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
et benchm
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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
ark
s
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
Con
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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
Con
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evid
ence r
equirem
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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
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
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