Stages of the verification process
Information for panellists
Verification
• Review panels advise schools about Year 12
student achievement relative to syllabus standards
descriptors
• Panellists scan sample folios to find evidence that
supports the judgments that teachers have made
through focused marking
STAGE 1
Receiving the
package
Check contents of school submissions
(See Part A ― Submission checklist)
STAGE 2(a)
Review upon
receipt of
submissions
Become familiar with the work program, course organisation and
assessment plan. Check the effectiveness of assessment
instruments and model responses (if applicable)
(See Part B ― Pre-review notes)
STAGE 2(b)
Review upon
receipt of
submissions
Scan and read samples of student responses to inform
completion of pre-review notes
(See Part B ― Pre-review notes)
STAGE 3(a)
Procedures for
meeting day
STAGE 3(b)
Conferencing at
monitoring
Scan and read samples of student responses to find evidence to
support schools’ assessment decisions
(See Part C ― Review notes)
Conference with other panellists and construct comments for the
district review panel chair to use as advice to schools
(See Part D ― Panel consensus report)
Stage 1: Receiving the package
Use form: Part A ― Review submission checklist
Check that package include:
• Form R6
• Copy of approved work program
• Assessment instruments including conditions
• Sample folios
• Any supporting items, e.g. videos, DVDs
Let the District Coordinator know if anything is
missing and they will follow up
Focus of verification
To provide advice to schools about:
• interim level of achievement decisions
• the appropriateness of schools’ judgments about
student responses to assessment instruments
relative to the syllabus standards descriptors
• the effectiveness of assessment in providing
opportunities for students to demonstrate the
syllabus general objectives across the range of
standards
• coverage of the course as demonstrated by
evidence in the verification submission
Stages 2a & 2b: Conducting the pre-review
Use form: Part B ― Pre-reviewing notes
• Spend no longer than 2 hours on pre-review
• Focus on the directions and questions in the Part B
review notes
• Complete detailed review notes
• Provide clear, citable evidence to support your
professional judgment
• Take the submissions you have pre-reviewed to the
verification meeting
Completing detailed review notes
• Focus on the evidence
• Refer to the syllabus (cite particular pages)
• Use the language of the syllabus standards
descriptors
• Provide written advice that is clear, concise,
constructive, factual, respectful and relevant
• Use language that reflects the spirit of cooperation
and professional respect
• Provide sufficient evidence for the panel chair to
write informed recommendations
Stage 3a: Procedures for meeting day
Use form: Part C ― Verification review notes
• At the start of the day, give the pre-reviewed
submissions and Part B ― Pre-review notes to the
panel chair
• The panel chair will address the panel and outline
the proceedings for the day
• Complete detailed Verification review notes
Verification review notes
Provide advice about the school’s interim level of
achievement decisions, as demonstrated in sample
folios. Comments should address:
• the body of evidence in sample folios
• interim level of achievement decisions
• school judgments about responses in sample folios
• effectiveness of assessment
• coverage of the course
Stage 3(b): Conferencing at verification
Use form: Part D ― Panel consensus report
• Each submission is independently reviewed by 2
panellists
• Panellists discuss their conclusions to reach
consensus
• Discussions are based on evidence in the
submission and the syllabus standards
• Panellists complete Part D ― Panel consensus
report for the panel chair to consider
• If consensus cannot be reached, panellists refer the
submission to the panel chair
End of the meeting
Before leaving the venue on meeting day:
• Return all submissions/review notes to panel chair
• Brief panel chair on any issues related to
submissions
• Ask panel chair whether they need help with end-ofday tasks
Form R6
• After the meetings, submissions and originals of the
Form R6 with comments and advice from review
panels are returned to schools
Confidentiality
A panellist is an agent of the QSA and must maintain
the confidentiality of sensitive and official information
including:
• details of their reviews
• discussions during the consensus process
• outcomes of the review process