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What is Agricultural and Horticultural Science about?
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- Transcript: In conversation with Ross Redpath Nane Ivetu Kaye Kerry Allen Transcript below: Hopefully a refocus on learning. The assessment falls organically or naturally out of that learning
In conversation with
Ross Redpath
Nane Ivetu Kaye
Kerry Allen
Transcript below:
Hopefully a refocus on learning. The assessment falls organically or naturally out of that learning, as opposed to having a situation at the moment where pretty much everything, from the student's perspective, is about credits. I think they'll notice that they will have a presence in there with their own cultures. With the experiences, and being able to contribute from their own perspectives. I think it's also connecting with your community, and who's in your community, and ensuring that you're meeting their needs.
I think it's really important for our whanau to actually have a voice in what is happening in the classrooms, in our Kura. Because their contribution is really important, and it makes it more valuable to our students. The change package, sadly, with events in the last year, has sometimes been forgotten. When the wider community, education community, is looking at these changes. But the principles of the changes in terms of less assessments, having mātauranga to the forefront, strengthening numeracy and literacy. Whilst that is not directly Ag-Hort's responsibility, there is probably a role there in terms of building on those numeracy and literacy aspirations. Mana ōrite mō te mātauranga is a huge change for our Māori and Pasifika people in regards to the fact that our mātauranga is actually going to be recognised. To our knowledge. That's a huge game changer for us as people, for our students. What's really exciting about that is that our Māori methodologies and epistemologies are also going to be recognised in how we actually teach our tamariki. Also getting them to value their own cultures. So that's really exciting.
It's had some challenges in terms of interpreting and working with the parameters that we've been given. I guess there's a real responsibility there in terms of we are carrying our subject's future, our subject's aspirations, yeah, all those things. Not on our shoulders, but there's a responsibility there that we're trying to do the absolute best for our teachers, for our students, for our subject.
It is hard work. Trying to ensure that you represent the whole of your sector. That is Ag and Hort, because both those subjects are either taught together or separately. And taught in different manners all throughout the country. It's trying to make sure that we are representative of everybody and we're able to bring everybody's needs, wants and aspirations through to the subject. It is able to be used appropriately in every school in the country. Aligning te ao Māori and te ao Pākehā kaupapa into our forum as SEGs has been very interesting and also at the same time challenging. That's going to take Aotearoa a bit of time. Certainly engage with the process. By stepping back or putting your head in the sand is not going to make it go away. It's happening, so embrace it, engage with it, actively, positively.
Give feedback where you like something, give feedback when you don't like something. Working with others, seeing what other people are doing, kōrero with other schools, other people, other teachers across the country, see what they're doing. Also looking at what the subject association is offering, or is there other things that we can do to upskill. Or help out in the areas to meet all teachers' and students' needs.
Kaiako need to be open to change, need to be agile about what is actually in front of us. So that we can get the best results, and everybody gets to benefit. And embracing both kaupapa, te ao Māori me te ao Pākehā. That's really important for us to go forward into the future. Because it is about our tamariki. It is about growing them, and ensuring that they are culturally aware of who they are, so that they can actually go forward into the future.
Subject-specific terms can be found in the glossary.
Learning in Agricultural and Horticultural Science develops students' understanding of the interconnectedness of all aspects of the growing environment, which includes people, soils, water, climate, plants, and animals.
This subject focuses on primary production. Ākonga will learn about on-site decisions as well as the off-site considerations that influence the production of primary products. There is a strong emphasis on environmental, social, cultural, and economic sustainability, and a focus on innovation in response to economic and environmental challenges.
Primary production is of national significance as it provides significant export earnings, self-sufficiency, and employment opportunities. The knowledge and skills that ākonga develop through their learning in Agricultural and Horticultural Science open pathways to a wide range of opportunities in life, further study, and careers, in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, and elsewhere.
The subject provides valuable opportunities for hands-on practical work that will help ākonga appreciate the growing environment.
Mā te whakaaro nui e hanga te whare; mā te mātauranga e whakaū
Big Ideas create the house; knowledge maintains it
The Science Learning Area whakataukī draws on the image of the wharenui to describe important ideas. This is significant in several ways.
Before a wharenui is built, the landscape must be considered, and the foundation must be firm and level. In science, the landscape is the physical and natural world. Respect for evidence is the foundation on which science ideas are built.
In te ao Māori, the wharenui is a physical building, a connection to whakapapa, the body of tūpuna, and a place of wānanga. There is tikanga and knowledge in every aspect of the wharenui. It is a vessel for knowledge of people, the environment, ways of doing and being, and a place where these ideas are discussed.
Science is also a place of meeting and learning, a connection to the past, and a way of discussing the present and the possible future. It can inform decisions we make about our environment. It aids technological advancement and gives better understanding of our wellbeing. In mātauranga Māori, and in science, knowledge and practices cannot be separated.
The whakataukī also refers to the maintenance of the wharenui through knowledge. To maintain the wharenui, we must think critically about new and old ideas, and constantly work to refine understanding. It is important that our ākonga and their wellbeing are always the epicentre of scientific inquiry. A safe and nurturing environment ensures a strong and thriving collective.
Subject-specific terms can be found in the glossary.
Learning in Agricultural and Horticultural Science develops students' understanding of the interconnectedness of all aspects of the growing environment, which includes people, soils, water, climate, plants, and animals.
This subject focuses on primary production. Ākonga will learn about on-site decisions as well as the off-site considerations that influence the production of primary products. There is a strong emphasis on environmental, social, cultural, and economic sustainability, and a focus on innovation in response to economic and environmental challenges.
Primary production is of national significance as it provides significant export earnings, self-sufficiency, and employment opportunities. The knowledge and skills that ākonga develop through their learning in Agricultural and Horticultural Science open pathways to a wide range of opportunities in life, further study, and careers, in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific, and elsewhere.
The subject provides valuable opportunities for hands-on practical work that will help ākonga appreciate the growing environment.
Mā te whakaaro nui e hanga te whare; mā te mātauranga e whakaū
Big Ideas create the house; knowledge maintains it
The Science Learning Area whakataukī draws on the image of the wharenui to describe important ideas. This is significant in several ways.
Before a wharenui is built, the landscape must be considered, and the foundation must be firm and level. In science, the landscape is the physical and natural world. Respect for evidence is the foundation on which science ideas are built.
In te ao Māori, the wharenui is a physical building, a connection to whakapapa, the body of tūpuna, and a place of wānanga. There is tikanga and knowledge in every aspect of the wharenui. It is a vessel for knowledge of people, the environment, ways of doing and being, and a place where these ideas are discussed.
Science is also a place of meeting and learning, a connection to the past, and a way of discussing the present and the possible future. It can inform decisions we make about our environment. It aids technological advancement and gives better understanding of our wellbeing. In mātauranga Māori, and in science, knowledge and practices cannot be separated.
The whakataukī also refers to the maintenance of the wharenui through knowledge. To maintain the wharenui, we must think critically about new and old ideas, and constantly work to refine understanding. It is important that our ākonga and their wellbeing are always the epicentre of scientific inquiry. A safe and nurturing environment ensures a strong and thriving collective.
Big Ideas and Significant Learning
This section outlines the meaning of, and connection between, the Big Ideas and Significant Learning, which together form the Learning Matrix. It then explains each Agricultural and Horticultural Science Big Idea.
The Science Learning Area, including its whakataukī, informs this subject's Significant Learning — learning that is critical for students to know, understand, and do in relation to a subject by the end of each Curriculum Level. This covers knowledge, skills, competencies, and attitudes. It also includes level-appropriate contexts students should encounter in their education.
The subject's Big Ideas and Significant Learning are collated into a Learning Matrix for Curriculum Level 6. Teachers can use the Learning Matrix as a tool to construct learning programmes that cover all the not-to-be-missed learning in a subject. There is no prescribed order to the Learning Matrix within each level. A programme of learning might begin with a context that is relevant to the local area of the school or an idea that students are particularly interested in. This context or topic must relate to at least one Big Idea and may also link to other Big Ideas. At Level 6, the focus is on local production systems such as a family or community garden, marae, small holding, or local farm, but production may include commercial systems.
There are three Big Ideas in Agricultural and Horticultural Science. The nature of this subject as a discipline means aspects of Significant Learning often cross over multiple Big Ideas, and vice versa.
This section outlines the meaning of, and connection between, the Big Ideas and Significant Learning, which together form the Learning Matrix. It then explains each Agricultural and Horticultural Science Big Idea.
The Science Learning Area, including its whakataukī, informs this subject's Significant Learning — learning that is critical for students to know, understand, and do in relation to a subject by the end of each Curriculum Level. This covers knowledge, skills, competencies, and attitudes. It also includes level-appropriate contexts students should encounter in their education.
The subject's Big Ideas and Significant Learning are collated into a Learning Matrix for Curriculum Level 6. Teachers can use the Learning Matrix as a tool to construct learning programmes that cover all the not-to-be-missed learning in a subject. There is no prescribed order to the Learning Matrix within each level. A programme of learning might begin with a context that is relevant to the local area of the school or an idea that students are particularly interested in. This context or topic must relate to at least one Big Idea and may also link to other Big Ideas. At Level 6, the focus is on local production systems such as a family or community garden, marae, small holding, or local farm, but production may include commercial systems.
There are three Big Ideas in Agricultural and Horticultural Science. The nature of this subject as a discipline means aspects of Significant Learning often cross over multiple Big Ideas, and vice versa.
Big Idea Body:
Agricultural and horticultural production has a purposeful nature. Every product is grown in a particular place to be used for a particular purpose. This purpose may be, for example, providing for future generations, making a profit, or providing food for a community.
The use of these products should improve wellbeing for individuals, communities, and wider collectives, which can include economic, social, cultural, legal, technological, and environmental outcomes.
Agriculture and horticulture connect people to locations of purposeful production
Agricultural and horticultural production has a purposeful nature. Every product is grown in a particular place to be used for a particular purpose. This purpose may be, for example, providing for future generations, making a profit, or providing food for a community.
The use of these products should improve wellbeing for individuals, communities, and wider collectives, which can include economic, social, cultural, legal, technological, and environmental outcomes.
Big Idea Body:
Primary producers should understand how primary products relate to their growing environment in order to achieve optimal conditions and output. Plants and livestock have multiple connections with the growing environment and other living things. Relating this understanding to knowledge of life processes and natural cycles allows for management of plants and livestock to gain particular product outcomes.
Respect and care of the growing environment is an important concept in food production. Producers should understand that if they care for an interconnected growing environment, then the land will reward them. When considering a concept such as tūhononga, growing primary produce is situated within an interconnected environment.
Primary producers manage life processes and the growing environment
Primary producers should understand how primary products relate to their growing environment in order to achieve optimal conditions and output. Plants and livestock have multiple connections with the growing environment and other living things. Relating this understanding to knowledge of life processes and natural cycles allows for management of plants and livestock to gain particular product outcomes.
Respect and care of the growing environment is an important concept in food production. Producers should understand that if they care for an interconnected growing environment, then the land will reward them. When considering a concept such as tūhononga, growing primary produce is situated within an interconnected environment.
Big Idea Body:
Through sustainable practices of health and wellbeing of people, earth, and the ecosystem, ākonga cultivate and protect the whenua through the practice of mahi māra. Cultivation of the land is seen as a way of exercising tiakitanga and manaakitanga.
Production systems are connected to the land and growing environment, and are affected by seasonal and climate changes, cultural practices, markets, and ethical considerations. Primary producers take into account all of these factors, as they consider the sustainability of their production system over the short-term and the long-term. They have environmental sustainability responsibilities as their everyday decisions will impact the sustainability of resources, ecosystems, and enterprises.
This knowledge is important for Aotearoa New Zealand and Pacific countries as we make our production systems resilient in order to manage limited resources and the needs of growing populations.
Primary producers make informed decisions about sustainability
Through sustainable practices of health and wellbeing of people, earth, and the ecosystem, ākonga cultivate and protect the whenua through the practice of mahi māra. Cultivation of the land is seen as a way of exercising tiakitanga and manaakitanga.
Production systems are connected to the land and growing environment, and are affected by seasonal and climate changes, cultural practices, markets, and ethical considerations. Primary producers take into account all of these factors, as they consider the sustainability of their production system over the short-term and the long-term. They have environmental sustainability responsibilities as their everyday decisions will impact the sustainability of resources, ecosystems, and enterprises.
This knowledge is important for Aotearoa New Zealand and Pacific countries as we make our production systems resilient in order to manage limited resources and the needs of growing populations.
Key Competencies in Agricultural and Horticultural Science
Developing Key Competencies through Agricultural and Horticultural Science
Learning in Agricultural and Horticultural Science provides meaningful contexts for developing Key Competencies from The New Zealand Curriculum. These Key Competencies are woven through, and embedded in, the Big Ideas and Significant Learning. Students will develop their critical thinking, explore different perspectives on agricultural and horticultural issues, and develop their understanding of the role of agriculture and horticulture in society.
Thinking
Students of Agricultural and Horticultural Science will:
- extend their critical thinking through considering the questions that Agricultural and Horticultural Science address
- develop opinions and justify them with evidence
- problem-solve in real-life agricultural and horticultural contexts, and reflect on their progress.
Using language, symbols, and text
Students of Agricultural and Horticultural Science will:
- extend their use of language, symbols, and text to include industry-specific and context-dependent terminology
- develop their understanding of mātauranga Māori concepts that may be accessed through te reo Māori
- develop skills in discerning appropriate sources of information and advice.
Relating to others
Students of Agricultural and Horticultural Science will:
- acknowledge and explore multiple perspectives that apply to agricultural and horticultural issues
- practise collaboration within their own agricultural and horticultural learning.
Managing self
Students of Agricultural and Horticultural Science will:
- build their sense of self as an interconnected part of the taiao
- develop their sense of agency and resilience through active participation in practical projects.
Participating and contributing
Students of Agricultural and Horticultural Science will:
- use their understanding of the interconnections in agriculture and horticulture to support environmental sustainability
- develop the confidence to contribute to public issues rooted in agricultural and horticultural science.
Key Competencies
This section of The New Zealand Curriculum Online offers specific guidance to school leaders and teachers on integrating the Key Competencies into the daily activities of the school and its Teaching and Learning Programmes.
Developing Key Competencies through Agricultural and Horticultural Science
Learning in Agricultural and Horticultural Science provides meaningful contexts for developing Key Competencies from The New Zealand Curriculum. These Key Competencies are woven through, and embedded in, the Big Ideas and Significant Learning. Students will develop their critical thinking, explore different perspectives on agricultural and horticultural issues, and develop their understanding of the role of agriculture and horticulture in society.
Thinking
Students of Agricultural and Horticultural Science will:
- extend their critical thinking through considering the questions that Agricultural and Horticultural Science address
- develop opinions and justify them with evidence
- problem-solve in real-life agricultural and horticultural contexts, and reflect on their progress.
Using language, symbols, and text
Students of Agricultural and Horticultural Science will:
- extend their use of language, symbols, and text to include industry-specific and context-dependent terminology
- develop their understanding of mātauranga Māori concepts that may be accessed through te reo Māori
- develop skills in discerning appropriate sources of information and advice.
Relating to others
Students of Agricultural and Horticultural Science will:
- acknowledge and explore multiple perspectives that apply to agricultural and horticultural issues
- practise collaboration within their own agricultural and horticultural learning.
Managing self
Students of Agricultural and Horticultural Science will:
- build their sense of self as an interconnected part of the taiao
- develop their sense of agency and resilience through active participation in practical projects.
Participating and contributing
Students of Agricultural and Horticultural Science will:
- use their understanding of the interconnections in agriculture and horticulture to support environmental sustainability
- develop the confidence to contribute to public issues rooted in agricultural and horticultural science.
Key Competencies
This section of The New Zealand Curriculum Online offers specific guidance to school leaders and teachers on integrating the Key Competencies into the daily activities of the school and its Teaching and Learning Programmes.
Connections
Agricultural and Horticultural Science is multidisciplinary and draws on four main Learning Areas — Science, Technology, Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education, as well as Mathematics and Statistics.
Some examples of links to other subjects are:
Science
- Science uses transferrable, interdisciplinary skills that connect with other subjects, particularly those that use critical thinking, systems thinking, analysis, and research.
Technology
- Advances in science can lead to new materials and resources for technological applications. New technologies allow science advancements and novel applications in fields such as agriculture, horticulture, medical science, engineering, product development, and resource management.
Social Sciences
- Social Science includes Commerce, Economics, Geography and Environment and Societies. These subjects support understanding of resource use and management.
Health and Physical Education
- Agricultural and Horticultural Science, and Health and Physical Education, share understandings of food and human nutrition.
Mathematics and Statistics
- All sciences use Statistics conventions for collecting and analysing data and Mathematics conventions for recognising and interpreting patterns.
Agricultural and Horticultural Science is multidisciplinary and draws on four main Learning Areas — Science, Technology, Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education, as well as Mathematics and Statistics.
Some examples of links to other subjects are:
Science
- Science uses transferrable, interdisciplinary skills that connect with other subjects, particularly those that use critical thinking, systems thinking, analysis, and research.
Technology
- Advances in science can lead to new materials and resources for technological applications. New technologies allow science advancements and novel applications in fields such as agriculture, horticulture, medical science, engineering, product development, and resource management.
Social Sciences
- Social Science includes Commerce, Economics, Geography and Environment and Societies. These subjects support understanding of resource use and management.
Health and Physical Education
- Agricultural and Horticultural Science, and Health and Physical Education, share understandings of food and human nutrition.
Mathematics and Statistics
- All sciences use Statistics conventions for collecting and analysing data and Mathematics conventions for recognising and interpreting patterns.
Learning Pathway
The knowledge and experiences that ākonga gain through their engagement with Agricultural and Horticultural Science transfer into and support a wide range of pathways in life, further study, and careers within the primary sector.
Ākonga will be able to learn the knowledge and skills to be able to feed themselves, their whānau, and contribute to the community. Through engaging in this subject, ākonga will build understanding of where food products come from and what has contributed to their production, thereby helping them to become more conscious consumers.
Further study and training opportunities are found in numerous programmes that support the primary sector such as:
- AgScience, Agribusiness, and Technology
- Soil, Animal, Plant Sciences, and Forestry
- Viticulture
- Microbiology
- Environmental Sciences
- Aquaculture.
Primary sector careers include:
- Dairy, Sheep, and Beef
- Crops and Horticulture
- Fishing and Seafood
- Nursery and Floriculture production
- Silviculture
- Amenity Garden and Sports Turf Management.
Careers outside of direct field work can include teachers, geneticists, accountants, and scientists working in the agricultural and horticultural industries, as well as roles in government such as advisors in policy, law, and regulatory practice.
The knowledge and experiences that ākonga gain through their engagement with Agricultural and Horticultural Science transfer into and support a wide range of pathways in life, further study, and careers within the primary sector.
Ākonga will be able to learn the knowledge and skills to be able to feed themselves, their whānau, and contribute to the community. Through engaging in this subject, ākonga will build understanding of where food products come from and what has contributed to their production, thereby helping them to become more conscious consumers.
Further study and training opportunities are found in numerous programmes that support the primary sector such as:
- AgScience, Agribusiness, and Technology
- Soil, Animal, Plant Sciences, and Forestry
- Viticulture
- Microbiology
- Environmental Sciences
- Aquaculture.
Primary sector careers include:
- Dairy, Sheep, and Beef
- Crops and Horticulture
- Fishing and Seafood
- Nursery and Floriculture production
- Silviculture
- Amenity Garden and Sports Turf Management.
Careers outside of direct field work can include teachers, geneticists, accountants, and scientists working in the agricultural and horticultural industries, as well as roles in government such as advisors in policy, law, and regulatory practice.
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Introduction to Sample Course Outlines
Sample Course Outlines are intended to help teachers and schools understand the new NCEA Learning Matrix and Achievement Standards. Examples of how a year-long Agricultural and Horticultural Science course could be constructed using the new Learning Matrix and Achievement Standards are provided here. They are indicative only and do not mandate any particular context or approach.
Sample Course Outlines are intended to help teachers and schools understand the new NCEA Learning Matrix and Achievement Standards. Examples of how a year-long Agricultural and Horticultural Science course could be constructed using the new Learning Matrix and Achievement Standards are provided here. They are indicative only and do not mandate any particular context or approach.
Assessment Matrix
Conditions of Assessment for internally assessed standards
These Conditions provide guidelines for assessment against internally assessed Achievement Standards. Guidance is provided on:
- specific requirements for all assessments against this Standard
- appropriate ways of, and conditions for, gathering evidence
- ensuring that evidence is authentic.
Assessors must be familiar with guidance on assessment practice in learning centres, including enforcing timeframes and deadlines. The NZQA website offers resources that would be useful to read in conjunction with these Conditions of Assessment.
The learning centre’s Assessment Policy and Conditions of Assessment must be consistent with NZQA’s Assessment Rules for Schools with Consent to Assess. This link includes guidance for managing internal moderation and the collection of evidence.
Gathering Evidence
Internal assessment provides considerable flexibility in the collection of evidence. Evidence can be collected in different ways to suit a range of teaching and learning styles, and a range of contexts of teaching and learning. Care needs to be taken to allow students opportunities to present their best evidence against the Standard(s) that are free from unnecessary constraints.
It is recommended that the design of assessment reflects and reinforces the ways students have been learning. Collection of evidence for the internally assessed Standards could include, but is not restricted to, an extended task, an investigation, digital evidence (such as recorded interviews, blogs, photographs, or film), or a portfolio of evidence.
Effective assessment should suit the nature of the learning being assessed, provide opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students, and be valid and fair.
Ensuring Authenticity of Evidence
Authenticity of student evidence needs to be assured regardless of the method of collecting evidence. This must be in line with the learning centre’s policy and NZQA’s Assessment Rules for Schools with Consent to Assess.
Ensure that the student’s evidence is individually identifiable and represents the student’s own work. This includes evidence submitted as part of a group assessment and evidence produced outside of class time or assessor supervision. For example, an investigation carried out over several sessions could include assessor observations, meeting with the student at a set milestone, or student’s use of a journal or photographic entries to record progress.
These Conditions provide guidelines for assessment against internally assessed Achievement Standards. Guidance is provided on:
- specific requirements for all assessments against this Standard
- appropriate ways of, and conditions for, gathering evidence
- ensuring that evidence is authentic.
Assessors must be familiar with guidance on assessment practice in learning centres, including enforcing timeframes and deadlines. The NZQA website offers resources that would be useful to read in conjunction with these Conditions of Assessment.
The learning centre’s Assessment Policy and Conditions of Assessment must be consistent with NZQA’s Assessment Rules for Schools with Consent to Assess. This link includes guidance for managing internal moderation and the collection of evidence.
Gathering Evidence
Internal assessment provides considerable flexibility in the collection of evidence. Evidence can be collected in different ways to suit a range of teaching and learning styles, and a range of contexts of teaching and learning. Care needs to be taken to allow students opportunities to present their best evidence against the Standard(s) that are free from unnecessary constraints.
It is recommended that the design of assessment reflects and reinforces the ways students have been learning. Collection of evidence for the internally assessed Standards could include, but is not restricted to, an extended task, an investigation, digital evidence (such as recorded interviews, blogs, photographs, or film), or a portfolio of evidence.
Effective assessment should suit the nature of the learning being assessed, provide opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students, and be valid and fair.
Ensuring Authenticity of Evidence
Authenticity of student evidence needs to be assured regardless of the method of collecting evidence. This must be in line with the learning centre’s policy and NZQA’s Assessment Rules for Schools with Consent to Assess.
Ensure that the student’s evidence is individually identifiable and represents the student’s own work. This includes evidence submitted as part of a group assessment and evidence produced outside of class time or assessor supervision. For example, an investigation carried out over several sessions could include assessor observations, meeting with the student at a set milestone, or student’s use of a journal or photographic entries to record progress.
Assessors should ensure student evidence at any achievement level includes an appropriate Māori concept in the context of understanding of a life process and how it is managed in a primary production system. The evidence that shows understanding of the Māori concept is necessary to pass the Standard but is not differentiated at the achieved, merit, and excellence grades.
Assessor involvement during the assessment event is limited to:
- providing general feedback. They can suggest sections of student work that would benefit from further development, or skills a student may need to revisit across the work. Student work that has received sustained or detailed feedback is not suitable for submission towards this Standard.
- providing advice when students select supporting evidence.
- helping students develop good practice that is not a requirement of the Assessment Activity, such as referencing and attribution of third-party content, and presentation of work.
Students should not be limited to a method or decision about how to present their work – this decision can be made in consultation with the assessor.
At the start of the assessment event, assessors need to provide students with resources and information for use in the Assessment Activity, or the student may find their own resources as part of the learning programme (or a combination of both approaches may be used). Students may be provided with an agricultural or horticultural production system, or could select this themselves (with assessor approval).
Assessment that involves a practical component must follow relevant safety protocols. Refer to: Safety and Science/Pūtaiao: Guidance for Aotearoa New Zealand Schools and Kura / Files / Media - Science Online (tki.org.nz)
Students may also directly draw from industry manuals, instructions, and relevant communications to describe management practices – they are not expected to provide their own detailed step-by-step instructions of a management practice.
Students may not:
- collaborate on their use of supporting evidence even though evidence may be collected as a group
- practise the exact task prior to the Assessment Activity
- receive feedback or feedforward on the exact task prior to the Assessment Activity.
Evidence for all parts of this assessment can be in te reo Māori, English, or New Zealand Sign Language.
Assessor involvement during the assessment event is limited to:
- providing general feedback. They can suggest sections of student work that would benefit from further development, or skills a student may need to revisit across the work. Student work that has received sustained or detailed feedback is not suitable for submission towards this Standard.
- providing advice when students select contributing factors to discuss.
- helping students develop good practice that is not a requirement of the assessment such as referencing and attribution of third-party content, and presentation of work.
Students should not be limited to a method or decision about how to present their work – this decision can be made in consultation with the assessor.
At the start of the assessment event, assessors need to provide students with resources and information for use in the assessment, or the student may find their own resources as part of the learning programme (or a combination of both approaches may be used).
Students may be provided with an agricultural or horticultural primary production system or could select this themselves (with assessor approval).
Assessment that involves a practical component must follow relevant safety protocols. Refer to: Safety and Science/Pūtaiao: Guidance for Aotearoa New Zealand Schools and Kura / Files / Media - Science Online (tki.org.nz)
Students may not:
- collaborate on their use of contributing factors with others even though any information regarding contributing factors may be collected as a group
- practise the exact task prior to the Assessment Activity
- receive feedback or feedforward on the exact task prior to the Assessment Activity.
Evidence for all parts of this assessment can be in te reo Māori, English, or New Zealand Sign Language.