Assessment program audit tool
For Authority subjects

Physics 2007

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
A minimum of four instruments and a maximum of six instruments demonstrating a range of techniques including:
  • at least one, but no more than two, extended experimental investigations
  • at least one supervised assessment.
With at least one instrument that is derived from a
Year 12 contextualised unit. / Syllabus, p. 30 / School assessment program
Extended experimental investigation (EEI)
Aspects of all criteria should be evident:
  • Knowledge and conceptual understanding (KCU)
  • Investigative processes (IP)
  • Evaluating and concluding (EC).
/ Format:
  • written, spoken or multimodal response that demonstrates aspects of each of the three criteria
  • written: 1000–1500 words
  • spoken: 4-5 minutes
  • multimodal: 5-7 minutes[1]
Syllabus, p. 22
Supervised assessment (SA)
May draw on one, two or three of the following criteria:
  • Knowledge and conceptual understanding (KCU)
  • Investigative processes (IP)
  • Evaluating and concluding (EC)
/ Short items:
  • multiple-choice items or short paragraph (up to 50 words)
Practical exercises:
  • using graphs, tables, diagrams etc.
Paragraph responses:
  • explanation of greater complexity (between 50 and 150 words)
Response to seen and unseen stimulus material:
  • extended pieces of writing.
Conditions:
  • Recommended time:
    1.5–2 hours
  • Extended response:
    600–800 words.
Syllabus, p. 24
Extended response task (ERT) (Optional)
Aspects of each of the threecriteria should be evident:
  • Knowledge and conceptual understanding (KCU)
  • Investigative processes (IP)
  • Evaluating and concluding (EC).
/ Format:
  • written, spoken or multimodal response that demonstrates aspects of each of the three criteria
  • written: 1000–1500 words
  • spoken: 4-5 minutes
  • multimodal: 5-7 minutes[2]
Syllabus, p. 25
Post-verification requirements
At least one instrument from the following:
  • extended response task
  • supervised assessment
  • extended experimental investigation.
It is desirable for the assessment instrument to include all criteria. / Syllabus, p. 31

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.

Assessment program audit tool
Physics 2007 / Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority
November 2014
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[1] Refer to QSA Memo 018/14 for changes to the Chemistry and Physics syllabuses in assessment conditions.

[2] Refer to QSA Memo 018/14 for changes to the Chemistry and Physics syllabuses in assessment conditions.