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Assessment program audit toolFor Authority subjects

Earth Science 2000The 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 six instruments and a maximum of ten instruments demonstrating a range of techniques including: at least one from each of the

four assessment categories in year 12

Documentation of any spoken tasks is to be included in the folio.

School assessment program1.

Assessment categoriesShort laboratory-based or field based investigations (SLF)

Normally engage students for: one or a few laboratory

sessions

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Variations

May assess: Knowledge, conceptual

understanding and application (KCU)

Working scientifically (WS) Using information

scientifically (UIS)

or a short field study close to

school or a discrete segment within an extended field investigation.

Conditions: written or non-written written less than 500 words. Might be expected to: outline objective/s of the

activity present gathered and

processed data summarise conclusion/s.Syllabus, p. 34

Extended laboratory-based and/or field based investigation (ELF)May assess: Knowledge, conceptual




Span several weeks or a term.Forms: written or non-written —

many forms.Conditions: written report 600–1000

words non-written — oral 5–8

minutes.Syllabus, pp. 35–36

3.

Extended investigation (EI)May assess: Knowledge, conceptual


Working scientifically (WS)

Other than laboratory or field based.Conditions: Written response

600–1000 words Non-written 5–8 minutes.

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Variations

Using information scientifically (UIS)

Syllabus, p. 36

Written test (WT)May assess: Knowledge, conceptual




Range of simple-to-complex situations, including those that are unrehearsed.May include: definitions, one-word

answers or multiple choice objective and/or short

answer questions questions requiring

reasoned answers questions requiring

extended answers practical exercises response to a stimulus.Syllabus, p. 36

5.

6.

Post-verification requirements

One assessment instrument from the following: short laboratory-based or

field-based investigations extended laboratory-based

and/or field based investigation



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Variations

extended investigation written test.May assess: Knowledge, conceptual



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.



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