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Geography: assessment

Assessment ideas

Fundamental Principles in Assessment and Reporting

A series of questions and answers about assessment and reporting that provides a foundation of good assessment practices using the standards referenced approach. While the article refers to the 'New HSC' it still provides valuable reminders regarding good assessment practices.

HSC Assessment

• Summary paper - doc (159 kb) // pdf (122 kb)

A summary of articles written by Curriculum Support during the implementation of the 'New HSC'. It contains relevant and useful information regarding assessment using a standards referenced approach.

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 written during the implementation of the 'New HSC'. It contains relevant and useful information regarding assessment using a standards referenced approach.

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.

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