Curriculum K-12 Directorate Consistency of Teacher Judgement

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Curriculum K-12 Directorate Consistency of
Teacher Judgement

• Languages 7-10

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What is Consistency?

• Consistency in relation to assessment occurs when
  teachers are able to make judgements about
  student learning that are not dependent on the
  individual teacher, student, location or time and
  are based on a shared understanding of syllabus
  standards of learning.

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Consistency and Comparability

• There are two important concepts underpinning
• the use of teacher judgement as a source of
• evidence of student achievement
• Consistency- judgements that accord with
• -those previously made for individual
  students
• -those made for all other students in a range
  of contexts
• Comparability judgements that accord with those
  made by other teachers for individuals or groups
  of students
• Both of these concepts are important in providing
  reliable
• and valid evidence of student achievement using
• judgements.

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How is Consistency developed?

• Consistency in making assessment judgements needs
  to
• develop
• across assessment tasks
• across teachers of different classes
• across key learning areas (such as Creative Arts,
  Mathematics, Science, Languages)
• across time (within one key learning area over a
  period of years)
• across schools.
• Establishing procedures and structures to
  provide sufficient time on a regular basis for
  teacher discussion about teaching, learning and
  assessment is the key to enhancing consistency.

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Planning for consistency

• Teachers work collaboratively within
  faculties/across schools to
• plan teaching programs which clearly state the
  intended learning
• develop common understanding of assessment
  practices and/or tasks which reflect
  syllabusbased planning and teaching and learning
• examine student work against the syllabus
  standards within or across grades/faculties and
  schools to moderate their judgements.

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Contacts / Resources

• For further advice and information, please
  contact the Languages Unit at Curriculum K-12
  Directorate
• The Manager, Languages
• Senior Curriculum Advisers
• Languages Consultants and Advisers
• More information on assessment can be found at
  www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/seconda
  ry/languages/index.htm