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Laurelle WoollettGreater Brisbane RegionTwilight Assessment Series : Laurelle Woollett Greater Brisbane Region Twilight Assessment Series Designing Quality Tasks
What makes a quality task?: What makes a quality task? Intellectual challenge
Authenticity
Credibility
Accessibility
The Placemat: The Placemat http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/assessment/pdfs/gac3.pdf
Intellectual challenge: Intellectual challenge depth and breadth of curriculum demands
challenges in creative and critical thinking
elaborated communication
affective and metacognitive opportunities
Authenticity: Authenticity Relevance
Connections
Engagement
Negotiation
Credibility: Credibility Validity
Reliability
Fairness
Coherence
Accessibility: Accessibility Literacy of the task
Support to understand the task
Support to complete the task
How do I create a quality task?: How do I create a quality task? From scratch
By modifying
From scratch: From scratch Planning - alignment
Writing - making expectations clear to students
Implementing - student work
Revising - moderation
Planning the task: Planning the task Know your intent - working with the syllabus/Essential Learnings/ school programs - selection and decision making
Documenting the discussions/decisions - specify * deep understandings * evidence * product and performances * criteria
Planning proforma: Planning proforma
Writing the task: Writing the task Introduction - engage and orientate
Instructions - clear and active
Guidelines - conditions and advice
Support - scaffold and cue
Criteria andamp; Standards - prioritise and judge
Slide13: Laurelle Woollett
Principal Advisor, Curriculum andamp; PD
Greater Brisbane Region
laurelle.woollett@qed.qld.gov.au http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/assessment/pdfs/gac3.pdf the placemat
http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/assessment/pdfs/gac6.pdf the task
http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/assessment/pdfs/gac3.pdf the placemat
http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/assessment/pdfs/gac6.pdf the task