Assessment writing

skills

Product Checklists

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• Assessment development overview1

• Developing quality Product checklists2

• Common issues with Product evidence3

Session Overview

Assessment development

overview

Example: ICTWEB414 Designsimple web page layouts

Assessment development process

Plan

• Step 1: Clarify evidence requirements

• Step 2: Choose assessment methods

Act

• Step 3: Design and develop assessment tools

Reflect

• Step 4: Trial, refine and review tools

Assessment development process

Identify learners

Confirm evidence requirements

Set benchmarks

What does competence look like?

Step 1: Clarify evidence requirements

Picture of competence!

Step 1: Clarify evidence requirements

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Assessment development process

What do they need to

DEMONSTRATE?

What do they need to KNOW?

COMPETENT

Step 1: Clarify evidence requirements

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Assessment development overviewS

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Standards against which a learner is assessed

Assessment development overviewStep 1: Clarify evidence requirements

Set benchm

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Assessment development overview

Summarise standard web and web scripting design principles

Define and explain the application of the following for website development:…..

Ability to develop a website according to design specifications

Ability to lay out page elements

Ability to test the web pages in a variety of browsers

Ability to validate the web pages, against industry standards

Knowledge evidence

Performance evidence

Step 1: Clarify evidence requirements

Set benchm

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Assessment development overview

1.1 Identify the required sections of the web page

1.2 Create the web page structure

2.1 Position document elements

2.2 Style web page elements to match the design specifications

3.1 Test the website in various browsers

3.2 Validate the web pages against industry standards

Performance Criteria

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What do I need evidence of?

Assessment development overview

Summarise standard web and web scripting design principles

Define and explain the application of the following for website development:…..

Ability to develop a website according to design specifications

Ability to lay out page elements

Ability to test the web pages in a variety of browsers

Ability to validate the web pages, against industry standards

Knowledge evidence

Performance evidence

Assessment Conditions

Consistent performance in conditions that are safe and replicate the workplace…

Access to: computer, aesthetic presentation brief, variety of browsers, the internet

Step 1: Clarify evidence requirements

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Assessment development process

Step 1: Clarify evidence requirements

Perform the task

Organise the job

Solve problems

Satisfy enterprise standards

Task Skills

Task Management Skills

Contingency Skills

Job Role/Environment Skills

Dimensions of competency

Con

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Assessment development overview

Questioning

Product evidence

Competence

Step 2: Choose assessment methods

Knowledge

Skills

Assessment development process

Plan

• Step 1: Clarify evidence requirements

• Step 2: Choose assessment methods

Act

• Step 3: Design and develop assessment tools

Reflect

• Step 4: Trial, refine and review tools

Developing Quality Product

Checklists

Developing quality product checklists

Performance criteria

Performance evidence

Industry knowledge

Step 3: Design and develop assessment tools

Developing quality product checklists

Product Checklist ICTWEB414 Student

Recording and reporting requirements

• Names

• Unit/s of competency

• Method of assessment

• Outcome and feedback

• etc

Comprehensive instructions to students (design brief)

Step 3: Design and develop assessment tools

Design BriefThe client specifically asked that the website be fun and ‘happy’ to reflect the nature of their business.

The specifications (that have been given to you by your supervisor) are:

1. The sections that are required for the website (including links to further information) are:

a. HOME

b.ABOUT US

c. GROOMING

d.CONTACT US

2.The opening hours are 8am – 9pm daily

3. The location is 1638 Steve Irwin Way, Beerwah QLD 4519 and must show a map of where it is.

4. 2 – 3 colours must be used that blend well together and reflect the Dog Grooming business tone.

5. Font is appropriate and easy to read and is between 10 and 12 pts for paragraph text

6.The design should be simple with only 3-4 graphics per page.

Design Brief

• The sections that are required for the website (including links to further information) are:

• HOME

• ABOUT US

• GROOMING

• CONTACT US

• The opening hours are 8am – 9pm daily

• The location is 1638 Steve Irwin Way, Beerwah QLD 4519 and must show a map of where it is.

Product Checklist

• 6. The key website elements were laid out and positioned from the design specifications:

• Home/About me page

• Grooming page including a “Read more” button

• Contact us page

• Opening hours

• Location including a map

Design Brief

• 4. 2 – 3 colours must be used that blend well together and reflect the Dog Grooming business tone.

• 5. Font is appropriate and easy to read and is between 10 and 12 pts for paragraph text

• 6. The design should be simple with only 3-4 graphics per page.

Product Checklist

• 1. Appearance

• Good use of colour (2 – 3 primary colours that blend well)

• Text is easily read (font size 10 -12 pts for paragraph text)

• Graphics are meaningful to the website but not over-used (3-4 graphics per page)

• Photography (if used) is high quality

• Simple design that allows for adequate white space

• Uncluttered layout is used

Website example:

https://fiona996.wixsite.com/doggroomer

Developing quality product checklists

Product Checklist ICTWEB414 Assessor

Recording and reporting requirements (similar to student version)

Comprehensive instructions to the assessor

How to use the tool

Assessment conditions required (check the unit of

competency)

Product Checklist – including sufficient ‘decision-making

rules’ to ensure reliability of the assessment tool:

Between two different assessors (Inter-rater reliability)

Between cohorts of students (Intra-rater reliability)

Step 3: Design and develop assessment tools

Common issues with Product

evidence

Common issues with Product evidence

Does not meet unit

requirements

Product checklist is a learning tool

Observations NOT product

characteristics

Evidence does not include a product checklist

Does not contain detailed decision-making rules

Mapping not

detailed enough

What we have covered…

• Assessment development overview1

• Developing quality Product checklists2

• Common issues with Product evidence3