Assessment
Welcome to the Stage 6 Science assessment support page.
Assessment, certification and examination manual
To access a link to the NSW Board of Studies Assessment, certification and examination manual 
Relaibility and validity
A reprint of an article that appeared in Curriculum support.
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Five key steps in writing effective science assessment tasks
Start with your teaching program and the syllabus: Identify some module content and related outcomes, the type of task and the weighting to apply.
Key question: What do I want my students to show me they know and/or can do?
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Think of what a sample response might be like.
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2. Write the task outline and instructions and identify some draft criteria.
Key question: Do the instructions tell students what I want?
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Can another teacher follow my instructions to produce what I want?
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3. Select the system of marking you will use: analytical or holistic, or a combination.
Key question: Is the type of marking suited to the type of task and the criteria I have in mind? |
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4. Write the marking guidelines, which will include the criteria and marks available.
Key question: How do the marking guidelines work with the task instructions?
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Will the marking guidelines indicate to my students how they can achieve the marks?
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5. Write a sample response and use it to review the whole task; the instructions, the marking guidelines and the outcomes to be assessed.
Key question: Are the criteria for students too specific and therefore providing too much guidance?
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