NZQA is testing and gathering feedback on the latest pilot of our Assessor Practice Tool. The Assessor Practice Tool (APT) is currently in development to support the introduction of the new Achievement Standards being produced as part of the Review of Achievement Standards Programme.

The APT is designed to allow teachers to practise making assessor judgements on samples of student work, after which they will be able to view a moderation panel grade and the reasons for that grade being awarded. Student samples for technology (AS 91610 & 91611) and Design and Visual Communication (AS 91628 & 91629) as well as many other NCEA subjects are available to explore and provide feedback on in the current pilot phase of the APT.

The APT will eventually be located on Pūtake (the NZQA Learning Management System), but during development it is accessed via a test site. This can be found here (https://apt-pilot.nzqa.govt.nz). You can get access using your Education Sector Logon (ESL), as with the main Pūtake site.

If you have not had their ESL access activated, you can find information on how to do this here.

The APT pilot will be available for testing and feedback between 8 May and 16 June. Feedback from the sector is an essential part of the development during the pilot phase, and can be given via an online form within the APT.