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Assessment program audit toolFor Authority subjects
Biology 2004 (amended 2006 and 2014)The 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
A minimum of four instruments and a maximum of six instruments demonstrating a range of techniques including: extended experimental
investigation supervised assessment extended response.One instrument presented must include an analysis of field work primary data.Each instrument must assess
Syllabus, p. 21 School assessment program1.
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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
at least two criteria and may include all three.At least one and no more than two instruments from each of the assessment categories of extended response, written task and extended experimental investigation must be included.
Extended experimental investigation (EEI)Must assess two criteria and may include all three: Understanding biology (UB) Investigating biology (IB) Evaluating biological issues
(EBI).
Instruments must allow students to produce a response: to an open-ended practical
research question and may include laboratory-
based or field work experiments.
Conditions: written report, assignment or
article: 1000–1500 words spoken 4–5 minutes multimodal: 5–7 minutes evidence of authentication
of research.Syllabus, pp. 26–27
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Written task (WT)Must assess two criteria and may include all three. Understanding biology (UB) Investigating biology (IB) Evaluating biological issues
Forms: short response short response to stimulus short response under test
conditions essay.
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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
(EBI)Conditions: supervised conditions 1.5–2 hours responses up to 500 words
(max. per item) essay 600–800 words.Syllabus, p. 30
Extended response (ER)Must assess two criteria and may include all three. Understanding biology (UB) Investigating biology (IB) Evaluating biological issues
(EBI)
Instruments must allow students to produce a response to an open-ended practical research question.Conditions: report on research
experience: up to 800 words (conclusions, recommendations, discussion)
written report, assignment or article: 1000–1500 words
spoken 4–5 minutes multimodal: 5–7 minutes evidence of research.Syllabus, pp. 28–29
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Post-verification requirements
One other instrument from the following: extended experimental
investigation written task
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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
extended response.
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.
Assessment program audit toolBiology 2004
Queensland Curriculum & Assessment AuthorityNovember 2014
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