2010 Annual conference.
Marking and giving feedback as part of teaching is the professional responsibility of every teacher. No suggestion…
Marking and giving feedback as part of teaching is the professional responsibility of every teacher. No suggestion…
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August 17, 2020
17/50/2020
NCEA Monitoring System Report (2003)
2003 Annual conference report. There is no doubt that there are implementation issues remaining, and issues which have been raised with the President or Executive members or directly with National…
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August 17, 2020
17/51/2020
NCEA review 2018: an opportunity for change (2017)
2017 Annual conference paper. Between October 2017 and December 2018, there will be a major review of the design of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) conducted by the…
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August 17, 2020
17/51/2020
NCEA the work continues (2006)
2006 Annual conference paper. PPTA’s consistent position is that the union is opposed to substantial change to the design of the NCEA without extensive consultation with teachers and robust research.
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August 17, 2020
17/50/2020
NCEA: A pathway to the future (2008)
2008 Annual conference 2008. This paper is largely a forward-looking paper, seeking to identify possible ways forward in terms largely of the design of the NCEA. The fact that the…
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August 17, 2020
17/50/2020
NCEA: Nothing endures but change... (2007)
2007 Annual conference paper. PPTA representatives will continue to use every opportunity to warn of the dangers inherent in some of the recent changes, to seek to have them implemented…
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August 17, 2020
17/50/2020
New Mathematics and Statistics curriculum Year 0-8 2024
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September 2, 2024
2/20/2024
Over assessment of NCEA students
(September 2017) Guidelines for senior leaders on reducing assessment.
(Written for the Senior Positions Advisory Committee (SPAC))
(Written for the Senior Positions Advisory Committee (SPAC))
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August 17, 2020
17/51/2020
PPTA position on National Standards (2010)
Research evidence shows that National Standards will not lead to improved outcomes for students.
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August 17, 2020
17/49/2020
Seamless Transition or jagged edge? Report of the Secondary-Tertiary Interface Taskforce 2013
(2014) The Seamless Transition or Jagged Edge? report is the result of a wide-ranging investigation, conducted by the Taskforce during 2013, into all the initiatives loosely gathered under the…
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August 17, 2020
17/49/2020
Teachers talk about NCEA (2005)
(2005) The report focuses on the voices of secondary and area school teachers, hence its title ‘Teachers talk about NCEA’. It portrays a profession which is engaged on a hugely…
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June 28, 2021
28/58/2021
Teachers talk about NCEA - Summary (2005)
(2005) Research conducted by Judie Alison (NZPPTA) This is a summary version of a much larger report of the same name. This version does not contain the voices of…
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June 28, 2021
28/57/2021