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Assessment program audit toolFor Authority subjects
Business Management 2013The 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 four instruments and a maximum of six instruments demonstrating a range of techniques including: evidence of each dimension
being assessed at least three times
one feasibility study assessing all three dimensions (see Section 4.5.3)
Syllabus, p. 22 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
one supervised extended response test responding to an unseen question, and assessing all three dimensions (see Section 4.5.4)
Assessment categories
Feasibility studyMay assess the dimensions: Knowing and understanding
business management Applying and analysing
management strategies Evaluating and
communicating management strategies.
This technique assesses the application of higher order cognition (analysis, evaluation and formulation and justification of recommendations) to a feasibility study of an existing (real or simulated) business or start-up business.Conditions: Written: 1000–1500 words Spoken: 4–5 mins Multimodal: 5–7 mins.Syllabus, p. 18
2.
ExaminationMay assess the dimensions: Knowing and understanding
business management Applying and analysing
management strategies Evaluating and
communicating management strategies.
This technique assesses the application of a range of cognition (knowledge, understanding, application, analysis, evaluation and formulation and justification of recommendations) to responses completed under supervised conditions.Types and conditions: Short response test:
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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
- 1.5–2 hours- 50–250 words per
response Extended response test:
- 1.5–2 hours- 600–800 words per
responseSyllabus, p. 19
Extended responseMay assess the dimensions: Knowing and understanding
business management Applying and analysing
management strategies Evaluating and
communicating management strategies.
This technique assesses the sustained application of higher order cognition in responding to research or stimulus materials.Types and conditions: Extended research
response:- Written: 1000–1500
words- Spoken: 4–5 minutes- Multimodal: 5–7 minutes
Extended response to stimulus:- Written: 800–1200
words- Spoken: 4–5 minutes- Multimodal: 5–7
minutes.Syllabus, pp. 20–21
4.
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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
One other instrument from the following: Feasibility study Examination Extended response
As above
Syllabus, pp. 18–21
Post-verification requirements
One instrument which assesses all three dimensions: Knowing and understanding
business management Applying and analysing
management strategies Evaluating and
communicating management strategies
Syllabus, p.22
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?
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