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The Exemplars Collection

These are samples of the collection available in the Assessment community on the Ministry of Education's portal site Te Kete Ipurangi. The collection incorporates a range of video clips filmed in classrooms and school settings around New Zealand. It aims to demonstrate students' work at a range of levels to assist teachers in their assessment processes.

English Exemplars

Exemplar – English Level 1 – Visual Language – Presenting. Moving Images: Drink Bottles This video clip is a progress indicator for level 1 of English in the New Zealand Curriculum – Visual Language: Moving Images. The students use a series of paired shots to show and tell about the familiar drink bottle, conveying a simple idea by using visual and verbal features.	Exemplar – English Level 2 – Visual Language – Presenting. Moving Images: Bell This video clip is a progress indicator for level 2 of English in the New Zealand Curriculum – Visual Language: Moving Images. Research into a local memorial is presented in a respectful, poetic manner using carefully framed shots, narrative and periods of silence.	Exemplar – English Level 3 – Visual Language – Presenting. Moving Images: Garden This video clip is a progress indicator for level 3 of English in the New Zealand Curriculum – Visual Language: Moving Images. The students have used short phrases, combined with simple animation techniques, to create a tranquil garden experience.
Exemplar – English Level 4 – Visual Language – Presenting. Moving Images: Couch Potato This video clip is a progress indicator for level 4 of English in the New Zealand Curriculum – Visual Language: Moving Images. The students use contrasts of action and inaction to suggest positive alternatives to watching television.	Exemplar – English Level 5 – Visual Language – Presenting. Moving Images: Nature This video clip is a progress indicator for level 5 of English in the New Zealand Curriculum – Visual Language: Moving Images. The students have made a succinct statement designed to promote discussion about genetic engineering.

Science Exemplars

Exemplar – Science Level 3 – Planet Earth and Beyond – Daily Views: Megan's after views – day/night
This video clip shows a student's understanding of the cause of day and night after class study. It is part of the science exemplar Daily Views at level 3 of the science curriculum. It shows consideration of the rotation of Earth on its axis and its orbit of the Sun.

Exemplar – Science Level 3 – Planet Earth and Beyond – Daily Views: Megan's before views – day/night
This video clip shows a student's understanding of the cause of day and night before class study. It is part of the science exemplar Daily Views at level 3 of the science curriculum. It shows use of models to explain relative positions of Earth, Moon, and Sun.

Exemplar – Science Level 4 – Planet Earth and Beyond – Reasons for Seasons: Rachel – Further questioning
This video clip shows a student's understanding of the cause of seasons after class study. It is part of the science exemplar Reasons for Seasons at level 4 of the science curriculum. It shows consideration of the tilt of Earth remaining the same as it orbits the Sun.