Senior Secondary Reform Team, DECS Curriculum Services The subject outline Assessment Types school based 70%, external assessment 30% Assessment Design

Senior Secondary Reform Team, DECS Curriculum Services

The subject outlineThe subject outline

Assessment Typesschool based 70%, external assessment 30%

Assessment Design CriteriaTeachers look for evidence

Specific features Of each Assessment Design Criteria

Performance StandardsLevels of achievement against the specific features

2011


Your program? Your program? Legal StudiesLegal Studies

assessment design criteria?

assessment numbers?

assessment quantity

assessment types?

Inquiry

Folio

Examination

Knowledge and understandingInquiry,

Evaluation Communication

Inquiry 1500 words

Exam 3 hours

6-8 folio assessmentsone Investigation one externally marked exam

8-10 tasks Folio 600 words each task

Legal Studies Subject Outline 2011 Learning RequirementsIn this subject, students are expected to: In this subject, students are expected to:• display knowledge and understanding of the influences that have shaped the Australian

legal system • know and understand legal principles, processes, and structures• recognise how the Australian legal system responds to diverse groups in the community • demonstrate civic literacy through inquiry into the legal system • evaluate how the changing global community influences the Australian legal system• evaluate the ways in which legal issues shape and are shaped by society now, and how they

may do so in the future• communicate informed observations and opinions on contemporary legal issues and

debates, using legal terminology and appropriate acknowledgment of sources.


Assessment in Stage 2 Legal Assessment in Stage 2 Legal Studies begins with..Studies begins with..


The assessment The assessment components and typescomponents and types

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Legal Studies Subject Outline 2011 Learning RequirementsIn this subject, students are expected to:• display knowledge and understanding of the influences that have shaped the

Australian legal system • know and understand legal principles, processes, and structures• recognise how the Australian legal system responds to diverse groups in the

community • demonstrate civic literacy through inquiry into the legal system • evaluate how the changing global community influences the Australian legal

system• evaluate the ways in which legal issues shape and are shaped by society

now, and how they may do so in the future• communicate informed observations and opinions on contemporary legal

issues and debates, using legal terminology and appropriate acknowledgment of sources.


Assessment Design Assessment Design CriteriaCriteria

Evaluation}

Knowledge and Understanding}

Communication}

Inquiry}

Assessment Design Criteria – Specific features

Knowledge and UnderstandingKU1 Knowledge and understanding of relevant influences on the Australian legal system.KU2 Knowledge and understanding of legal principles, processes, and structures. KU3 Recognition and understanding of ways in which the Australian legal system responds to diverse

groups in the community.InquiryI1 Location, critical selection, documentation, and application of relevant sources.I2 Developing informed and considered recommendations for change within Australia’s legal processes and

structures.Evaluation:E1 Evaluation of global influences on the Australian legal system.E2 Evaluation of the ways in which legal issues shape and are shaped by society now, and how they may do so

in the future.E3 Evaluation of principles, processes, and structures in legal systems.E4 Evaluation of legal issues or concepts through discussion and illustration of opposing arguments to reach an

informed conclusion. CommunicationC1 Accuracy and coherence in communication of informed observations and opinions on contemporary legal

issues and debates, using different forms.C2 Use of legal terminology, indicating understanding.C3 Appropriate acknowledgment of sources.


Inquiry (I1)

A standardAstute and critical location, selection, documentation,

and application of relevant sources.


at grades A-E.at grades A-E.




Inquiry (I1)B standardConsidered and critical location, selection,

documentation, and application of relevant sources.




Inquiry (I1)C standardConsidered location, selection, documentation, and

application of relevant sources.




Inquiry (I1)D standardSome thought given to the location, selection,

documentation, and/or application of sources.




Inquiry (I1)

E standardSome recognition of the need to locate, select,

document, and apply relevant sources.

What is being assessed

The subject outline says that all Assessment Design Criteria are covered in the folio tasks, but not all of them or all of the specific features need to be addressed in each task

The teacher could decide that these specific features did not apply to this task

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= C/C+

Assessment using marks

Assessment using the performance standards

“on balance”, grade = C/C+

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Learning and Assessment Plan

This task

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Learning and Assessment Plan

Where does it fit?

Is everything addressed?

Documents

Senior Secondary Reform Team, DECS Curriculum Services The subject outline Assessment Types school based 70%, external assessment 30% Assessment Design