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Curriculum Leadership Workshop for Science Head TeachersCurriculum Leadership Workshop for Science Head TeachersScience Unit Curriculum DirectorateScience Unit Curriculum Directorate

ReportingReporting


New Reporting RequirementsNew Reporting Requirements1.1. parents … formal and informal opportunities to receive parents … formal and informal opportunities to receive

information about and discuss their child’s learninginformation about and discuss their child’s learning2.2. procedures for reporting to parents based on procedures for reporting to parents based on

Department’s policy, time efficient and manageable, Department’s policy, time efficient and manageable, and developed in consultation with parents/carers and and developed in consultation with parents/carers and teachersteachers

3.3. written report … at least twice per yearwritten report … at least twice per year4.4. information on how a child’s achievement compares information on how a child’s achievement compares

with the child’s peer group at the schoolwith the child’s peer group at the school5.5. disseminate to parents the reports from state-wide disseminate to parents the reports from state-wide

testing programstesting programs


Written Reports:Written Reports:• use plain languageuse plain language• provide information on a student’s learning in provide information on a student’s learning in

each of the key learning areas (KLAs) or each of the key learning areas (KLAs) or subjectssubjects

• compare the student’s achievement in each KLA compare the student’s achievement in each KLA or subject against state wide syllabus standardsor subject against state wide syllabus standards

• include teacher comments for each KLA or include teacher comments for each KLA or subject ; comments will identify areas of student subject ; comments will identify areas of student strength and for further developmentstrength and for further development


the five point achievement scale, are judgements the five point achievement scale, are judgements about a student’s performance at a about a student’s performance at a particular point particular point in time.in time.

A-E grades or word descriptors are “part of the total A-E grades or word descriptors are “part of the total picture”, or overall assessment and reporting picture”, or overall assessment and reporting tapestry. tapestry.

While there will be support material, including grade While there will be support material, including grade descriptions and student work samples available to descriptions and student work samples available to assist, we are ultimately relying on the assist, we are ultimately relying on the professional professional judgements of our teachersjudgements of our teachers to make the most to make the most appropriate point in time against the five point appropriate point in time against the five point achievement scale judgements.achievement scale judgements.


Dialogue needs to occur with colleaguesDialogue needs to occur with colleagues across year / stage levels, at departmentacross year / stage levels, at department

This is how we will enhance the level of This is how we will enhance the level of consistency in our student reporting.consistency in our student reporting.


What is he five point scale:What is he five point scale: A common grading scale which is based on A common grading scale which is based on

clearly defined state-wide syllabus standards clearly defined state-wide syllabus standards drawn from the Board of Studies syllabusesdrawn from the Board of Studies syllabuses

The Common Grade Scale developed by the The Common Grade Scale developed by the BOS contains descriptions and associated BOS contains descriptions and associated grades form the basis of the five point grades form the basis of the five point achievement scale, which can be used to report achievement scale, which can be used to report student achievement in Years 1-10student achievement in Years 1-10

Common Grade ScaleCommon Grade Scale

GradeGrade Grade DescriptionsGrade Descriptions

AA

The student has an extensive knowledge and understanding of the The student has an extensive knowledge and understanding of the content and can readily apply this knowledge. In addition, the content and can readily apply this knowledge. In addition, the student has achieved a very high level of competence in the student has achieved a very high level of competence in the processes and skills and can apply these skills to new situations.processes and skills and can apply these skills to new situations.

BB

The student has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the The student has a thorough knowledge and understanding of the content and a high level of competence in the processes and skills. In content and a high level of competence in the processes and skills. In addition, the student is able to apply this knowledge and these skills addition, the student is able to apply this knowledge and these skills to most situations.to most situations.

CCThe student has a sound knowledge and understanding of the main The student has a sound knowledge and understanding of the main areas of content and has achieved an adequate level of competence areas of content and has achieved an adequate level of competence in the processes and skills.in the processes and skills.

DDThe student has a basic knowledge and understanding of the content The student has a basic knowledge and understanding of the content and has achieved a limited level of competence in the processes and and has achieved a limited level of competence in the processes and skills.skills.

EEThe student has an elementary knowledge and understanding in few The student has an elementary knowledge and understanding in few areas of the content and has achieved very limited competence in areas of the content and has achieved very limited competence in some of the processes and skills.some of the processes and skills.

Understanding the Standards Understanding the Standards

CPDs for ScienceCPDs for Science

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Stage 5 CPDsStage 5 CPDs ESSA StrandsESSA Strands Knowing and Knowing and

understanding understanding

Planning and Planning and conducting conducting investigationsinvestigations

CommunicatingCommunicating

Problem SolvingProblem Solving

Knowing and Knowing and understanding understanding

Planning and Planning and conducting conducting investigationsinvestigations

CommunicatingCommunicating

Critical thinkingCritical thinking

Understanding the StandardsUnderstanding the Standards

Accessing:Accessing: Advice on Programming Advice on Programming

and Assessmentand Assessment

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_sc/http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_sc/pdf_doc/science_710_support.pdfpdf_doc/science_710_support.pdf

The Standards PackagesThe Standards Packages The ARCThe ARC

http://arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au//http://arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au//

The Assessment Resource Centre supports assessing and

reporting student achievement relative to standards


DuscussionDuscussion What are current practices for assessing What are current practices for assessing

individual pieces of student work and judging individual pieces of student work and judging overall achievement?overall achievement?

How is the judgement linked to learning How is the judgement linked to learning expectations for the stage / semester?expectations for the stage / semester?

How is a judgement about what a student has How is a judgement about what a student has achieved different when using the five point achieved different when using the five point achievement scaleachievement scale


What are the similarities and differences What are the similarities and differences between the five point achievement scale and between the five point achievement scale and what is currently used in schools?what is currently used in schools?

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