Lesson Number

Of, As or For

Description of
Assessment

Purpose

1-11

As

Learning Journal: After

each lesson the
students will be
required to uniquely
answer the inquiry
question that the
teacher has proposed.

For

For

Assessment for
learning will be used in
this lesson as the
students will be
creating a Venn
Diagram. They will be
assessed on their
record of the
similarities &
differences of the past
& present context of
the school, in
conjunction with their
entry in their learning
journal for the lesson.
Assessment for
learning will be used in
this lesson as the
students will be
researching and
creating a digital poster
demonstrating their
knowledge of why
historical landmarks
are important to their
local community.

The purpose of this

assessment task is to
provide continuous
feedback from all
students in a medium
that is discreet &
confidential. It allows
the educator to
reflect on feedback
and plan for future
lessons. This also
allows students to
reflect on their own
learning.
This assessment
piece will provide an
opportunity for
students to
demonstrate their
ability to differentiate
past & present, and
how the past has
helped shaped the
world they live in.

The purpose of this

assessment is to
demonstrate their
current knowledge of
landmarks that are
important to their
local community
through the use of
ICT. This digital
poster will be
assessed against the
learning intentions for
this lesson. Students
will be at a
satisfactory level if

they acknowledge
why landmarks are
important in the local
community.
7

For

Assessment for
learning will be
evaluated in this lesson
as the students will be
assessed on their
understanding of
totems through their
mind-maps and the
development of totems.

Students will be
assessed against the
learning intentions of
the lesson. Students
understanding of
connections to
places/people/objects
in their mind map
should be consistent
with their created
totem.

9&10

As & Of

Assessment as
learning:
Students will be
provided a selfchecklist to scaffold
their thinking in the
summative assessment
task. This will allow the
students and the
educator to monitor
their learning and
progression and
identify any
misunderstandings.

The purpose of the

checklist is to ensure
students are locating
the correct
information for their
assessment and will
allow the educator to
monitor and provide
assistance where
required.

Assessment of
Learning:
The final piece of
assessment for the unit
is a summative piece.
Students are required
to complete a concept
map and information
report which details the
connectedness that
Indigenous Australians
have to particular
historical site. The
students are provided
with a number of
choices to assist in
choosing a historical

The purpose of the

summative piece of
assessment is to
allow students to
demonstrate their
knowledge and
understanding of the
unit, where a grade
can be given within
conjunction of the
other assessment
pieces.

site they wish to

investigate. The
students are evaluated
against an assessment
rubric.