Unit Outline

Building on the skills and knowledge developed in first year units this unit will help you to consider student need as part of planning for learning that will ensure that all students can reach their full potential. You will examine approaches for planning, assessment, and feedback and establish connections to the theories underpinning them, as well as their applicability to professional practice. You will begin to develop the skills necessary to be assessment literate. That is, having knowledge about key concepts of assessment and how they might inform your decisions about assessment as part of your classroom planning. This knowledge will enable you to use assessment effectively, make judgments to improve student learning, and evaluate your own teaching.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Elaborate and reflect on the purpose and principles of assessment and feedback in your own teaching and learning context
2	Design a constructively aligned lesson sequence based on student need and assessment data
3	Justify decision-making around teaching and learning
4	Apply professional and academic skills to communicate and transfer knowledge to an intended audience

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	EAL102 OR EDU102 OR ESH102

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Lesson Design and Evaluation	Week 9	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Reflective Learning Log	Week 14	30 %	LO1, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Quiz	Refer to Assessment Description	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Lesson Design and Evaluation

Task Description:

Please refer to MyLO for further details.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 5.1, 5.4

Task Length:

2000 words

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Embed assessment and feedback in a lesson sequence (30%)	LO1, LO2, LO4
2	Demonstrate a response to student need (20%)	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
3	Justify your decisions (40%)	LO3, LO4
4	Apply professional and academic skills to communicate and transfer knowledge to an intended audience (10%)	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Reflective Learning Log

Task Description:

Please refer to MyLO for further details.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 3.6, 3.7, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.3, 7.4

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 14

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Communicate your aspirations for teaching and learning (30%)	LO1, LO3, LO4
2	Reflect on peer feedback as a resource to justify decision-making around teaching and learning (30%)	LO3, LO4
3	Demonstrate the development of your own assessment literacy (30%)	LO1, LO3, LO4
4	Apply professional and academic skills to communicate and transfer knowledge to an intended audience (10%)	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Quiz

Task Description:

Further information about the task will be available in the unit.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5

Task Length:

500 words equivalent

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate knowledge of theoretical perspectives of planning, assessment, and feedback (50%)	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Apply knowledge of data collection, feedback, and assessment to respond to questions about planning (50%)	LO1, LO2, LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.