Overview

In this unit pre-service teachers critically evaluate the assessment principles, types and purpose and develop expertise in using and interpreting different types of data in secondary school contexts. The unit explores teachers’ use of data from state, national and global perspectives and introduces basic data terminology, practices and strategies. Using data informed practices, pre-service teachers examine issues related to validity and reliability of assessment and examine key ethical issues confronting education policy makers related to assessment adjustments. Working in collaboration, pre-service teachers explore moderation processes, create record-keeping tools, interpret tabular and graphic data, and communicate assessment data through digital reporting.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Rule
62.5 credit points in EDU units
AND EITHER
EDU70012 Supervised Professional Experience 2
OR
EDU70016 Supervised Professional Experience 2
OR
EDU80051 Professional Experience 2
OR
EDU80020 Professional Experience 2

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Quarter 4
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-October-2024
08-December-2024
Last self-enrolment date
07-October-2024
Census date
25-October-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
08-November-2024
Results released date
14-January-2025
Quarter 2
Location
Online
Start and end dates
14-April-2025
15-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
14-April-2025
Census date
02-May-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
16-May-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Quarter 4
Location
Online
Start and end dates
29-September-2025
30-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
29-September-2025
Census date
17-October-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
31-October-2025
Results released date
13-January-2026

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Critically evaluate the purposes and types of data used by schools and broader educational bodies, at the state, national and global levels
  • Use high level of critical and creative thinking to investigate and represent complex local and global issues using digital representations ethically and professionally
  • Analyse and interpret assessment data to make informed judgments on student learning and well-being and to provide purposeful feedback and reports
  • Design valid, reliable and effective test items and record-keeping
  • Critically examine the role of moderation to make comparable judgments of student learning that effectively integrate discipline specific knowledge

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
2.00 12 weeks 24
Specified Activities
Various
4.00 12 weeks 48
Unspecified Activities
Various
5.50 12 weeks 66
TOTAL150

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 50% 1,2,3 
PortfolioGroup 50% 1,3,4,5 

Content

  • Big data, e.g. NAPLAN, PISA
  • Policy
  • Stakeholders
  • 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
  • Data and planning

Study resources

Reading materials

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