Out of this World - Level 4 Sample Unit

Assessment

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

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

Further information on these can be found at: Assessment and Reporting.

When assessing student achievement, assessment criteria can be developed from relevant standards and associated tasks or activities. The table below shows a range of assessment criteria, tools and strategies applicable to this unit. Teachers could choose to use some or all of these or use the unit to assess other standards.

Standards	Assessment criteria (Examples)	Evidence
Interpersonal Development Working in teams	Ability to: take on different roles and responsibilities within a group contribute ideas to class and group discussion	Teacher observations and records of student contributions to class discussion and working in different roles in teams
Personal learning Managing personal learning	identify and reflect on personal learning preferences	Journals for reflecting on different roles undertaken in group work
Science Science knowledge and understanding	work on set tasks with a time frame research scientific information report on research in a clear and sequential way	Research on solar system for a fact sheet, brochure and presentation Teacher observations and records on processes used in research (Activity 2)
Communication Listening, viewing and responding	ask questions in order to clarify information	Teacher observations and records on skills and processes (Activities 4 and 5)
Communication Presenting	use ICT to design a personalised brochure present ideas sequentially and logically	Published brochure for elements used to persuade (language, content, graphics) (Activity 4) Multimedia presentation (Activities 4 and 6)
Design, Creativity and Technology Investigating and designing	generate ideas that contribute to a design brief	Teacher observation and records of design brief (Activity 3)
Design, Creativity and Technology Analysing and evaluating	modify ideas in response to peer feedback	Reflective journals (Activity 2)
Information and Communications Technology ICT for communicating	use relevant images to enhance multimedia presentation develop an effective layout of information for the intended audience for the multimedia presentation accurately proof read and format text	Selection of software, use of graphics and layout (Activity 4)
Thinking Processes Reasoning, processing and inquiry	develop their own questions for investigation check information for accuracy distinguish between fact and opinion	Teacher observations and records on research processes and discussion within groups (Activities 1, 2 and 3)

See the Assessment resource for advice on developing rubrics.