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Assessment program audit tool For Authority subjects
Philosophy and Reason 2004The purpose of this audit tool is to enable schools to compare the requirements of their assessment program with the minimum assessment requirements of the syllabus, and to subsequently consider possible amendments to their school work program.
Assessment instruments required in Year 12 (including objectives and dimensions assessed)
Conditions required by the syllabus — e.g. word length, time, genre
School assessment instruments (including objectives and dimensions assessed)
Conditions in school work program
Variations
Refer to syllabus verification and post-verification requirements
Refer to the syllabus assessment section
Refer to the school’s approved work program
Refer to the school’s approved work program
How does the school’s assessment program differ from syllabus requirements?
Verification requirements
Minimum of six and maximum of eight instruments demonstrating a range of techniques, including: at least two unseen
instruments from each year level (completed under supervised conditions)
at least one piece of extended writing from Year 12 (completed under supervised conditions)
at least one research-
Syllabus, p. 42 School assessment program1.
based response from Year 12.
evidence that each of the strands have been assessed summatively
Assessment categoriesUnseen assessmentMust assess all three dimensions: Knowledge Application Communication.
Instruments must allow students to: use logic symbols use logic proof methods. Possible techniquesinclude: short written response practical exercises.
Conditions: supervised no access to resources.Syllabus, p. 42
2.
Extended writing assessmentMust assess all three dimensions: Knowledge Application Communication.
Possible techniques include: Essay.
Conditions: supervised conditions limited access to
resources, e.g. 100 words of notes
topic may be seen approximately 600 words.Syllabus, pp. 42
3.
Research-based assessmentMust assess all three dimensions: Knowledge Application
Instruments will allow students to analyse, synthesise, formulate and justify own philosophical positions.May be written, spoken or
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Communication. multimodal presentations.Conditions: unsupervised 1500 words open access to
resources.Syllabus, pp. 42
5.
6.
Post-verification requirements
One assessment instrument that assesses one or more of the following objectives: Knowledge Application Communication
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Summary Where the school’s assessment plan differs from the minimum syllabus requirements, consider:
are these choices the most effective way to gather information about student learning?
what is the rationale behind these school decisions?
what changes could be made to the school’s work program?
More informationPlease email [email protected] or phone (07) 3864 0375.
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