International+Assessments

New Zealand: National Certificates of Educational Achievement [] //Grade Level// - Years 11-13 (grades 10-12 in US) //Col Standards Measured//: //Description//: The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is the main national qualification for secondary school students in New Zealand. The assessment is based on constructed responses to primary sources. Students receive a booklet with the resources and are then asked to write brief essays using the resource booklet. They also have resources to support internal assessments, offering activities and timelines that will support the external assessments. (ie[]) //Summary// //Strengths:// The types of questions and sources used could be good examples to draw from for questions other than multiple choice. //Limitations:// Scoring may be intensive Sample Assessment items: (click on the Samples for new standards to see examination booklets) Geography: [] Economics: [] History: [] Social Studies: []
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South Africa – Common Task for Assessment [] //Grade Level:// Senior Level //Standards Measured::// History and Geography //Description// //Summary// //Strengths:// The assessments are framed to look at the social sciences as interrelated disciplines rather than discrete ones. These items could give insight into how to design and/or think about developing these items. Some of the actual items include group work and activities. //Limitations// //Sample Assessment items: // [] Alberta Assessment Consortium – Performance Assessments [] [] //Grade Level:// Elementary, Middle and High (only one for high school) //Standards Measured// //Description:// They have developed culminating and summative assessment tasks and unit assessment plans that incorporate these tasks all based on learner outcomes. //Summary// //Strengths :// Specific examples of types of performance assessments //Limitations:// Validity and difficulty with interrater reliability and scoring.