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Science – Areas for Assessment

Knowing and understanding
Activities: Australian Fossil Site Brochure, Earthquakes Database, Contribution of scientific research to society, Solving Problems using Practical Chemistry
Planning and conducting investigations
Activities: Earthquakes Database, Planning an Individual Controlled Investigation, Student research project, Student research project report, Contribution of scientific research to society, Solving Problems using Practical Chemistry, Performing a First - Hand Investigation
Problem-solving
Activities: Planning an Individual Controlled Investigation, Student research project, Solving Problems using Practical Chemistry, Performing a First - Hand Investigation
Communicating
Activities: Australian Fossil Site Brochure, Student research project, Student research project report, Contribution of scientific research to society, Performing a First - Hand Investigation

Areas for assessment provide a framework for structuring an assessment program, and may be used for reporting student achievement. They are derived from the course objectives, so they are linked to the course outcomes. Areas for assessment can be used as organisers for assessment of student achievement.

Good assessment practice involves designing quality assessment activities that enable students to demonstrate their achievements. Teachers can use the areas for assessment when designing an assessment activity, to ensure it is assessing performance in relation to a grouping of outcomes.

In designing the assessment schedule for a course, teachers may find it useful to map each planned assessment activity to one or more of the areas for assessment. This allows teachers to ensure that assessment in relation to outcomes can occur across the year in a manageable way.

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