Assessment Program Audit Tool - Latin 2008

Assessment Program Audit Tool - Latin 2008

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Latin 2008

The purpose of this audit tool is to enable schools to compare the requirements of their assessment program with the minimum assessment requirements of the syllabus, and to subsequently consider possible amendments to their school work program.

Assessment instruments required in Year 12(including objectives and dimensions assessed) / Conditions required by the syllabus, e.g. word length, time, genre / School assessment instruments(including objectives and dimensions assessed) / Conditions in school work program / Variations
Refer to syllabus verification and post-verification requirements / Refer to the syllabus assessment section / Refer to the school’s approved work program / Refer to the school’s approved work program / How does the school’s assessment program differ from syllabus requirements?
Verification requirements
Minimum of sevenand a maximum of eight instruments demonstrating a variety of techniques over a range of topics, including:
  • three written translations of continuous passages of Latin into English conducted under supervised conditions, at least one unseen
  • three reading comprehension tests (one unseen)
  • one research assignment.
/ Syllabus, p. 37 / School assessment program
Assessment categories
Reading comprehension tests
General objectives assessed:
  • Language knowledge and application
  • Complex reasoning
/ Instruments require students to read and understand continuous passages of authentic Latin by a variety of authors.
Conditions:
  • seen and unseen
Syllabus, pp.28, 37
Written translation tests
General objectives assessed:
  • Language knowledge and application
  • Complex reasoning
  • Communication skills
/ Instruments must allow students to translate continuous passages of Latin into English
Conditions:
  • supervised
  • seen and unseen
Syllabus, pp.29, 37
Short response tests
General objectives assessed:
  • Language knowledge and application
  • Communication skills
/ Syllabus, p.29
Research assignment
General objectives assessed:
  • Complex reasoning
  • Communication skills
/ Syllabus, p. 29
Oral and multimedia presentations
General objectives assessed:
  • Complex reasoning
  • Communication skills
/ Syllabus, p. 29
Post-verification requirements
One assessment instrument, which may be either a translation or a reading comprehension / Conditions as above, relevant to the technique chosen
Syllabus, p.37

Summary

Where the school’s assessment plan differs from the minimum syllabus requirements, consider:

  • are these choices the most effective way to gather information about student learning?
  • what is the rationale behind these school decisions?
  • what changes could be made to the school’s work program?

More information

Please email or phone (07) 3864 0375.

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