Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework

Develop assessment
Type of assessment What will be assessed
The students will not be formally assessed at this stage. The evidence that will be reviewed would be anecdotal notes of group discussions and anecdotal notes of group participation.

Make judgments
When it will be assessed
This assessment will take place at the beginning of the unit, and will be identified in the Motivate, Explore and Frame, Negotiate and Identify stage.

Purpose of assessment
The purpose of this assessment is to evaluate students knowledge before any main instruction takes place.

Assessable elements
Knowledge and Understanding: previous knowledge. Implementing and Applying: previous knowledge to complete the task.

Diagnostic

Formative

This assessment will take place The students will be assessed during the unit via throughout the whole unit, and the work they complete in their MAPPING MY will take place in various lesson WORLD booklet. This is an individual piece of modules. assessment and anecdotal notes will be taken on student progress.

The purpose of this assessment is to evaluate and identify areas of weakness and strength that may be evident.

Knowledge and Understanding: of aspects that come together to form a map. Planning: of relativity and position

Summative

This assessment task will take Ability to recognise basic maps and place in the take action stage symbols An understanding of symbols to represent (lesson 14). places Cardinal directions Identify key aspects of a town and appropriate relative positions of these aspects

The purpose of this assessment is to evaluate and assess students understanding of certain aspects that contribute to form a simple map.

Knowledge and Understanding: of the aspects that form a map. Planning: the ability to plan a town. Implementing and Applying: Implementing the appropriate aspects that form a map. Applying previous knowledge to form a directional map. Reflecting: Using newly formed knowledge to make decisions that reflect their choices that formed the students map.

QCAR Professional Development Package

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