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Assessment program audit tool BCT 2012
Business Communication and Technologies 2012The 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: evidence of each dimension
being assessed at least three times before verification
one supervised written assessment, which must assess at least two dimensions
Syllabus, p. 20 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 multimodal research response or multimodal extended response, which must assess all dimensions.
Assessment categoriesSupervised writtenAll dimensions may be assessed using this technique: Knowing and understanding
business Investigating business
issues Evaluating business
decisions.
Instruments allow students to produce a response produced independently, under supervision.Types and conditions:Recommended time 1.5–2 hoursExtended written responses 600–800 wordsShort responses 50–250 words.Syllabus, pp. 15–16
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ResearchAll dimensions may be assessed using this technique: Knowing and understanding
business Investigating business
issues Evaluating business
decisions.
Instruments allow students to implement research practices and apply research findings.Research conventions are to be followed.Types and conditions:Written research response 1000–1500 wordsSpoken research response 4–5 minutesMultimodal research response 5–7 minutes.Syllabus, pp. 16–18
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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 responseAll dimensions may be assessed using this technique: Knowing and understanding
business Investigating business
issues Evaluating business
decisions.
Instruments allow students to apply higher-order cognition to known and provided stimuli.Types and conditions:Written extended response 800–1200 wordsSpoken extended response 4–5 minutesMultimodal extended response 5–7 minutes.Syllabus, pp. 18–19
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Post-verification requirements
A minimum of one instrument which assesses at least two dimensions from the following: Knowing and understanding
business Investigating business
issues Evaluating business
decisions.
Syllabus, p. 20
Summary Where the school’s assessment plan differs from the minimum syllabus requirements, consider:
if these choices are the most effective way to gather information about student learning
what the rationale is 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 tool BCT 2012
Queensland Curriculum & Assessment AuthorityNovember 2014
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