Assessment for Primary
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- On-campus: 24 hours Face to face Swinburne online - Nil
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online
| Teaching Period 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
237.50 Credit Points in spk(s): BA-EDUPRI - Bachelor of Education (Primary) OR 237.50 Credit Points in spk(s): BA-EDUPRI1 - Bachelor of Education (Primary)AND
EDU30015 - Curriculum and Pedagogy for Primary: Practicum 3P
OR
Admission into BA-EDU - Bachelor of Education OR Admission into BA-EDUS - Bachelor of Education
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Identify and analyse the broader contexts in which assessment practices reside.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Design a range of record keeping instruments.
5. Critically evaluate principles and strategies for reporting student achievement.
Courses with unit
BA-EDUPRI1 Bachelor of Education (Primary)BA-EDUPRI Bachelor of Education (Primary)
DP-EDU Diploma of Education Studies
AB-EDU Associate Degree of Education
Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
| Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact Workshop | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| Online Contact | N/A | ||
| Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities | 6 | 8 | 48 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
| TOTAL | 150 hours/ 12.5 credit points |
| Type (SOL) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact | N/A | ||
| Online Contact | N/A | ||
| Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities | 6 | 12 | 72 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
| TOTAL | 150 hours/ 12.5 credit points |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Essay | Individual | 40% | 1, 5 |
| Folio | Individual | 60% | 2, 3, 4 |
General skills outcomes
• Analysis Skills.
• Problem Solving Skills.
• Communication Skills.
• Ability to work independently.
Content
• 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.