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Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework. Workshop 4. Understanding the Standards. Workshop aims. To develop an understanding of the Standards and their role within the QCAR Framework. The five components of the QCAR Framework. Knowledge and understanding.
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Workshop 4 Understanding the Standards
Workshop aims To develop an understanding of the Standards and their role within the QCAR Framework
Knowledge and understanding Ways of working
Assessable elements: • the focus of assessment • the valued features of the KLA
Assessable elements SCIENCE • Knowledge and understanding • Investigating • Communicating • Reflecting SOSE • Knowledge and understanding • Investigating • Communicating • Participating • Reflecting
Assessable elements and descriptors Assessable elements identify the valued features of the KLA about which evidence of student learning is collected and assessed Descriptors identify the qualities associated with each assessable element, for each A – E grade
Assessable elements and descriptors • support teachers to make judgments about the quality of student achievement • help develop consistency of teacher judgments
Consider this example:Year 7 ‘Food webs’ task Which Science assessable elements would relate to this task? How could more specific information be added to the assessable elements to more closely reflect the task?
More information on the QCAR Framework Website: www.qsa.qld.edu.au Email: office@qsa.qld.edu.au