Business Studies: assessment

Sample assessment task

Assessment task example for the syllabus topic Marketing - doc (82 kb) // pdf (60 kb)

Assessment ideas

Programming and school assessment packages for the new HSC
Article from Curriculum Support 1999 Volume 4 No.2
The article discusses impact on all aspects of HSC work from the decision in Securing Their Future, the Government's white paper on the HSC, to move to standards-referenced assessment in the HSC. Student performance in the HSC examinations is to be reported against explicit standards. The standard of this performance is represented in the mark, bands and descriptors for each subject, as indicated in the Examination, Assessment and Reporting Supplements for each subject.

HSC checklist
Article from Curriculum Support 2001 Volume 6 No.1
A suggested HSC checklist for now and for continued development.

Taking a look at assessment and reporting in 2000
Article from Curriculum Support 1999 Volume 4 No.3
A series of questions and answers to faqs about assessment and reporting.

HSC Assessment

Summary paper - doc (159 kb) // pdf (122 kb)
This is a single paper that puts the following articles in a continuum for teachers of HSC subjects.
Designing an assessment program for the new HSC
Article from Curriculum Support 2000 Volume 5 No.1
Suggested steps to assist teachers in developing an internal assessment program for the HSC.
Developing assessment tasks
Article from Curriculum Support 2000 Volume 5 No.2
This article provides some ideas on how teachers can begin to design assessment tasks based on a standards referenced approach. It is taken as given that a school subject assessment program has been established which meets the Board of Studies requirements for components and weightings.
Marking guidelines: Getting them right?
Article from Curriculum Support 2000 Volume 5 No.3
An article in response to teachers wanting to know exactly what has to be done so that they can get it right for their students and their school.
Providing meaningful feedback on assessment tasks
Article from Curriculum Support 2000 Volume 5 No.1
The comments in this article are based on that issue, New HSC Assessment and Reporting Bulletin No 4: Establishing sound assessment practices & providing meaningful feedback.
Model for school assessment tasks with work samples Modern History: Preliminary Course
Article from Curriculum Support 2001 Volume 6 No.2
An example of school assessment task with work samples. For the purposes of this article only the essay part of the task is being discussed. The number of outcomes has been reduced and marking guidelines have been modified to suit the purposes of this discussion.

Assessment: A Standards-Referenced Approach
New HSC bulletin article (pdf - 491kb)
This article outlines the key elements in using a standards-referenced approach for assessment and reporting in the New Higher School Certificate.

A standards-referenced model
New HSC bulletin article (pdf - 41kb)
A standards-referenced model, an integrated approach OHT.

Quality assessment tasks
New HSC bulletin article (pdf -37kb)
Key points in developing quality assessment tasks.

Consistency of teacher judgement
New HSC bulletin article (pdf - 27kb)
Key point that enhance consistency of teacher judgement are outlined.

Assessment, a paper by J. Tognolini
New HSC bulletin article (pdf -39kb)
A discussion of the view that assessment is the process of collecting information for a specific purpose.

A Standards Referenced approach to assessment for the new HSC
New HSC bulletin article (pdf -33kb)
Tognolini continues the discussion on assessment.

Making the most of the HSC standards packages
Article from Curriculum Support 2002 Volume 7 No.3
An article discussing many teachers apprehension about the first HSC under the standards referenced approach.

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