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Assessment program audit toolFor Authority subjects

Study of Religion 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

Minimum of four instruments and a maximum of six instruments demonstrating a range of techniques, including: three instruments which

assess all of the exit criteria one instrument based on

unseen question/s an extended written

response response to stimulus a multimodal presentation.

Syllabus, p. 64 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

Assessment categoriesMultimodal assessmentMust assess all three criteria: Knowledge and

understanding Evaluative processes Research and

communication.

Instruments may be the result of an ethnographic investigation, research work or investigation.Instruments may take a variety of forms including: a seminar presentation a debate development of a video,

website or computer software program

a folder of photographs.Syllabus, p. 57

2.

Extended written responseMay assess all three criteria: Knowledge and

understanding Evaluative processes Research and

communication.

Forms: feature article editorial persuasive, analytical or

argumentative essay.Conditions: supervised essay (600–800

words) research assignment (1000–

1200 words)Syllabus, pp. 57–58

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Response to stimulusMay assess all three criteria: Knowledge and

understanding Evaluative processes Research and

Instruments must require students to reason judgments about specific questions.Conditions: length may vary from short

response to extended

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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

communication responses, such as essays.Syllabus, p. 58

Short response/sMay assess all three criteria: Knowledge and

understanding Evaluative processes Research and

communication.

Forms: short answer paragraph response exercises responses to unseen

stimulus visual images, promotional

materials.Conditions: approximately 150 words unseen question supervised exam conditions.

Post-verification requirements

One assessment instrument from the following: response to stimulus short response/s multimodal assessment extended written response.May assess all three criteria: Knowledge and

understanding Evaluative processes Research and

communication.

Syllabus, p. 64

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 toolStudy of Religion 2008

Queensland Curriculum & Assessment AuthorityNovember 2014

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