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Education - NCEA

ACT The Liberal Party Rodney Hide

Not
set out
on
their
website.

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Metiria Turei

Implement the Post Primary Teachers Association recommendations on NCEA from the Teachers Talk about the NCEA Report March 2005
Evaluate NCEA in consultation with teachers, tertiary educators, employers, parents and learners to improve its assessment practices and its implementation
Develop easily accessible information for learners, parents, and employers to increase understanding of the NCEA
Include a change to the implementation and assessment practice of NCEA so that it allows children to show a breadth and depth of knowledge rather than just performing isolated tasks
Research and develop ways for NCEA results to become internationally recognised qualifications for our children

New Zealand Labour Party Hon Chris Carter

Continue the evolutionary improvement of the NCEA

Maori Party Te Ururoa Flavell Not
set out
on
their
website.
National Party of New Zealand Katherine Rich

Set clear national standards in reading, writing, and maths. The standards will describe all the things children should be able to do by a particular age or year at school
Require primary schools to use assessment programmes that compare the progress of their students with other students across the country
Give parents the right to see all assessment information, and get regular reports about their child’s progress

New Zealand First Hon Brian Donnelly

Conduct an immediate inquiry into, and maintain an ongoing review of NCEA assessment systems, and in particular NZQA's setting of standards and management of the assessment process
Consider the practical implications of removing unit standards from NCEA

Progressive Coalition Hon Jim Anderton

Advocate for better teacher resourcing to handle greater demands of the assessment based procedures involved in NCEA
Advocate for an increase in non contact time so teachers can meet the extra demands created through NCEA

United Future New Zealand Judy Turner

Introduce a minimum number of standards for each subject that must be externally assessed
Improve communication between examiners and teachers and students on what each achievement standard requires
Ensure that all assessment tasks provided by NZQA have been pre-moderated
Increase opportunities for external assessment of students' work throughout the year
Establish consistent policies on reassessment

You can find the policy positions of more parties by checking these websites.
Alliance New Zealand
Democrats for Social Credit
Direct Democracy Party
Libertarianz
The Republic Party of New Zealand

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