Assessment program audit tool
For Authority subjects
Physics 2007
The purpose of this audit tool is to enable schools to compare the requirements of their assessment program with the minimum assessment
requirements of the syllabus, and to subsequently consider possible amendments to their school work program.
Assessment instruments
required in Year 12
(including objectives and
dimensions assessed)
Conditions required by the
syllabus, e.g. word length,
time, genre
School assessment
instruments (including
objectives and dimensions
assessed)
Conditions in school work
program
Variations
Refer to syllabus verification
and post-verification
requirements
Refer to the syllabus
assessment section
Refer to the school’s approved
work program
Refer to the school’s approved
work program
How does the school’s
assessment program differ
from syllabus requirements?
Syllabus, p. 30
School assessment
program
1.
A minimum of four
instruments and a maximum
of six instruments
demonstrating a range of
techniques including:
 at least one, but no more
than two, extended
experimental investigations
 at least one supervised
assessment.
With at least one instrument
that is derived from a
Year 12 contextualised unit.
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Verification requirements
1
Assessment instruments
required in Year 12
(including objectives and
dimensions assessed)
Conditions required by the
syllabus, e.g. word length,
time, genre
School assessment
instruments (including
objectives and dimensions
assessed)
Extended experimental
investigation (EEI)
Aspects of all criteria should
be evident:
 Knowledge and conceptual
understanding (KCU)
 Investigative processes (IP)
 Evaluating and concluding
(EC).
Format:
 written, spoken or
multimodal response that
demonstrates aspects of
each of the three criteria
 written: 1000–1500 words
 spoken: 4-5 minutes
 multimodal: 5-7 minutes1
Syllabus, p. 22
2.
Supervised assessment
(SA)
May draw on one, two or three
of the following criteria:
 Knowledge and conceptual
understanding (KCU)
 Investigative processes (IP)
 Evaluating and concluding
(EC)
Short items:
 multiple-choice items or
short paragraph (up to 50
words)
Practical exercises:
 using graphs, tables,
diagrams etc.
Paragraph responses:
 explanation of greater
complexity (between 50 and
150 words)
Response to seen and unseen
stimulus material:
 extended pieces of writing.
Conditions:
 Recommended time:
1.5–2 hours
 Extended response:
600–800 words.
Syllabus, p. 24
3.
Conditions in school work
program
Variations
Refer to QSA Memo 018/14 for changes to the Chemistry and Physics syllabuses in assessment conditions.
Assessment program audit tool
Physics 2007
Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority
November 2014
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Assessment instruments
required in Year 12
(including objectives and
dimensions assessed)
Conditions required by the
syllabus, e.g. word length,
time, genre
School assessment
instruments (including
objectives and dimensions
assessed)
Extended response task
(ERT) (Optional)
Aspects of each of the three
criteria should be evident:
 Knowledge and conceptual
understanding (KCU)
 Investigative processes (IP)
 Evaluating and concluding
(EC).
Format:
 written, spoken or
multimodal response that
demonstrates aspects of
each of the three criteria
 written: 1000–1500 words
 spoken: 4-5 minutes
 multimodal: 5-7 minutes2
Syllabus, p. 25
4.
Conditions in school work
program
Variations
Post-verification requirements
At least one instrument
from the following:
 extended response task
 supervised assessment
 extended experimental
investigation.
It is desirable for the
assessment instrument to
include all criteria.
2
Syllabus, p. 31
Refer to QSA Memo 018/14 for changes to the Chemistry and Physics syllabuses in assessment conditions.
Assessment program audit tool
Physics 2007
Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority
November 2014
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Summary
Where the school’s assessment plan differs from the minimum syllabus requirements, consider:
 are these choices the most effective way to gather information about student learning?
 what is the rationale behind these school decisions?
 what changes could be made to the school’s work program?
More information
Please email qau@qcaa.qld.edu.au or phone (07) 3864 0375.
Assessment program audit tool
Physics 2007
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November 2014
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