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New South Wales

  • Assessment Resource Centre
    [Board of Studies, NSW]
    ‘The aim of this website is to support and enhance professional practice in the assessment and reporting of student achievement across Years K to 12. It has been developed primarily for teachers, although parents and students will also find it useful.’ Covers school sections, A to E Grading, Assessment Links, a Glossary of Terms and a section on Assessment for Learning in the new Years 7-10 Syllabuses.
    Highly Recommended !
  • Assessment Certification and Examination [ACE] Manual
    Downloadable .pdf version from the Board of Studies.
  • Assessment and Reporting [CEC]
    [Catholic Education Commission]
    Covers Assessment and Reporting within the Catholic Education system. Details of those involved, procedures, links [Good !] to related sources and more. Their Links Page provides access to articles and national and international links.
  • Canberra & Goulburn CEO
    ‘Assessment Data - Collection and Use Policy.’
  • Consistent Teacher Judgement
    [In action - A Resource for Schools]
    ‘Revised to reflect the Curriculum Programming and Planning, Assessing and Reporting K-12 policy. Its aim is to help establish the understandings necessary to ensure that consistent teacher judgements about student achievement can occur across all key learning areas.’ Covers consistency, moderation, assessment and reporting as well as support materials including Professional Development material.
    Highly Recommended !
  • Curriculum Planning, Programming
    [Assessing & Reporting to Parents K-12]
    ‘This website provides information to support parents, teachers and school leaders in understanding the requirements of new policy in curriculum planning and programming, assessing and reporting to parents and in planning for implementation.’ Covers policy, reporting to parents, assessment, reporting support materials, Q & As, a parent section and more. Some sections are restricted to NSW School Intranet access.
  • Entitlement
    ‘Some students require special consideration but all students are entitled to have access to syllabus outcomes, because all students are entitled to achieve success in learning.’
  • Grading and Reporting Student Achievement from 2006
    Information from the Board of Studies, referring to the A to E rankings.
  • HSC Assessment
    [in a Standards-Referenced Framework - A Guide to Best Practice]
    ‘This document has been produced to assist schools and teachers in continuing to design and implement good policies and procedures for the Higher School Certificate Assessment Program. It will also assist in the evaluation of the effectiveness of current practices. It builds on earlier documents in this field.’
  • ICVET
    ‘Enriching professional practice in VET teaching and learning to support the learning needs of the future workforce.’
  • K-6 Assessment
    Details as well as special links
  • Principles for Assessment & Reporting
    In New South Wales Government Schools.
  • School Based Student Reporting [SBSR] software
    ‘The Department has developed software to support the generation of student reports. The School Based Student Reporting software version 3.0 [SBSR3] is a web-based application. This software meets the Department’s requirements for reporting to parents. Version 3.1 will report student achievement on either an A-E scale or using word descriptors.’ Information is provided, but access to detailed information is only available through the Department’s Intranet. You can, however, access a range of Flash Video Tutorials regarding the use of the software. For each, there is both the video and a transcript of the contents.
  • Standards-referenced Assessment in Primary Schools
    ‘Information about the assessment of student progress against specified standards, commonly known as standards-referenced assessment. It looks at four key questions.’ Also includes a reference bibliography.
  • Yrs 7-12 Assessment
    Details as well as special links.

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

  • Assessment & Reporting
    A range of topics are covered, which include the 2008 Assessment and Reporting package for schools, that can be downloaded in Word format, and provides current details.
  • Assessing, Monitoring and Reporting
    [English Learning Area]
    Covers a range of topics with a further linkages to related areas.
  • Assessment : Principles
    Tabulated information relating to Learning, Teaching & Assessment.
  • Kindergarten Development Check
    ‘Is designed to assist teachers in the early identification of any Kindergarten student who is at risk of not achieving expected developmental outcomes and may require a specific intervention program and/or support from specific support personnel. A set of 21 identified critical core markers determines whether a student is deemed at risk of not achieving expected developmental outcomes.’ For Support Materials go to this site. Most links provide .pdf downloads.
  • Reporting and Assessment
    Progress reports, Kindergarten Development Check, PIPS and statewide testing information.
  • Reporting to Parents Taskforce
    Recommendations are being implemented in 2008. This Word download provides relevant information regarding the procedure.
  • Tasmanian Curriculum 2008 and the Essential Learnings
    ‘This chart outlines the main changes from the Essential Learnings Framework to the Tasmanian Curriculum. For further details look at the summary below or access the relevant syllabus and support materials.’
  • Tasmanian Qualifications Authority
    ‘Advises the Minister about matters relating to qualifications; issues consolidated statements of qualifications, including the Tasmanian Certificate of Education [TCE]; accredits courses for senior secondary education, vocational education & training and higher education; …

Victoria

  • About the Student Report Cards
    This is a Student Report Card Brochure for parents and can be downloaded in .pdf format. There is also a Fact Sheet which details the changes made in 2007.
  • Assessment and Reporting
    Assessment for the Victorian Essential Learning Standards. Covers a school planning guide, an integrated approach aid and looks at the Stages of Learning and Levels.
  • Assessment Resource
    ‘Designed to provide further assessment advice, ideas and strategies for teachers working with the Victorian Essential Learning Standards sample units.’
  • Blueprint for Government Schools
    [Assessment & Reporting]
    ‘Advice on Assessment and on Reporting should be considered in conjunction with the Curriculum Planning Guidelines, the Victorian Essential Learning Standards and the Principles of Learning and Teaching P-12’. For access to the inital information go to the original site.
  • Curriculum Planning Guidelines [Prep to Y10]
    Includes sections on Continuous Monitoring and Evaluation & Review for whole school, groups and individuals.
  • Curriculum Planning Guidelines [Y10 to Y12]
    Includes sections on Continuous Monitoring and Evaluation & Review for whole school, groups and individuals.
  • Guidelines for Assessment in the Catholic School P-12
    Click on ‘CECV Policy Index’, then look for 1.15 & 1.15b.
  • Knowledgebank
    ‘A knowledge sharing resource for Victorians in education and training’.
  • Measuring Academic Progress Against Each KLA
    .PDF document detailing this for students with disabilities.
  • new !Multi Domain Assessment Tasks
    ‘A process for teachers to develop multi domain assessment tasks based on sound design principles and guidelines is provided. The sample tasks were developed by teachers for teachers. This resource focuses on the process of designing quality multi domain assessment tasks. It includes : Principles for quality task design, Design guidelines, Teacher acknowledgements and The sample tasks.’
  • Parent-Teacher Interviews
    ‘Here are tips for getting the most out of parent-teacher interviews.’
  • Prep to Year 10 Assessment
    Covers advice, Assessment and Reporting for the Victorian Essential Learning Standards and AIM.
  • Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
    Covers P-12.
  • Victorian Essential Learning Standards
    ‘The Learning Standards will assist school communities to make decisions about their curriculum programs and inform approaches to teaching and learning and assessment.’ For a .pdf download go to a second site.
  • Victorian Qualifications Authority
    ‘The statutory body in Victoria responsible for developing and monitoring standards for education and training after Year 10 [excluding higher education]. We accredit new qualifications, and are responsible for approving the education and training providers who offer them.’
  • Writing Guide for Student Report Cards
    A Word document which covers what are seen as the essentials, writing comments for each section/subject, previews of sample reports and writing checklist.
    Well presented !
  • Years 10 to 12 Assessment
    ‘There are a number of assessment processes that apply to the different paths that students take at this stage of learning.’ They are all linked from here.

Western Australia

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A - F

  1. Assessment & Reporting Software
    Software packages available or used in Australia. Many are Fee-based, sometimes expensive.
    • EasyReporter
      Links with OASIS.
    • Freeware - the following cover varying aspects of assessment and/or reporting :
      • ClassRoom Portals [formerly Classroom Windows]
        ‘Designed to make your record keeping and grading much easier.’ Designed by school teachers.
      • Grade Book
        ‘This program is your basic grade book, if you can use a regular paper grade book then you can use this program.’
      • Teacher’s Report Assistant
        ‘A totally Free time saving utility for teachers who word process student reports.’
      • UTGrade
        Full featured reporting & assessment program from the University of Toronto.
    • Kidmap :
    • MarkBook - Assessment & Reporting System
    • Report 2.0
      ‘A state-of-the-art curriculum management and school reporting system for all schools and educational institutions. selected by the NSW Government as a Contract Supplier for School Reporting Applications.’
    • Report Designer
      Australian designed reporting program. Free trial available though the program is Fee-based.
    • ReportMaker
    • SNIP
      Software to manage students with special needs and learning disabilities.
  2. Documents
    Web documents relating to assessment and/or Reporting.

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G - L

  1. General Sites & Portals :
    • A Collection of Assessment Strategies
      ‘Each portion of this section describes and analyses a particular type of assessment strategy, then lists sources of further information. Following those discussions, samples show how each type of strategy might be used at various grade levels.’ Created by the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development.
    • Assessment for Learning
      Curriculum Corporation. Looks at the topic, assessment tasks, professional development and provides links to assessment and world information. Their General Links page has annotated links grouped under headings from books to learning styles.
    • Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment
      ‘The association for all those with a professional interest in improving learning and teaching through assessment. The aim of the Association is to promote pupil achievement through the processes of effective assessment, recording and reporting.’ UK based but containing a lot of usable resources and information.
    • Curriculum Corporation : Assessment Services
      Listing of those available.
    • Educational Assessment Australia
      ‘EAA specialises in large-scale assessment programs including the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools [ICAS]. It also provides educational research and measurement services.’
    • Five Practical Guides
      [From the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne]
      Covers the following areas : Online Assessment, Assessing Large Classes, Minimising Plagiarism, Assessing Group Work and Assessing students unfamiliar with assessment practices in Australian higher education. Many have a range of strategies provided.
    • Free Online Industrial Training Skills Assessment Tool
      ‘This Online Training Tool is great for your own customized industrial test and also has a growing list of industrial related online assessment tests. Category examples are risk, quality, safety, mechanical, electrical, maintenance, engineering assessments and more.’
    • KidSolutions
      Problem-based learning activities including a section on assessment covering 3 main areas - student portfolios, self-assessment and peer assessment.
    • Online Assessment
      ‘The number of assessment pages continues to increase. There are Literacy and Numeracy questions pitched at Years 3, 5, 7, 9 as well as Science questions on Weather, Flight, Space and Earthquakes based on information at specific websites. Links to these sites are included on the relevant question pages.’ Being used by a range of schools. Registration is Free.
    • Reading Enriches Learning
      Online learning and teaching resources, including assessment checklists for specific use.
    • Resource Collection
      Bibliography by University of Western Australia. Access significant material on student assessment. Tertiary oriented.
    • Standards and Benchmarking
      [A Guide to Junior Secondary Curriculum and Credentialling in Australia and New Zealand]
      ‘What does your state/territory understand by the terms standards and benchmarking ? How are standards and benchmarks currently applied in your state/territory ?’

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M - R

  1. Professional Development
    Including courses, tutorials, documentation, … .
    • Assessment for Learning, from New Horizons
      A series of pages covering glossary, articles and more.
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    • Assessment [Deliberations]
      ‘It is thus important for teaching staff to be familiar not only with the technical aspects of the many different forms of assessment currently in use but also with their advantages and limitations and about assessment issues and concerns.’ Internal and external and external annotated links are provided.
    • Assessment, Evaluation, and Curriculum Redesign
      An online workshop providing explanation, demonstration,exploration and implementation of the concept. While US based, it provides a full workshop which could be easily used.
    • Classroom Assessment
      ‘This course is divided into 2 parts, each containing 3 lessons. Part I focuses on basic concepts and common assessments such as multiple choice and essay questions. Part II includes performance assessment, classroom interactions, and attitude surveys. Throughout the lessons, resources and techniques for integrating technology are included.’
    • Introduction to Assessment
      A good general introduction based around several sections. Each has embedded links to further information, resources, sources, etc.. From Deliberations, which ‘is an international website on issues of learning and teaching for the higher education community.’ Based at the London Metropolitan University.
    • Methods of Assessment
      Pages from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology that look at, and explain a range of assessment formats. Clear explanations, further links and references.
    • Performance Assessment :
      • Performance Assessment [1]
        ‘A great introduction that [looks at performance assessment and] issues criticisms of standardized achievement tests.’ Attached bibliography.
      • Performance Assessment [2]
        Consumer Guide from the US Department of Education. Dome some time ago, but the content is still valid.
    • Teaching for Learning - Assessment
      Main page, “Assessment” section of ‘Teaching is Learning’ from Flinders University. Main thrust is ‘Evaluation of teaching and topics must be done with a purpose. For evaluations to be effective and useful you need to clarify what is it that you want to know or to demonstrate about your teaching.’ Directed at university level staff.
    • What is Good Assessment ?
      An extensive PowerPoint presentation [4+mb] created for an American educational conference.
  2. Report Card Comments
    See the listing on the Assessment Resources page for links to multiple examples of these, But also note the warning that accompanies the listing.

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S - Z

  1. Special Types of Assessment & Reporting :
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