Assessment of Learning

Primary and Secondary

Enables teachers to report on the status of student learning at various points in the teaching and learning program.

Involves teachers making professional judgements of student achievement, based on evidence collected from both formal and informal measures of each student’s performance, over time on a number of assessment for learning activities.

Creative Arts

Science (secondary only)

Science and Technology (primary only)

Technology (secondary only)

Consistency using Connected Outcomes Groups (COGs)

a flexible curriculum planning, programming and assessing framework
The curriculum planning framework and programming support, including COGs, assists schools in managing the curriculum for all six key learning areas across the stages of primary schooling. The framework includes connected outcomes groups (COGs) for the key learning areas of HSIE, SciTech, Creative Arts and PDHPE. Programming support is provided for English and Mathematics, in accordance with the Eltis recommendation that priority be given to the teaching of English and Mathematics.

Connected Outcomes Groups (COGs) for the key learning areas of HSIE, SciTech, Creative Arts and PDHPE:

naturally connect through similar content, processes or skills
make programming manageable by connecting similar content, processes and skills
connect ideas for students to maximise their learning
allow the curriculum to be taught more efficiently
ensure a balanced coverage of all key learning areas.

For more information about the Curriculum Planning Framework and Programming Support go to: Time to teach. Work samples for the COGs units are available.