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Assessment program audit toolFor Authority subjects
Drama 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
A minimum of five and a maximum of six assessment instruments including: evidence of student work
from Year 12 only two of the dimensions
assessed twice the remaining dimension
assessed once or twice a minimum of two and a
maximum of three written/non-practical
Syllabus, p. 30 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
responses to assessment instruments
at least one response to an individual practical Forming assessment instrument (see Section 4.5.4)
at least one response to Presenting assessment instrument/s requiring- a group performance- performance of a
published playscript, demonstrating the delivery of text, and using the skills of voice and movement (see Section 4.5.5)
at least one response to Responding assessment instrument/s (see Section 4.5.6)- one of these must be a
written extended response.
Assessment techniques
FormingMust assess: Forming objectives.
Type of instrument determines conditionsPractical responses Demonstrating — a devised
concept- individual- 4–6 minutes for
demonstrating the devised
2.
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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
concept. Directing — a published
playscript excerpt- individual- 6–8 minutes directorial
input. Improvising — intervention
in a text; process drama- individual- 3 minutes- immediately before
assessment:▪ intervention provided▪ 0–2 minutes planning
timeor
- group- 4–6 minutes of dramatic
action (every student actively contributing)
- immediately before assessment:▪ intervention provided▪ 0–3 minutes discussion
and planning time.Non-practical responses Scriptwriting — writing a
playscript- individual- 1000–1200 words or
equivalent of 3–4 minutes
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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
of dramatic action, if enacted.
Directing — directorial concept of a published playscript or excerpt- individual- written: 1000–1200 words
or- spoken/signed: 4–5
minutesor
- multimodal: 5–7 minutes. Devising — dramatic
treatment of published playscript/s (or excerpt/s)- individual- written: 1000–1200 words
or- spoken/signed: 4–5
minutesor
- multimodal: 5–7 minutes. Devising — original
dramatic concept devised by the student based on stimulus material/s- individual- written: 1000–1200 words
or- spoken/signed: 4–5
minutes
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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
or- multimodal: 5–7 minutes- annotated sketches,
appendixes and referencing provided, when appropriate.
Syllabus, pp. 20–24
PresentingMust assess: Presenting objectives.
Type of instrument determines conditions Stage acting
- individual- 4–6 mins
or- group- 3–5 minutes per student.
Screen acting- individual- 3–4 minutes
or- group- 2–3 minutes per student.
Syllabus, p. 27
3.
RespondingMust assess: Responding objectives.
Type of instrument determines conditions Extended response
- written: 1000–1200 words
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
or- spoken/signed: 4–5
minutesor- multimodal: 5–7 minutes- for a viva voce, time for
questions is added to guideline above at teacher’s discretion.
Examination — extended response test- 600–800 words- duration: 1.5–2 hours.
Syllabus, p. 29
Post-verification requirements
One assessment instrument that: assesses the dimension that
has been assessed only once, if the verification folio includes responses to only five assessment instruments
assesses any one of the dimensions, if the verification folio includes responses to six assessment instruments.
Conditions as above, relevant to the technique chosenSyllabus, pp. 20–24, p. 27 and p. 29
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 toolDrama 2013
Queensland Curriculum & Assessment AuthorityNovember 2014
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