Best practice assessment principles for the assessment of unit standards
Provides a set of principles to guide best practice and policy for the assessment of unit standards.
Background
The Association of Polytechnics in New Zealand (APNZ) and the Industry Training Federation (ITF) developed the original Best Practice in the Assessment of Unit Standards guidelines. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority, with involvement from Industry Training Organisations and Polytechnics, used the guidelines for a series of workshops in 2000.
Best Practice in the Assessment of Unit Standards was published on the Qualifications Authority website in 2000.
Review and consultation
The Qualifications Authority reviewed the document in 2003. Public consultation occurred from November 2003 to June 2004. Interested parties were invited to provide feedback to the Qualifications Authority by 30 June 2004.
The feedback resulted in no major changes to the body of the consultation document. Most consultation suggestions were incorporated as further 'questions and answers' in the appendix.
In reviewing the document, the Qualifications Authority has tried to ensure that while the statements are written in terms of assessment against unit standards, the principles and underlying concepts are transferable to other forms of standards-based assessment.
For further information contact:
Tertiary Assessment and Moderation
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
PO Box 160
Wellington
Ph: 04 463 3000
Fax: 04 463 3114
Email: Tertiary, Assessment and Moderation or tam@nzqa.govt.nz
Best practice assessment principles for the assessment of unit standards replaces the Best Practice in the Assessment of Unit Standards guidelines published in 2000. Word 
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