Overview

In this unit, pre-service teachers will consider the principles and theory of effective assessment for student learning in the Primary classroom and examine contexts in which assessments take place. They will examine a range of assessment practices and strategies and how they relate to teaching and learning in a variety of contexts. Pre-service teachers will also explore feedback principles, recording and reporting in the primary classroom.

Requisites

Prerequisites
EDU30015 Curriculum and Pedagogy for Primary: Practicum 3P

AND
237.5 credit points in BA-EDUPRI (1) Bachelor of Education (Primary)
OR
Admission into BA-EDU (S) Bachelor of Education

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Teaching Period 2
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-July-2025
05-October-2025
Last self-enrolment date
20-July-2025
Census date
01-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
22-August-2025
Results released date
28-October-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Identify and analyse the broader contexts in which assessment practices reside
  • Create a range of assessment plans using different strategies for different discipline areas that adhere to the general principles of assessment and reporting including providing timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning
  • Compare a range of assessment and moderation strategies in terms of their purpose, benefits, limitations, implementation constraints and their application in interpreting student data, evaluating student learning and modifying teaching practices
  • Design a range of record keeping instruments
  • Critically evaluate principles and strategies for reporting student achievement

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture		 1.00  12 weeks  12
On-campus
Class		 3.00  8 weeks  24
Specified Activities
Various		 4.00  12 weeks  48
Unspecified Activities
Various		 5.50  12 weeks  66
TOTAL     150

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		12.50 12 weeks 150
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
EssayIndividual 40% 1,5 
PortfolioIndividual 60% 2,3,4 

Content

  • Contexts for assessment and reporting
  • Principles of assessment for learning
  • The importance and functions of moderation
  • Providing feedback to enhance learning
  • Strategies for assessing student learning including peer and self-assessment
  • Recording and assessment
  • Reporting achievement

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.