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Assessment program audit toolFor Authority subjects

German 2008The 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 eight instruments demonstrating a variety of techniques over a range of topics, including: two assessment instruments

from each macroskill:- listening- reading- speaking- writing

at least three macroskills to be assessed in

Syllabus, pp. 43–44Syllabus, pp. 33–35

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

Term 3.Each macroskill is assessed: separately under supervised conditions in communicative contexts.

Assessment categoriesReceptive skills:Listening instrumentsDimensions assessed: Knowing and understanding Reasoning and responding.

Instruments must allow students to produce response/s to authentic texts differing in length, purpose and style.Conditions: instructions, questions and

responses in English text length to be appropriate

to text type texts generally heard twice,

three times if complex judicious pauses in longer

texts are allowed.Syllabus, p. 34

2.

Reading instrumentsDimensions assessed: Knowing and understanding Reasoning and responding.

Instruments must allow students to produce response/s to authentic texts, differing in length, purpose and complexity.Conditions: instructions, questions and

responses in English text length and type to be

appropriate to text type dictionaries not permitted.

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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

Syllabus, pp. 34–35

Productive skills:Speaking instrumentsDimensions assessed: Knowing and using

language features Creating and responding.

Instruments must allow students to demonstrate spontaneous language use in realistic situations.Conditions: preparation time is to reflect

text type:- unprepared (unseen)

tasks: up to 10 minutes (no access to reference material)

- prepared tasks: may use visual aids; may not read from a script; questioning to follow.

students are not given teacher questions prior to the task

at least one spontaneous task (of a teacher-student performance) must be recorded.

Syllabus, p.35

4.

Writing instrumentsDimensions assessed: Knowing and using

language features Creating and responding.

Instruments require students to respond to unseen tasks that are set in an authentic social context with a realistic purpose and a specified. audience.Conditions:

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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

instructions given in English stimulus material (English or

German) to neither impede nor assist

length dependent on text type; at least one extended passage (approx. 200 words) by the end of Year 12

dictionaries may be used.Syllabus, p. 36

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Post-verification requirements

A minimum one and a Conditions as above, relevant

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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

maximum of two assessment instrument/s From macroskill/s of

teacher’s choice All dimensions to be

assessed.

to the skill/s selected.Syllabus, p. 45

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 qau@qcaa.qld.edu.au or phone (07) 3864 0375.

Assessment program audit toolGerman 2008

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment AuthorityNovember 2014

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