Economics 2010
Work program review checklist — Revised July 2014
Panel code:
B29
Subject code:
027
School:
School code:
District:
Reviewer name:
Date:
8/02/2016
Compiled by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
This form is used by panellists when reviewing work programs. It can also be useful for schools to use as
a checklist to ensure that all work program requirements have been met.
Instructions: Indicate Yes or No to the following statements. If your answer is No, please give specific
examples of the problem in the Comments section.
1. Course organisation
The course organisation shows:
Yes
No
Comments
 Core and elective topics
 If school elective is used:
 a statement of intended learning linking the
topic to the organisational framework of the
syllabus is included
 the school elective is significantly different from
the syllabus core and elective topics
 Time allocation for each core topic:
 Time allocated for each topic is appropriate
 Minimum 55 hours per semester indicated
 One core topic is studied in each semester
(25–35 hours)
 At least one elective topic is studied in each
semester (12–20 hours):
 Each elective topic is studied only once in the
four- semester course of study
 A minimum of four and maximum of six
elective topics
 Evidence of balance and integration of core and
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elective topics to achieve an increasing
complexity of challenge or core economic
concepts and principles
2. Outline of intended student learning
The scope and depth of the student learning
experiences in one sample unit of work is
demonstrated in:
Yes
No
Comments
Yes
No
Comments
One sample unit of work (based on a core topic)
that includes:
 Content to be studied
 Time allocation (in hours)
 Demonstration of the dimension(s) of the general
objectives
 Learning experiences that clearly articulate
the inquiry approach
3. Assessment plan
The assessment plan indicates:
 One core and one elective is studied in each
semester
 Assessment techniques from the syllabus
(Section 5.5)
 Dimensions in which student achievement is
assessed
 Assessment conditions that are appropriate to
the selected technique
 Formative, summative assessment:
 Students have opportunities to become
familiar with assessment techniques that
will be used to make summative judgments
 Principles of exit assessment (Section 5.1) are
evident
 Verification folio requirements are met:
 Minimum of four and maximum of six
summative assessment instruments
 Each dimension is assessed summatively at
least three times
 One research assessment — written
 Two supervised written assessments
▪ One short response — prose
▪ One extended written response in response
to stimulus with an unseen question
 Post-verification assessment assesses at least
dimensions investigation and synthesis and
evaluation
 Student profile for Year 11 and for Year 12
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July 2014
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Additional comments
Recommendation for approval
Approved
Not approved
Action to be taken:
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Work program review checklist — Revised July 2014
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July 2014
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