MoE Learning Languages updates
Assessment Events and Feedback
The assessment event refers to the time when students are actively producing language, following the introduction of the standard and each assessment opportunity.
- For writing assessments: This includes drafting and editing writing pieces. After each assessment event, teachers will collect or restrict access to student drafts. A dedicated session may be provided for students to select and refine their initial and subsequent drafts before final submission.
- For interaction assessments, this involves engaging in the actual interaction—for example, individually brainstorming possible questions and answers, and recording the conversation.
- Teacher involvement during the assessment event is limited to providing students with support on the technical aspects of their work only, for example, audio or visual quality. Assessors must not provide feedback on student language.
- Teachers may support students' understanding of the standard and the achievement criteria outside each assessment event. However, feedback and feedforward must not focus on the language itself.
TKI Assessment Activities - Updated Learning Languages Level 2 and Level 3 Conditions of Assessment
The updated NCEA Level 2 and Level 3 Conditions of Assessment (CoAs) for all languages were published on TKI in January 2025.
The new Level 2 and Level 3 CoAs include the following changes:
- Exclusion of teacher feedback and the use of generative AI
- Added requirement for an authenticity statement.
‘A’ versions of Internal Assessment Activities (Assessment resources) on TKI have been updated to reflect these changes.
‘B’ versions of Internal Assessment Activities will be updated for use in 2026.
The updated CoAs must be applied to ALL internal assessment activities - A and B versions - from 2025.
Vocabulary Lists for Pacific Languages
The updated NCEA Level 1 and new Level 2 and Level 3 vocabulary lists for Pacific Languages are now available on the NCEA and NZQA websites for use from 2025.
The vocabulary lists help teachers and students understand the language expectations for each level, as outlined in The New Zealand Curriculum. They support teachers to understand the language that is appropriate at different curriculum levels for language learners, and what students are required to recognise for external assessments.
The Level 2 and Level 3 vocabulary lists for Vagahau Niue and Gagana Tokelau will help teachers create assessment materials for internally assessed Unit Standards.
Teachers should ensure the revised standards and supporting materials are used for assessment in 2025.
Publication of updated GenAI resources for schools and teachers
The Ministry has published updated guidance and resources on generative AI in NCEA. The Ministry’s webpage has been updated with assessment- and NCEA-specific content, including pdfs of Frequently Asked Questions and Case Studies: Generative AI - Ministry of Education. There is also a link to this page from the NCEA.Ed website: Generative AI in NCEA assessment | NCEA.
The following sections are relevant to NCEA assessment:
- GenAI in NCEA
- Frequently asked questions about GenAI in NCEA assessment
- GenAI case studies
NZALT Networks of Expertise Newsletter, Number 2, May 2025