Assessment program audit toolFor Authority subjects
Physics 2007The 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: at least one, but no more
than two, extended
Syllabus, p. 30 School assessment program1.
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
experimental investigations at least one supervised
assessment.With at least one instrument that is derived from a Year 12 contextualised unit.
Extended experimental investigation (EEI)Aspects of all criteria should be evident: Knowledge and conceptual
understanding (KCU) Investigative processes (IP) Evaluating and concluding
(EC).
Format: written, spoken or
multimodal response that demonstrates aspects of each of the three criteria
written: 1000–1500 words spoken: 4-5 minutes multimodal: 5-7 minutes1
Syllabus, p. 22
2.
Supervised assessment (SA)May draw on one, two or three of the following criteria: Knowledge and conceptual
understanding (KCU) Investigative processes (IP) Evaluating and concluding
Short items: multiple-choice items or
short paragraph (up to 50 words)
Practical exercises: using graphs, tables,
diagrams etc.
3.
1 Refer to QSA Memo 018/14 for changes to the Chemistry and Physics syllabuses in assessment conditions.
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
(EC) Paragraph responses: explanation of greater
complexity (between 50 and 150 words)
Response to seen and unseen stimulus material: extended pieces of writing.Conditions: Recommended time:
1.5–2 hours Extended response:
600–800 words.Syllabus, p. 24
Extended response task (ERT) (Optional)Aspects of each of the three criteria should be evident: Knowledge and conceptual
understanding (KCU) Investigative processes (IP) Evaluating and concluding
(EC).
Format: written, spoken or
multimodal response that demonstrates aspects of each of the three criteria
written: 1000–1500 words spoken: 4-5 minutes multimodal: 5-7 minutes2
Syllabus, p. 25
4.
2 Refer to QSA Memo 018/14 for changes to the Chemistry and Physics syllabuses in assessment conditions.
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
Post-verification requirements
At least one instrument from the following: extended response task supervised assessment extended experimental
investigation.It is desirable for the assessment instrument to include all criteria.
Syllabus, p. 31
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 toolPhysics 2007
Queensland Curriculum & Assessment AuthorityNovember 2014
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