Exam Formats: NZEST Examination Formats for 2002
Accounting
Biology
Chemistry
Classical Studies
Economics
English
French
Geography
German
History
History of Art
Japanese
Latin
Maori
Mathematics with Calculus
Mathematics with Statistics
Music
Physics
Spanish

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Format changes for 2002 are identified in red text.

ACCOUNTING
The 2002 NZEST Accounting examination will have similar questions to those of previous years and the format will follow the 2001 examination paper. The examination will be based on the new NZQA Accounting prescription.

BIOLOGY
The 2002 NZEST Biology examination will follow the Biology Curriculum and therefore the prescription for the NZQA Bursary examination. The total number of marks will be 200 (in line with the NZQA Bursary examination). The format will remain similar to last year’s NZEST Biology paper. The paper will be divided into three compulsory sections with mark allocations as follows:

SECTION 1 -- 20 Multiple Choice questions (40 marks)

SECTION 2 -- Longer Answer questions (120 marks)

SECTION 3 -- One structured essay (40 marks)

SECTIONS 1 and 2

Questions will be drawn from the following areas of the prescription:

  • Prescription Section A -- Animal Behaviour and Plant Responses
  • Prescription Section C -- Gene Expression, Evolution and Human Evolution
  • Prescription Section D -- Contemporary Techniques in Molecular Biology or Biotechnology
SECTION 3

The essay will be selected from three questions, from the following areas:

  • Behaviour and Plant Responses
  • Gene Expression
  • Evolution Contemporary Techniques in Molecular Biology or Biotechnology
  • The underlying philosophy of the scientific method, basic biological concepts, as well as the ethical and social implications of the above content area will be assessed. Students will be required to apply their knowledge and use problem solving skills. Students will write their answers in a combined question/answer booklet.

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    CHEMISTRY
    The 2002 NZEST Chemistry examination will follow the same format as that of 2001. There will be 10 questions and the overall mix of question styles will be similar to 2001. All of the answers to the examination will be written in the combined question/answer booklet.

       

    CLASSICAL STUDIES
    The 2002 Classical Studies examination format will be that same as for 2001, i.e there will be one picture question with a comparative focus for each of the Art History topics (Greek Vase Painting and Art of the Roman Empire). The colour plates for the picture questions will be printed as a centrefold lift-out resource.

    The ten questions in the paper correspond to the ten topics in the Bursary prescription, and each question provides a choice of two essays. All questions are of essay type worth 25 marks each: there are no passage questions or mini-essays as in Bursary. Candidates are asked to do four essays (and not more), each chosen from a different topic. Many questions call for the expression of more than one point of view, and ask the candidate to construct an argument or adjudicate between possibilities. Well-expressed and factually well-grounded advocacy of a viewpoint, whether or not in agreement with the viewpoint a question may seem to imply, will score higher than reproduction of chronologies, plot summaries, views of textbook authors, prepared answers, et cetera.

    In each Art History topic a choice will be offered between:

    • an essay question without pictures provided, in which the factual basis of the answer will come from the candidate's knowledge of artefacts studied for Bursary
    • an essay question in which candidates will be asked to discuss an illustration which will show artefacts not listed in the Bursary syllabus. It will ask for comparative comments relating or contrasting the items shown with artefacts studied for Bursary. The knowledge of artistic styles, techniques and circumstances of production, and historical background taught for Bursary, will give adequate factual basis for comparative discussion.

       

    ECONOMICS
    The 2002 Economics examination will have a similar format to that in 2001.

    SECTION A -- 20 multiple-choice questions worth one mark each.

    These questions will be designed to test recall, understanding and application of the basic economic concepts in the syllabus.

    SECTION B -- 5 paragraph-type questions worth seven marks each.

    The emphasis in this section will be on the identification, illustration, analysis and explanation of key economic relationships.

    SECTION C -- 3 structured essay questions worth fifteen marks each.

    The questions will focus on testing a broad range of skills including the ability to analyse a problem. Students will be expected to demonstrate their ability to apply economic concepts to new situations and to demonstrate their familiarity with current economic issues.