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Assessment program audit toolFor Authority subjects
English Extension 2011The 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
Responses to the three required assessment instruments, including: Reading and defence Complex transformation
and its defence Exploration and evaluation.In the verification folio, there must be evidence that the dimensions and objectives have been assessed.
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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
Assessment categoriesExtended response:Reading and defence (written)Must assess relevant objectives from: Understanding
and interpreting Applying and analysing Evaluating and
synthesising.
Conditions: length of response:
1000–1500 words students must have prior
notice of task students must have access
to material and human resources.
Syllabus, section 4.6
School assessment program1.
Assessment categoriesExtended response:Complex transformation (written or multimodal) and its defence (spoken/signed)Must assess relevant objectives from: Understanding and
interpreting Applying and analysing Evaluating and
synthesising.
Conditions: length of response for
complex transformation:- written: 100–800 words- multimodal: 3–5 minutes
length of response for defence:- spoken/signed:
8–10 minutes students must have
prior notice of task students must have access
to material and human resources.
Syllabus, section 4.6.
2.
Assessment categoriesExtended response:Exploration and evaluation — investigation of a focus question (written)
Conditions: length of response:
2500–3000 words students must have
3.
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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
Must assess relevant objectives from:Understanding and interpretingApplying and analysingEvaluating and synthesising.
prior notice of task
students must have access to material and human resources.
Syllabus, section 4.6.
Post-verification requirements
Syllabus does not require post-verification assessment.
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 toolEnglish Extension 2011
Queensland Curriculum & Assessment AuthorityJuly 2014
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