Topic 2: Determining the assessment approachTAEASS401A Plan assessment activities and processes

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At the end of this session, you should know how to:

Plan the assessment approach, including:establishing purpose of assessmentidentifying candidates and their needsusing relevant benchmarksinterpreting assessment guidelinesidentifying assessment methodsidentifying context.

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What is an assessment plan?

Why?

Who?What?How?Where?

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Why?Purpose of assessment could include:

certification following formal learningrecognition of current existing competency

based on previous learning and experienceidentify language, literacy and numeracy (LLN)

skills and skill needsidentify progress towards an outcome

(formative)make decision about competency (summative)operation requirements for worklicensing or regulatory requirements.

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Who?Target group could be:

existing employeeslearners undertaking training.

Identify characteristicsorganise assessment according to their

needsmake reasonable adjustment if required.

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What?Use relevant assessment benchmark

units of competency from Training Packagesunits or modules from accredited coursesmodules from non accredited coursesorganisational benchmarks.

Contextualising benchmarksapplicable to assessment contextmakes generic content more specific.

Use assessment guidelines in training package

Refer to training and assessment strategy.

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How?Use range of assessment methodsConsider:

industry or enterprise assessment systemsevidence-gathering opportunitieslegal, ethical and OHS requirementsamount of time and money availableneeds of candidateswhether there is a single or cluster of unitsrisks and requirements, e.g. licensing

requirementswhether evidence is to be collected time.

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Where?Context of assessment includes:

different situations in which assessment occurscircumstances that surround different

assessments.Includes:

environmentresourcespeople involvedorganisational, legal and requirements.

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The next stepYou should now:

begin Assessment Task 1.

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