EXTENDED TRIAL PILOT SYLLABUS

SUGGESTIONS FOR A PROCESS TO HELP DETERMINE INTERIM AND EXIT LOAs FOR THE ETP PHYSICS SYLLABUS

  1. Use the attached version [page 2] of the ETP exit standards and copy for each student.
  2. As each piece of assessment is graded, for each dot point (sub-criteria) of the Exit Standards, shade in empty boxes under each dot point, AND include the task type & / or question numbers.
  3. Keep this record for use, and updating, throughout the year.
  4. This then becomes a more transparent means of ensuring that students have covered all the dot points (sub-criteria) on more than one occasion, and gives you a visual, easy to use, method of coming up with the overall grade for the students. It does not rely on the use of a profile, which only summarizes the grades for each task, and not the dot points of the exit standards.
  5. If possible include this with the students’ folios at Verification (2008 only). This will help panellists to see what you have done, thus making the whole process transparent, which is what QSA would like.
    Megg Kennedy

State Panel Chair

ETP Syllabus: 2008 Verification and Exit only.

VHA / HA / SA / LA / VLA
The student: / The student: / The student: / The student: / The student:
KCU 1 / acquires, constructs and presents K & U of qualitative quant. concepts, ideas, theories and principles in complex and challenging situations. / acquires, constructs and presents K & U of qual & quantativeconcepts, ideas, theories and principles in a complex and challenging situations. / acquires, constructs and presents K & U of qualitative and quantitative concepts, ideas, theories and principles / acquires and presents knowledge of concepts, ideas and theories and principles / recalls knowledge of physics concepts and ideas
KCU 2 / adapts and translates understandings of concepts, theories and principles / adapts understandings of concepts, theories and principles / interprets concepts, theories and principles / describes concepts and information in processes and phenomena / makes statements about information and data
KCU 3 / elucidates the physics in a range of situations and evaluates the validity of physics propositions / explains the physics in a range of situations and evaluates physics propositions / identifies the physics in situations and makes statements on physics propositions / identifies the physics in situations
KCU4 / applies algorithms and integrates concepts, principles, theories and schema to find solutions predictions in complex challengingsituations. / applies algorithms and link concepts, principles, theories and schema to solve prob. and pursue solns and predictions in comp. chall. situations. / applies algorithms, principles, theories and schema to problem solving and to predicting outcomes / applies algorithms, principles and schema / applies given algorithms
KCU5 / generates, critically evaluates and justifies feasible decisions, alternatives and explanations / generates, evaluates and justifies feasible alternatives and explanations / generates feasible alternatives and explanations / provides explanations / attempts explanations
ST 1 / designs and refines investigations, manages research tasks effectively and efficiently and identifies and applies risk man. procedures / designs investigations, manages research tasks and identifies and applies safety procedures / manages a plan to conduct research tasks and applies safety procedures / follows a given plan to conduct aspects of a research task and follows safe practices / follows given procedures and safety instructions
ST 2 / selects and adapts equipment to suit intent and applies technology to gather and record valid data and information with discrimination / selects and adapts equipment and applies technology to gather and record valid data and information / selects equipment and uses technology to gather and record data and information / uses equipment and technology to gather and record data and information / uses equipment to gather data
ST 3 / uses clear and concise vocabulary and scientific terminology with discrimination to clarify ideas and communicate information / uses clear and concise vocabulary and scientific terminology to communicate ideas and information / uses clear vocabulary and scientific terminology to communicate information / communicates information using scientific terminology / communicates information
SI 1 / generates valid researchable questions and formulates testable hypotheses / generates valid researchable questions and proposes hypotheses / generates researchable questions / generates valid researchable questions and formulates testable hypotheses / generates valid researchable questions and proposes hypotheses
SI 2 / identifies relationships between trends, patterns, errors and anomalies in data and information / identifies trends patterns errors and anomalies in data and information / identifies obvious trends, patterns, errors and anomalies in data and information / identifies obvious patterns and errors in data and information / records data and information
SI 3 / systematically analyses 1° & 2° information showing links to underlying concepts / analyses primary and secondary information recognising underlying concepts / analyses primary and secondary data and information / collects and collates information about the area of investigation / seeks information about the area of investigation
SI 4 / generates justified conclusions, reasoned solutions and supported decisions / generates conclusions, reasoned solutions and supported decisions / generates conclusions and solutions
SI 5 / critically eval. investig’n reflects on adequacy of data collected proposes refinements. / evaluates the investigation and reflects on the adequacy of the data collected. / discusses investigations / makes statements about the investigation / describes data and information
Overall