NZQA examinations - SAC computer use

[Matthew Strickland]

Hi all,

Do any technicians here look after your principals nominee in terms of computer use for NZQA examinations? (Special Assessment Conditions)

How far do you to ensure the sterility of a students personal laptop used for daily classroom work, to be used in external examinations?

ie locking down administrative accounts, creating a standard user, probably also ensuring no files are accessible or even in existence.

Some users could be savvy; hidden partitions, dual boot OS, recoverable files, shadow copies, restore points etc

To cover all bases I prefer to supply a machine, but in some cases this isn't possible.

Any advice or am I OTT?

Matthew Strickland

Karamu High School

[Keith Craig]

Students use a school supplied computer. Has a restricted login account and locked down network. We don't have a 1:1 program and few students have their own laptops.

Keith Craig

Systems Administrator

Dilworth School

Mob: +64 21 541549

Office: +64 9 5231060 x843

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[Tim Harper]

Hi Matthew,

your principal's nominee should be able to define the conditions to you that the computer has to meet.

But start here:

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers-partners/assessment-and-moderation/managing-national-assessment-in-schools/special-assessment-conditions/guidelines-for-schools/

This form contains the details (the link to the NZQA doc from the page above is broken but NZQA do have a PDF if you search for it!)

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/assets/qualifications-and-standards/qualifications/ncea/SAC/sac-computer-pn.pdf - page 2 has all the gory details relating to the conditions.  I have also attached the PDF.

For what it's worth this is all about to undergo huge change and you can start here to read all about it:

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/innovation-at-nzqa/our-strategic-thinking/digital-assessment/

regards,

Tim Harper


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[Alistair Baird]

We supply a school laptop for exam use, locked down, no network, wireless blocked and disabled. The student(s) is(are) also supervised.

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Alistair Baird

IT Manager

St Peters College 

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[Matthew Strickland]

I already have seen all the paperwork but its pretty limited, ie it doesn't define what software offline can be used (advanced calculators - for example one that could balance chemical equations)

Since NZQA allow a personal device, I guess we can only check beyond all reasonable doubt that the device is sterile.

At least digital assessments holds the ultimate solution here.

Matt

[Karen Gilligan]

I think that it would also depend on what the student needs. It would not be possible in all cases of special assessment conditions to provide a ‘clean’ device. Does the student have someone in the exam with them to monitor their use?

With thanks

Karen Gilligan

E-Learning Facilitator

BLENNZ

(021) 020-60334

www.blennz.school.nz

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[Matthew Strickland]

Its a 'delicate' situation; so for example a student is used to a certain keyboard layout, particularly the configuration and size of backspace/enter/shift keys etc.

Then there is the transfer of auto-correct / replace between applications.

For internal exams/benchmark a teacher would be present, but under NCEA usually someone that knows's nothing about technology.

So to keep the hardware consistent, either locking down/removing of files, replacing drives or booting externally are the left over options.

Matt

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