Year 10 PLP
2015
ASSESSMENT 1 : CAPABILITIES
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Capabilities Assessment is to:
 Demonstrate your understanding of each of the 7 Capabilities: literacy, numeracy, information & communication
technology, critical & creative thinking, personal & social capability, ethical understanding, intercultural understanding
Give detailed examples of evidence of activities which you have participated in as supporting evidence of your
understanding of each Capability.
 Describe how the skills and personal attributes you have developed in these Capabilities may be an asset in the
workplace and for your chosen Career options.
CAPABILITIES CRITERIA
This Assessment item must be presented in an Electronic Format eg. Multi-modal presentation, video, photostory with
anecdotes, powerpoint, “Prezi”, webpage, photo/video collage with voice over etc. (Adobe Premier Pro)
You will need to include information on all of the following areas for each of the Capabilities, LITERACY, NUMERACY,
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING, PERSONAL & SOCIAL CAPABILITY,
ETHICAL UNDERSTANDING, INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING:

A detailed personal definition for each of the 7 Capabilities, eg. What does the word Literacy mean to you?
Explain in detail.
 An Inventory of all of the activities you have participated in for each Capability.
 Choose a minimum of 2 examples for each from your Inventory and describe insightfully and in detail how you have
developed them. More examples and more detail for each will be an asset.
 A list of the Personal skills and abilities (eg. SenseAbility Essential Skills) you have developed through the examples and
how they have been useful in achieving your Personal, Learning and Work (Career) goals.
In your e-folio under each of the Capabilities, include:
 Your definition for each of the Capabilities at the beginning of the section.
 Next, your Inventory of activities.
 2 detailed examples or notes and information you used to develop your electronic presentation.
 ie. Your personal definition of Literacy goes at the front of the Literacy section, followed by the Inventory
and 2 examples.
Graduate Qualities & Capabilities Student Task Appraisal
When you have completed the above task assess yourself against the attached “GQCF_appraisal_15l”
 Highlight each point which you think you have covered in your Presentation and in the” Evidence” column give a brief
description of the evidence which demonstrates this.
 Tick your rating for each section (ie. Literacy), from 0-10, 0-not satisfactory to 10-demonstrated to an excellent level.
FORM/AUDIENCE
 This must be presented electronically.
 You should use part or all of this to support your Round Table Presentation.
Year 10 PLP
2015
Year 10 Assessment 1 - CAPABILITIES CHECKLIST 2015
ACTIVITY
DONE
GRADE
CAPABILITIES PRESENTATION
LITERACY

Personal Definition

Inventory of Activities

2 detailed examples

Personal skills and attributes

Reflection on how this helped to achieve Goals
NUMERACY

Personal Definition

Inventory of Activities

2 detailed examples

Personal skills and attributes

Reflection on how this helped to achieve Goals
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Personal Definition

Inventory of Activities

2 detailed examples

Personal skills and attributes

Reflection on how this helped to achieve Goals
PERSONAL & SOCIAL CAPABILITY

Personal Definition

Inventory of Activities

2 detailed examples

Personal skills and attributes

Reflection on how this helped to achieve Goals
UC 1
CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING

Personal Definition

Inventory of Activities

2 detailed examples

Personal skills and attributes

Reflection on how this helped to achieve Goals
ETHICAL UNDERSTANDING

Personal Definition

Inventory of Activities

2 detailed examples

Personal skills and attributes

Reflection on how this helped to achieve Goals
INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

Personal Definition

Inventory of Activities

2 detailed examples

Personal skills and attributes

Reflection on how this helped to achieve Goals
GRADUATE QUALITIES & CAPABILITIES FRAMEWORK APPRAISAL


Appraisal rating completed for each section
Evidence provided
UC 1
Year 10 PLP
2015
Assessment 1 : Capabilities
Performance Standards Year 10 PLP 2015 (New)
Understanding the
Capabilities
A
B
C
D
Developing Personal and Learning Goals
Reviewing the Learning
Clearly explains
understanding of
the selected
capability or
capabilities, with
insightful and
detailed examples.
Clearly identifies personal and learning goals and
purposefully explores them in detail. Develops a
range of effective strategies to achieve them.
Clearly reviews personal and learning goals with
insightful reflection on the effectiveness of strategies to
achieve them.
Interacts purposefully with others, in developing and
refining strategies.
Reviews the development of the selected capability or
capabilities, with insights into how this helps to achieve
his or her goals.
Explains
understanding of
the selected
capability or
capabilities, with
some detailed
examples.
Identifies personal and learning goals and explores
them in some detail. Develops some effective
strategies to achieve them.
Gives some
explanation of what
the selected
capability or
capabilities are, with
brief examples.
Identifies personal and learning goals and explores
some aspects of these goals. Develops at least one
effective strategy to achieve them.
Reviews personal and learning goals, with some
reflection on the effectiveness of the strategy or
strategies to achieve them.
Interacts with others, in developing and making some
refinement to strategies.
Reviews the development of the selected capability or
capabilities, with an idea about how this helps to
achieve his or her goals.
Gives some basic
description of the
selected capability
or capabilities, with
limited examples.
Identifies one or more personal or learning goals and
locates some information that may be relevant to the
goal(s). Describes aspects of a possible strategy that
may help to achieve the goal(s).
Effectively develops the selected capability or
capabilities relevant to achieving his or her goals, in
well-planned, insightful, and/or creative ways.
Generally interacts effectively with others, in
developing and refining strategies.
Reviews personal and learning goals, with some insights
into the effectiveness of strategies to achieve them.
Reviews the development of the selected capability or
capabilities, with some ideas about how this helps to
achieve his or her goals.
Develops the selected capability or capabilities
relevant to achieving his or her goals, in a way that is
mostly effective, and generally organised or creative.
Develops the selected capability or capabilities
relevant to achieving his or her goals, in a way that
has some effectiveness, and some organisation or
creativity.
Interacts with others with limited effectiveness, to
talk about possible strategies.
Describes one or more personal or learning goals with
some recount of learning in the subject.
Describes own participation in an activity to develop the
selected capability or capabilities, with a vague link to
goals.
Develops an aspect of the selected capability or
capabilities, with partial effectiveness. The relevance
to the goal(s) may not be clear.
E
Attempts to
describe at least one
capability and give
an example.
Identifies a personal or learning goal without any
realistic strategies to achieve it. Attempts to locate
information that may be relevant to the goal.
Gives limited responses to questions from others
about possible strategies.
Attempts to develop an aspect of the selected
capability or capabilities, with limited effectiveness or
relevance to the goal.
Gives limited responses to questions about learning in
the subject.
Gives limited responses to questions about own
participation in an activity to develop the selected
capability or capabilities. Makes a superficial statement
about a selected capability in attempting to identify a
link to a goal.