An Enterprising Idea – Level 6 Sample Unit

Assessment

The Victorian Essential Learning Standards support a combination of assessment practices:

Assessment of learning (summative)
Assessment for learning (formative)
Assessment as learning (formative).

The assessment tasks in this unit focus on collection of evidence of student learning for summative purposes. Some components could also be used to support assessment for learning and assessment as learning.

Assessment guide

When assessing student achievement, assessment criteria can be developed from relevant standards and associated tasks or activity. The table below shows the assessment criteria related to the assessment task/s and relevant standards and the expected evidence to be used as the basis for assessment.

The table can also be used to assist teachers to make judgments about whether students are working at the standard (achieved the standard), progressing towards the standard (have not met expectations of the standard) or progressing beyond the standard (have exceeded expectations of the standard) for specific assessment criteria. It is provided as a guide only and may be adapted or modified to suit particular classrooms and/or student reporting.

See the Teaching, learning and assessment advice for advice on developing rubrics.

Assessment task: An enterprising idea

Evidence	Element of the standard	Assessment criteria	Progressing towards the standard	At the standard	Progressing beyond the standard
The Humanities – Economics – Economic reasoning and interpretation
Developing an enterprising idea worksheet. (Activity 2) Brochure or webpage. (Activity 3)	… use relevant economic concepts and relationships to evaluate economic propositions and proposals.	Ability to understand the factors that should be considered when establishing a small business.	Limited understanding of the factors that should be considered when establishing a small business.	Sound understanding of the factors that should be considered when establishing a small business.	Extensive understanding of the factors that should be considered when establishing a small business.
		Ability to use appropriate terminology.	Limited use of economic terms and concepts.	Use of economic terms and concepts consistent with purpose.	Use of economic terms and concepts is integral to development of ideas and purpose.
Interpersonal Development – Working in teams
Reflection on teamwork worksheet. (Activity 4)	… record their reflections on the effectiveness of learning in a team.	Ability to reflect upon the strengths and weaknesses of working in a team	Describes individual and team contributions with limited reflection and specific examples.	Critically reflects on individual and team contributions.	Demonstrates insight into successful teamwork characteristics.
Information and Communications Technology – ICT for creating
Gantt chart & task table. (Activity 2) Project plan evaluation worksheet. (Activity 3)	... use ICT to devise detailed plans that sequence tasks to be done, resources needed and timelines for completion.	Ability to produce a project plan that sequences and lists tasks, timelines and resources.	With assistance, produces a project plan with some of the required elements included.	In consultation with the team, independently produces a project plan which includes all required elements.	Demonstrates and explains to others how the project plan was developed using ICT skills and procedures.
Brochure or webpage. (Activity 3)	… as team members students apply a range of techniques, equipment and procedures to minimise the … time of processing ICT solutions and maximise the accuracy, clarity and completeness of the information. Their products demonstrate a clear sense of purpose and respect for the audience.	Ability to use either desktop publishing software or webpage authoring software to appropriately and consistently, ensuring the brochure or webpage is accurate, complete and demonstrates a sense of purpose.	With assistance, produces either a brochure or webpage with some inconsistency and inaccuracies.	In consultation with the team, produces a brochure or webpage which is consistent in layout, complete, accurate and demonstrates a sense of purpose.	Demonstrates and explains to others how a range of techniques and procedures were used to produce a brochure or webpage which is consistent in layout, complete, accurate and demonstrates a sense of purpose.