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Learn how the Assessment Bank enhances school-based assessment processes with teaching, learning resources, and guidelines. Discover how to effectively use the QCAR Framework in your classroom.
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Workshop 8 The Assessment Bank Supporting school-based assessment
content technical capabilities. When you hear the words “Assessment Bank”, what are your expectations regarding its:
Workshop aims • To provide information about the Assessment Bank • To show how the Assessment Bank can support teaching, learning and school-based assessment
What is the Assessment Bank? The Assessment Bank is an online collection of assessments and resources that are linked to the Essential Learnings and Standards and used to support teaching, learning and school-based assessment.
Why have an Assessment Bank? • To support school-based assessment • To model assessment using Essential Learnings and Standards • To model a variety of assessments and resources
How are assessments presented? • Student booklet • Teacher guidelines • Assessment-related resources (where applicable) • Guide to making judgments • Indicative A response • Sample responses (when available)
Sequence teaching & learning Use feedback Make judgments Identify curriculum Develop assessment
Guide to making judgments Task-specific assessable elements Assessable elements Task-specific descriptions of the expected qualities of student learningto be demonstrated Provision for feedback
Guide to making judgments Assessable elements Task-specific assessable elements Task-specific descriptors that signpost the discernable differences in the quality of student performance along a continuum.
Sample responses Annotations describe how the sample matches the task-specific descriptors Student response
What is a resource? Classroom resource Professional resource
Teachers may choose to use the assessments and resources: • as they are, or adapt to suit local needs • as a springboard for developing new assessments and resources • as a basis for conversations with parents, educators and other school communities.
Curriculum leaders may choose to: • encourage educators to access the Assessment Bank • provide professional development in the use of the Assessment Bank • facilitate conversations with parents, educators and other school committees using examples from the Assessment Bank • develop opportunities for teachers to moderate student work.
Discussion How can the Assessment Bank support teaching, learning and assessment in my classroom and school?
User Log in www.qsa.qld.edu.au > Assessment > QCAR > Assessment Bank
What are the main features of the Assessment Bank? Favourites Personalised home page Previous searches and downloads Search for assessments and resources Profile-based links
Assessment search When KLA Languages is selected, the Language levels appear: Easy to use and flexible
Assessment search results Overview of assessment
Assessment package details Assessment content in multiple formats View assessment documents Add assessments to your Library Cart
Resource search Search for resources Professional resources & classroom resources
More information on the QCAR Framework Website: www.qsa.qld.edu.au Email: office@qsa.qld.edu.au