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Assessment CriteriaLong-Term Fiscal Schools Challenge
Page updated 22 Feb 2012
There is no single “right” answer for this task. It is designed to test your understanding of the fiscal issues facing New Zealand, and your analytical skill and creativity in solving these.
Entries will be evaluated as follows:
- Understanding of the issues - 20%
- Developing options and recommendations - 50%
- Presentation of ideas - 30%
A further breakdown of what the judges will be seeking is as follows:
Understanding of the issues
- Has the team demonstrated understanding of New Zealand's key fiscal constraints over the next few decades?
- Has the team demonstrated understanding of what these constraints mean for current and future policy settings?
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20% |
Developing options and recommendations
- Do the possible options and recommendations make sense in light of the constraints identified?
- Has the team demonstrated creative and original thinking?
- Has the team identified the trade-offs that its possible options and recommendations entail?
- Has the team analysed the impacts of possible options and recommendations?
- Has the team justified its recommendations?
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50% |
Presentation of ideas
- Are the key concepts clear?
- Are the arguments persuasive?
- How accurate are the spelling/grammar/punctuation?
- Are the speaker/speakers clear, persuasive, and engaging?
- Did the team keep to the word limit, time limit, and other presentation guidelines?
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30% |
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