A report to the Queensland Studies Authority : assessment approaches in Queensland senior science syllabuses

Publication Date

2006

Subjects

Criterion referenced tests; Grades (Scholastic); School based assessment; Science achievement Science curriculum Science education Standardised tests; Standards; Student assessment; Secondary education; Upper secondary years

Abstract

This commissioned paper deals with appropriate assessment in senior science subjects in Queensland. The terms of reference were: To investigate the theoretical underpinnings of the two approaches to criteria-based and standards-referenced assessment in the Queensland senior science syllabuses; To make recommendations as to which approach is the more applicable in the current context; and To model the proposed approach, and provide advice about implementation.

Publisher

Queensland Studies Authority

Language

English

Geographic Subject

Queensland

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