教育部长克里斯·希普金斯（Hon Chris Hipkins）表示，随着政府为NCEA在线计划增加资金，现在全国三分之二的NCEA考试可以实现在线统考。
“由于疫情的缘故，很多学校在政府的远程学习计划的支持下转向了在线教学。在此基础上，学生有机会通过在线考试而获得NCEA资格证书。这是朝着提供更现代，更具弹性的教育体系迈出的又一步。”
“过去两年来，随着教师和学生对在线教育开始逐渐适应，在线考试的使用量也有所增加。最近的一份学生体验评估表明，接受调查者中有97％对在线考试体验表达了积极的态度。”部长说。
对于今年的NCEA考生，新西兰资格认证局（NZQA）计划提供针21个科目的NCEA 1级，2级和3级等58项线上考试。这大约占NCEA考试总量的三分之二。这与2019年成功提供的35项在线考试比起来有了大幅度提高。
2019年，近200所学校在线参加了NCEA考试，其中有超过十分之一的学生参加了一项或多项在线考试。
“随着线上教学变得越来越普及，政府追加$3,870万的投资进一步发展NCEA在线考试。”部长说。
在2020/21和2021/22财政年度，NZQA每年将花费约$1,450万用于增强NCEA在线教育及考试。另外还有每年$480万运营NCEA在线考试。在线了解有关NCEA的更多信息，请登录网站：www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea-online
学生体验调查登录：www.nzqa.govt.nz/2019-experience
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Furtherinvestment to move NCEA exams online
Two-thirds of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) exams can now be delivered digitally as the Government boosts funding for the NCEA online programme, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.
“The response to COVID-19 has seen schools turn to online teaching and learning, supported by the Government’s distance learning programme which has expanded access to digital devices and connections to households that need them,” Chris Hipkins said.
“The opportunity for students to gain NCEA qualifications through online assessments builds on this and is another step towards delivering a more modern and resilient education system.
“We’ve seen an increase in uptake of online exams over the past two years as teachers and students become more comfortable with the option. A recent student experience evaluation of NCEA online showed that 97% of those surveyed found the digital exam was a positive experience.”
For this year’s NCEA students, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is on track to offer 58 NCEA digital exams across 21 subjects, at NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3. This represents approximately two-thirds of NCEA examinations and is a significant increase from the 35 examinations successfully offered in 2019.
Last year, almost 200 schools participated in NCEA online, with more than one in 10 students at those schools sitting one or more exams digitally.
“The $38.7 million investment enables NCEA online to continue to grow, as digital learning becomes more accessible and popular,” Chris Hipkins said.
Over the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years, NZQA will spend approximately $14.5 million each year on enhancing and delivering NCEA online. An additional $4.8 million annually will allow NCEA online to continue operating in the future.
