TECS344-26YA2 (D) Year A Second Half 2026 (Distance)

Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 2: Te Reo Maori and/or Technology for Senior Secondary

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 6 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 19 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

In this course, students deepen their understanding of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and the develop pedagogical content knowledge for secondary teaching in Te Reo Maori and/or Technology at senior secondary level. Students examine curriculum and assessment frameworks and materials, including the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) and New Zealand Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and Vocational Education Pathways including Skills Standards, contemporary pedagogical developments and associated practice challenges within the context of a specialist senior secondary subject. There is a particular focus on knowledge foundations, assessment practices, culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogies that support learning for all, relevant subject-specific literacies and design for learning within students' specialist senior secondary subjects.

Learning Outcomes

On the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Analyse an NCEA achievement standard for a senior subject, in relation to the focus for assessment and the relationships between assessment, curriculum and learning.
2. Draw implications for practice from the analysis of an NCEA achievement standard, with particular regard to assessment for Māori and diverse learners in a senior secondary subject.
3. Demonstrate practice skills in the design of a unit or programme of learning in a senior secondary teaching subject.
4. Integrate understanding of curriculum, pedagogy (culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy), assessment and learning in the design of a unit or programme of learning in a senior secondary subject.
5. Reflect on teacher decision-making in relation to design of a unit or programme of learning, with consideration of Māori and diverse learners and their engagement with curriculum, national assessment structures and the context for learning in a senior secondary subject.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

Course Coordinators

Ceri de Boo and Hilary Kingston

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Unpacking an NCEA Achievement/Unit Standard 40% Unpacking an NCEA Achievement/Unit Standard
Unit or Programme Overview 60% Unit or Programme Overview

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $948.00

International fee $4,263.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment .

All TECS344 Occurrences

  • TECS344-26YA2 (D) Year A Second Half 2026 (Distance)