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Assessment program audit toolFor Authority subjects
Health Education 2010The 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 five instruments demonstrating a range of techniques including: one action research project one other written research
instrument one supervised written
assessment (essay response to an unseen question)
one additional instrument,
Syllabus, p. 21 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
which may be a repeat of one of the above techniques.
These instruments must include: at least one from
Community Health at least one from Specific
Populations.
Assessment categoriesResearch assessmentMust assess all dimensions: Knowledge and
understanding Application and analysis Synthesis and evaluation.
Instruments must allow students to produce a response based on research practices.Variety of techniques possible including: action research research report analytical exposition essay article research assignment journal spoken/multimodal
presentation.Conditions: action research project
(1000–1500 words) research report
(1000–1500 words) analytical exposition (1000–
1500 words) journal (1000–1500 words)
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
spoken/multimodal presentation 5–8 minutes.
Syllabus, pp. 15–18
Supervised written assessmentMust assess all dimensions: Knowledge and
understanding Application and analysis Synthesis and evaluation.
This technique is used to assess student responses that are produced independently, under supervision and in a set time frame. In Year 12, essays should be based on unseen questions.Conditions: unseen question recommended time:
1.5–2 hours perusal time may be
required 600–800 words.Syllabus, pp. 19–20.
3.
4.
Post-verification requirements
One instrument which assesses three dimensions: Knowledge and
understanding Application and analysis Synthesis and evaluation.
Syllabus, pp. 15–21
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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 toolHealth Education 2010
Queensland Curriculum & Assessment AuthorityNovember 2014
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