The Pedagogical Threads of Teaching/Te Umanga Ako - Tuia!

All forms of cheating and dishonest practice are taken seriously and penalties will result.  Students should refer to Regulation J of the General Course and Examination Regulations. Work submitted may be analysed by the software Turnitin, to check for plagiarism. Where there is evidence that cheating or plagiarism has occurred students will be awarded an X grade and the matter will be referred to the year level coordinator, and/or the Head of the School of Teacher Education.

Grading Scale
Grade    GPA Value        Marks

A+              9            90 – 100
A                8            85 – 89.99
A-               7            80 – 84.99
B+              6            75 – 79.99
B                5            70 – 74.99
B-               4            65 – 69.99
C+              3            60 – 64.99
C                2            55 – 59.99
C-               1            50 – 54.99
D                0            40 – 49.99
E               -1             0 – 39.99

A Pass is 50 marks or over

Formal and informal evaluation will take place in accordance with the relevant Course Evaluation Policy, to provide feedback to staff about the relevance and validity of what has been learned as well as the quality of course delivery.

The courses will be internally moderated in accordance with the processes adopted by the Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education. An examiners’ meeting will be held at the end of the course to determine the final grades and to ensure fairness and consistency.

All assignments must be submitted on or before the due date. If an assignment is late then it will normally not be marked. However, if the course lecturer is notified within 24 hours and there is a genuine issue, for which evidence has been given, it may be considered but that assignment grade is restricted to a minimum passing grade (50%) for that assessment. If the assessment is late it is automatically excluded from a resubmission opportunity unless there are exceptional circumstances.

APA Referencing

6th edition APA referencing and citation style must be used for in-text quotations and the final reference section in all assignments where this is required. The following links may be helpful for you. Please remember, your lecturers will not help you with this and nor is it appropriate to put general requests on the forum. Go to the library or seek the correct references online. If you are still having difficulties with APA referencing, please seek early assistance from the Learning Support team.

Tertiary literacy standard

Assignments that do not meet the tertiary literacy standard will be marked but that mark will be sanctioned. The student will be given one opportunity in no more than seven calendar days to correct the assignment so that it demonstrates tertiary technical writing skills such as correct use of spelling, macrons must be used where appropriate when spelling Māori words, sentence structure, punctuation, paragraphing and appropriate use of APA referencing.

Once the work is at an appropriate tertiary literacy standard the sanction on the mark will be removed.

Extensions are reserved for exceptional circumstances only and are not granted automatically. The course lecturer concerned must be contacted by email a minimum of two days before the due date, and the application must be supported by relevant evidence (e.g. medical certificate, letter from counsellor). Extensions will not be granted because of pressure of university study, e.g. several pieces of work being due around the same time. The procedure for extensions is fully outlined in the Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education Assessment Guidelines.

The student’s course lecturer will then make a recommendation to the course coordinator who will make a final decision. If an extension is granted there will normally be no resubmit given for that assignment. An extension will normally be for no more than two weeks and the date of the extension must be provided to the student in writing.

There will be no resubmissions for this course.

Where for reasons beyond their control, students are prevented from completing an assessment or suffer significant impairment, they may apply for what is known as “special consideration”. University of Canterbury Special Consideration provisions may apply to impaired performance, non-completion of assessment items, and to late discontinuation (withdrawal) from a course.

A detailed description of special consideration and materials to support the applications process are available at: Special Considerations Process.  


Generally speaking, applications for special considerations should be lodged within five working days of the due date of that assessment item. For more details on this, please refer to the Special Considerations Regulations.



This information replaces any previous references to special consideration, Aegrotat or Backdated (Late) Withdrawal in the Course Information System, Learn or Course Outlines. If you are unclear about the implications or process please discuss with your Course Coordinator or contact the Student Advice team for assistance.

As well as attending classes, it is essential that all students regularly access the course Learn site. All course information such as the course kaupapa, notices, assessment information, required and recommended readings, audio recordings of some lectures, and other teaching resources etc. will be available on this site

Students will be expected to submit their assessments via the online assessment system in the Learn (Moodle) class site by 5.00pm on or before the due date. The lecturer may also ask students to submit assessment work through the software Turnitin, to check for plagiarism. If this option is available, students will submit work through Turnitin and obtain a report, after submitting assignments for marking via the Learn site.

It is the responsibility of the students to check their Internet access and ability to submit their work via the online system. Any technical difficulties should be notified well in advance of the due date so that assistance can be provided or alternative arrangements can be negotiated.  

For ICT help call our free call number 0508 UC IT HELP (0508 824 843) or on 03 369 5000. Monday to  Friday, 8am to 5pm (excluding public and university holidays).