Consistent Teacher Judgement

In order for new scheme teachers accredited at Professional Competence to have two hours added to their ‘professional learning log’ at the NSW Institute of Teachers, 10 correct answers are required.
• The quiz results will automatically be sent to a Board of Studies officer who will confirm your completion of the course and inform the NSW Institute of Teachers.
• Allow at least 10 working days for your details to be passed on to the NSW Institute of Teachers.
• Within three months of completing the course, login to your account on the NSWIT website to complete the online evaluation so that the participation hours are recorded.

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* 1. Please supply the following information so that the Board of Studies can contact you.

Name:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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* 2. Please enter your NSW Institute of Teachers number.

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* 3. What does RoSA stand for?

Record of Student Achievement

Record of School Achievement

Record of Standards Assessment

None of the above

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* 4. Standards-referenced framework refers to:

a. What students are expected to learn

b. How well students have learnt

c. Evidence of students’ achievements

d. All of the above

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* 5. Consistent teacher judgement relies on:

a. Professional judgement, collaboration and the standard-referenced framework with colleagues

b. Knowing your students and being clear about what you are assessing

c. Collaboration with colleagues to evaluate evidence and ensure valid, reliable and comparable judgement about student achievement.

d. All of the above

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* 6. The Common Grade Scale describes:

a. The terms you can use when awarding grades

b. The depth of knowledge and understanding for each grade

c. The range of skills that students working at that standard typically demonstrate

d. b and c

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* 7. The documents you should consult when awarding grades are:

a. The course performance descriptors

b. The common grade scale

c. Student’s work samples

d. All of the above

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* 8. When making an on-balance judgement you need to:


a. Make sure all the tasks are equally weighted	a. Make sure all the tasks are equally weighted menu
b. Refer to the Course Performance Descriptors	b. Refer to the Course Performance Descriptors menu

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* 9. When awarding grades you need to make a judgement based on the Course Performance Descriptors

True

False

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* 10. If your grades differ significantly from the historical pattern provided by the Board of Studies you need to:

a. Change your grades to match the historical pattern

b. Contact your Head Teacher/Principal to discuss reasons for the difference

c. Keep work samples to support your judgement

d. b and c

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* 11. Further support and resources on consistent teacher judgement can be found at:

a. At your school

b. The assessment resource centre website

c. The record of school achievement website

d. b and c

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* 12. What are the benefits of consistency in teacher judgement?


a. Further informs teaching and learning	a. Further informs teaching and learning menu
b. Confidence that student achievements have been judged against the same standards	b. Confidence that student achievements have been judged against the same standards menu
c. Know that there is a consistency in standards state wide	c. Know that there is a consistency in standards state wide menu

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* 13. Who benefits from consistency in teacher judgement?

Students, Teachers, Schools, Parents, Community

Students, Teachers, Schools, Parents

Students, Teachers, Schools, Parents, Industry

Students, Teachers, Parents

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* 14. What is moderation in the student assessment context?

A process for allocating grades based on the informed professional judgement of teachers

A process that ensures grades awarded are consistent with published standards

A process that ensures that a grade a student receives in one school can be fairly compared to the same grade anywhere in NSW

All of the above

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* 15. Teachers use the Course Performance Descriptors to:

a. Write assessment tasks

b. Award grades

c. Create outcomes

d. a and b