Question 1

What is NCEA AS 91907 about?

Accepted Answer

You're building a digital technologies project (like an app, website, game, or piece of software) using proper methods to plan, test, and improve it. You need to show that you've broken the work into manageable pieces, tested components as you went, and used what you learned from testing to make your final outcome better. The standard is about showing your process—not just the end result.

Question 2

What do students need to do for AS 91907?

Accepted Answer

1. Use a recognised project management approach (like Agile, Kanban, or waterfall) to plan your digital technology project 2. Break your digital outcome down into smaller, testable components and build them separately 3. Trial and test different components to check they work as intended, recording what you find 4. Use feedback and test results to fix problems and improve how your outcome functions 5. Identify and address relevant implications—such as privacy, accessibility, usability, ethics, or end-user needs—that affect your project

Question 3

What's the difference between Achieved, Merit, and Excellence for AS 91907?

Accepted Answer

Achieved: You've used a project management method to plan your work, broken the project into components, tested them, and made improvements based on what you learned. Merit: You've consistently applied project management techniques throughout, trialled multiple different components or techniques, and clearly used the results from testing to improve the quality and functionality of your outcome. Excellence: You've brought together insights from your planning, testing, and trialling to explain how each decision shaped your final outcome, demonstrating a high-quality result that reflects your understanding of the process.

Question 4

What mistakes do students typically make in AS 91907?

Accepted Answer

1. Not using a clear, named project management method or approach (examiners need to see you're following a structured process, not just working randomly) 2. Testing or trialling only once, or only testing the final product rather than testing components as you build them 3. Not explaining how testing and feedback actually changed your work—saying what you did is not enough; you need to show how test results drove your improvements

Digital outcome · AS 91907

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