新西兰英语 235 NCEA results

　　Senior high school students received their NCEA results last week. NCEA means National Certificate of Educational Achievement. Students in Year 11 need to get 80 credits at Level 1. Some of these credits are from work done in class and this is called internal assessment¹. The word assessment just means tests, exams, or other ways that teachers can measure what students know. One example is a speech in class. If a student gives a good speech, this is 3 credits. There are three grades: a pass, merit or excellence². By the end of the year, students already know the results of internal assessments³.
Other credits, however, are from exams in November and December. This is called external assessment. One example is to write an essay of 250 words or more. These exams are sent to NZQA (National Qualifications Authority) in Wellington for marking. Students got these results last week. They will also get their exam papers back again. New Zealand is the only country in the world to return exam papers.
Year 13 students need 80 credits for level 3 but 20 of those can be level 2 credits. For entry to university, students need 42 credits at level 3 in certain subjects. Some courses at university have restricted places so students may need more credits or grades of excellence.
Year 13 students wanting to challenge themselves, sat scholarship exams at the end of the year. They will get their scholarship results in the middle of February.

1 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

2 excellence   

n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德

参考例句：

• His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
• My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。

3 assessments   

n.评估( assessment的名词复数 )；评价；（应偿付金额的）估定；（为征税对财产所作的）估价

参考例句：

• He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明，约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评；而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句