Publicly Available General Assessment Support Materials NATIONAL QUALITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 2011 Contact NQC Secretariat TVET Australia Level 21/390 St Kilda Road Melbourne Vic 3004 Telephone: +61 3 9832 8100 Email: nqc.secretariat@tvetaustralia.com.au Web: www.nqc.tvetaustralia.com.au Disclaimer This work has been produced on behalf of the National Quality Council with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and state and territory governments. The views expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Australian Government or state and territory governments. The recommendations are under consideration by the National Quality Council but it should not be assumed that they will necessarily be implemented in the future. Acknowledgement This work has been developed as part of a project commissioned by the National Quality Council in 2010 with funding through the Australian Government Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations and state and territory governments. This list provides a simple repository of general assessment support materials to assist assessors in the VET sector to source materials available in the public domain and is in two parts. Part 1 is a list of assessment materials that address the general needs of assessors Part 2 is a list of assessment materials that address specific assessment related issues The list does not include assessment support materials that are specific to industries or to training packagers. The list was identified within the research undertaken within the NQC report Quality of Assessment Practices Stage 2 (2010. ) It has not been updated to include later publications. The full report may be downloaded from the NQC website at http://www.nqc.tvetaustralia.com.au/nqc_publications. Part 1 Assessment materials that address the general needs of assessors Assessment materials Type of resource Title Assessment process Format Year Source Assessor manual Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide1 Training Package assessment materials kit TAA Training Package Support Materials : Contribute to assessment TAASS301B Print 2001 Print 2008 Learner guide Shea series : TAAASS301B Contribute to assessment Print 2008 Learner guide Shea series : TAAASS401C Plan and organise assessment Print 2008 Learner guide Shea series : TAAASS402C Assess competence Print 2008 Reference Guidelines for assessing competence in VET Print 2008 Reference Troubleshooting guide – Assessment in VET Print 2008 Toolbox Training and Assessment Toolbox 12.09 Toolbox 2007 Video Assessment case study video – Stone masonry Video Assessment case study video - Aquaculture Video on 2008 line Video on 2008 line TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=8188 IBSA http://www.ibsa.org.au/products-and-services/support-materials/training-and-assessmenttaa04/tabid/353/CategoryID/204/List/0/Level/a/ProductID/1585/Default.aspx?txtSearch=Contribute+to+ass essment&SortField=DateCreated+DESC%2cProductName TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=15056 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=15057 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=15058 Western Australian Department of Education and Training http://vetinfonet.det.wa.edu.au/progDev/resources.aspx?menu=3&menuItem=4#1 Western Australian Department of Education and Training http://vetinfonet.det.wa.edu.au/progDev/resources.aspx?menu=3&menuItem=4#1 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=16807 Department of Education, Training and the Arts http://www.vetpd.qld.gov.au/teaching-learning-and-assessment/resources/case-study/index.html Department of Education, Training and the Arts http://www.vetpd.qld.gov.au/teaching-learning-and-assessment/resources/case-study/index.html Learner guide Assessment system management Learner guide TAA Training Package Support Materials : Lead and coordinate assessment systems and services Print 2009 Learner guide TAA Training Package Support Materials : Develop training and or assessment organizational policies and procedures Print 2009 Learner guide TAA Training Package Support Materials : Lead and conduct training , assessment evaluations Print 2009 Format Year Assessment materials Type of resource Title IBSA http://www.ibsa.org.au/products-and-services/support-materials/training-and-assessmenttaa04/tabid/353/CategoryID/204/List/0/Level/a/productid/1099/Default.aspx?txtSearch=Lead+and+coordin ate+assessment+systems+and+services&SortField=DateCreated+DESC%2cProductName IBSA http://www.ibsa.org.au/products-and-services/support-materials/training-and-assessmenttaa04/tabid/353/CategoryID/204/List/0/Level/a/productid/1105/Default.aspx?txtSearch=Develop+training+ and+or+assessment+organisational+policies+and+procedures&SortField=DateCreated+DESC%2cProdu ctName IBSA http://www.ibsa.org.au/products-and-services/support-materials/training-and-assessmenttaa04/tabid/353/CategoryID/204/List/0/Level/a/productid/1100/Default.aspx?txtSearch=ead+and+conduct +training+assessment+evaluations&SortField=DateCreated+DESC%2cProductName Source Assessment materials Type of resource Title Assessment tool design Format Year Source Exemplars and templates Print 2009 Charles Darwin University www.cdu.edu.au/aqpvet/vetresources.html#Assessmentandrecognition Learner guide Assessment templates and exemplars: • Assessment Plan Template • Assessment Task Template • Questions Single Unit • Questions Cluster of Units • Observations Single Unit • Observations Cluster of Units • Assignment Cover Sheet • Assessment Record Individual Student Template • Student Feedback Form • Assessment Plan Exemplar • Assessment Task Exemplar • Oral Questioning Single Unit Exemplar • Written Questions Single Unit Exemplar • Marking Guide Written Questions Single Unit Exemplar • Written Questions Cluster Unit Exemplar • Observation/Demonstration Single Unit Exemplar • Assessment Record Individual Student Exemplar Shea series : TAAASS403B Develop assessment tools Print 2008 Reference Designing assessment tools for quality outcomes in VET Print 2008 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=15059 Western Australian Department of Education and Training http://vetinfonet.det.wa.edu.au/progDev/resources.aspx?menu=3&menuItem=4#1 Assessment materials Type of resource Title RPL Format Year Source Assessor manual Print 2001 Print 2008 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=8190 NSW Department of Education and Training / SkillsOnline https://www.training.nsw.gov.au/training_providers/resources/skillsonline/rpl_resources.html Online network Print 2007 http://rplnetworkonline.wikispaces.com/ 2008 Print 2008 Western Australian Department of Education and Training http://vetinfonet.det.wa.edu.au/progDev/resources.aspx?menu=3&menuItem=4#1 Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology Assessor skills Manual Online Reference Reference Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide3 Recognition resource Recognition of prior learning resources: • The RTO Guide • The Candidate Guide • The Assessor Guide RPL Online Network Recognition of Prior Learning: An Assessment Resource for VET Practitioners RPL Fact Sheets Assessment materials Type of resource Reference Reference Title • RPL Fact Sheet 1 - Coaches and Mentors • RPL Fact Sheet 2 - What is RPLRPL Fact Sheet 3A - RPL Mythbusters • RPL Fact Sheet 3B - Mythbusters for VET Providers • RPL Fact Sheet 4 - The Individual • RPL Fact Sheet 5 - The Assessor • RPL Fact Sheet 6 - The Enterprise • RPL Fact sheet 7 - The VET Provider • RPL Fact Sheet 8 - Resources Skills Recognition Information Guides • Assessor Guide to RPL • Have Your Skills Recognised: Candidate Guide • Recognition of Prior Learning: Resource Catalogue Recognition of prior learning materials: • RPL Book (.doc) (Record of Evidence) • RPL Staff Guide (.doc) • Guide for Applicants Template(.doc) • Guide for Applicants Exemplar (.doc) • RPL Book Exemplar (.doc) • Mapping Principles Guidelines and Proforma (.doc) - CDU HE units to VET units Format Year Source http://www.training.sa.gov.au/RecognitionofPriorLearning/RPLPDFramework/RPLLinksandResources/tabi d/204/Default.aspx Print 2008 www.training.nsw.gov.au/ https://www.training.nsw.gov.au/forms_documents/industry_programs/skillsonline/rpl_assessor_guide.pdf https://www.training.nsw.gov.au/forms_documents/industry_programs/skillsonline/rpl_candidate_guide.pdf https://www.training.nsw.gov.au/forms_documents/industry_programs/skillsonline/rpl_catalogue_2009.pdf Print 2009 Charles Darwin University http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u/cdu?hl=en&lr=&domains=cdu.edu.au&ie=ISO-88591&q=rpl+book Assessment materials Type of resource RPL [continued] Title Format Year Source Research report RPL - Done Well in VET Print 2006 Research report Valuing recognition of prior learning: Selected case studies of Australian private providers of training Self evaluation tool Print 2004 Online self assessm ent tool 2008 Reframing the Future http://www.reframingthefuture.net/PublicationsAll.asp NCVER http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1473.html Skills recongnition http://www.skillsrecognition.nsw.gov.au/index.php?option=com_cn&Itemid=957&lang=en Self evaluation tool Part 2 Assessment materials that address specific assessment related issues Assessment materials Type of resource Title Apprenticeships and traineeship and assessment Assessor manual Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide 5 Candidate's Kit: Guide to assessment in New Apprenticeships Learner guide TAA Training Package Support Materials : Coordinate training and / or assessment arrangements for apprentice / traineeships Format Year Source Print 2001 Print 2009 Reference Print 2008 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=8192 IBSA http://www.ibsa.org.au/products-and-services/support-materials/training-and-assessmenttaa04/tabid/353/CategoryID/204/List/0/Level/a/productid/1106/Default.aspx?txtSearch=Coordinate+trainin g+and+%2f+or+assessment+arrangements+for+apprentice+%2f+traineeships&SortField=DateCreated+D ESC%2cProductName Western Australian Department of Education and Training http://vetinfonet.det.wa.edu.au/progDev/resources.aspx?menu=3&menuItem=4#1 Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide2 Assessing competencies in higher qualifications Assessment judgement Print 2001 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=8189 Research report Confident RPL assessors – compliance to creativity Print 2008 Reference Professional judgment in VET Print 2006 Department of Education, Training and the Arts http://www.vetpd.qld.gov.au/resources/pdf/tla/confident-rpl-assessors-c2c-a.pdf Reframing the Future http://www.reframingthefuture.net/PublicationsAll.asp Print 2001 AQTF Apprenticeships and traineeships – good practice guide for Registered Training Organisations Assessing generic / employability skills Assessing higher order competencies Assessor manual Assessment partnerships Assessor manual Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide7 - TVET Australia Assessment using partnership arrangements Assessment materials http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=8194 Type of resource Title Assessment quality assurance Format Year Source Assessor manual Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide8 Strategies for ensuring consistency in assessment Assessor manual Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide10 Quality assurance guide for assessment Assessment validation Print 2001 Print 2001 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=8195 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=8197 Learner guide Shea series : TAAASS404B Participate in assessment validation A guide to continuous improvement of assessment in VET Print 2008 Print 2008 Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide9 Networking for assessors Assessor Networks in Action Print 2001 Print 2004 Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide4 - Kit to support assessor training E learning / assessment Print 2001 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=8191 Toolbox Toolbox 2007 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=16464 Reasonable adjustment : A practical guide to reasonable adjustment in assessment of candidates with disability in VET Workplace assessment Print 2008 Western Australian Department of Education and Training http://vetinfonet.det.wa.edu.au/progDev/resources.aspx?menu=3&menuItem=4#7 Assessor manual Print 2001 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=8193 Reference Assessor networks Assessor manual Reference Assessor training Assessor manual Training and Assessment E-learning Electives Toolbox 12.10 Reasonable adjustment Reference Training Package Assessment Materials Project: Guide 6 Assessment approaches for small workplaces TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=16893 Western Australian Department of Education and Training http://vetinfonet.det.wa.edu.au/progDev/resources.aspx?menu=3&menuItem=4#1 TVET Australia http://www.atpl.net.au/itemdetail.aspx?piid=8196 Reframing the Future http://www.reframingthefuture.net/PublicationsAll.asp
