Everything you need to know about NCEA English
Hello NCEA student! You've made it to your senior years at high school - Congrats! It's great to see you looking for a head's up on your NCEA English assessments! – I have great news, you've come to the right person, because I'm an NCEA English expert!
Here are the ins and outs of NCEA English! Part Four! Check out part one about NCEA English exams, part two about the NCEA English creative assessments, and part three which focuses on the connections essay - if you haven't already.
This blog will cover the NCEA English assessment under: Making Meaning: Information Literacy.
Making meaning through information literacy will require NCEA students to develop questions and research the answers. It is a fun, investigative assessment.
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So, I can say with confidence that I am an expert in these subjects and know the ins and outs of each NCEA assessment.
Here is the NCEA English assessment I will be covering in this blog:
#1: NCEA ENGLISH Information Literacy skills
#1: NCEA ENGLISH Information Literacy Skills
The Information Literacy Skills assessments are based on research projects. Students come up with a variety of "what", "why" and "how" questions about a topic of their choice and delve into answering the questions using a variety of resources such as internet websites, encyclopaedias, visual texts (video clips and documentaries) and non-fictional texts.
So, they craft their answers formally, NCEA students write in an essay structure answering each question in a paragraph format. The students will focus on discussing their findings and the researching process. It is appropriate for students to also learn referencing techniques, and a common one use is APA referencing.
If you would like to view official NCEA Information Literacy (Level 2) examples, you can do so here.
Examples of NCEA Information Literacy Questions:
Cult mentality:
Why do cults hide an abusive system from the public?
What are cults hiding from the public?
How do cults hide their abusive system from the public?
Carbon Emissions:
What do carbon emissions do to the environment?
Why do carbon emissions negatively affect the environment?
How can we prevent carbon emissions from harming the environment?
It is appropriate from NCEA students to develop a chart to fill in their findings. It helps with developing content for their essay. I would recommend a column for each question and then a row each for the following areas: date, title, publisher, summary, quotes, personal realisation.
If you'd like support with this, I can help through our NCEA group tutorials - I am a qualified NCEA English teacher with confidence teaching NCEA English and supporting students with NCEA English exams.
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