Two things
- New document published, Aromatawai and the Principles of Assessment
- Bite sized modules and online workshops on Pūtake
Aromatawai and the Principles of Assessment
“High quality assessment supports qualifications which are credible, reliable and valuable for students, employers and communities, whether here in Aotearoa New Zealand or overseas,” NZQA Deputy Chief Executive Assessment, Andrea Gray.
Aromatawai and the Principles of Assessment aims to strengthen a sector wide understanding of aromatawai, a teaching, learning and assessment approach underpinned by mātauranga Māori.
At the heart of this assessment Framework are these five guiding principles 
- Valid | Pono
- Reliable | Haepapa
- Informative | Mārama
- Equitable | Tika
- Authentic | Tūturu
The term aromatawai is derived from two words that convey its special nature, that is, its role in learning and teaching.
ARO is ‘to take notice of’ or ‘pay attention to’, and
MATAWAI is ‘to examine closely[p3, Aromatawai and the principles of Assessment]
2. Online support through Pūtake
NZQA have a number of modules and self paced learning courses on their learning management system Pūtake
These Bite Sized self paced modules and making assessor judgement courses are designed to support your in school assessment
Access is free for teachers through your ESL login.
- Bite-sized module: Developing Levels of Thinking
- Online Making Assessor Judgements: 91257, 91575
- Using Technology during Assessments
- Bite-sized module: 91265 – Planning the experiment
- Bite-sized module: Level 3 statistical investigations
- Online Making Assessor Judgements: 91264, 91582
- Short course: 91035 – Inferential Reasoning
- Short course: 91264 – Inferential Reasoning
- Short course: 91582 – Inferential Reasoning
- Short course: Level 3 Understanding Variables and Displays
- Online Making Assessor Judgements: 26623, 26626, 26627
Read more about NZQA’s Bit sized modules and short course
You may need to check with your delegated authoriser in your school will need to assign you a NZQA LMS Teacher role for you to be able to access Pūtake. This might be your principals Nominee [PN]
