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Quality assessment Prep to Year 10: Towards consistency in a national context

Australia is developing a national curriculum made up of content descriptions and achievement&#160,standards. In this context a more nationally consistent approach to assessment seems inevitable.At the same time, there is increasing interest in assessment in a learning culture and with quality teacher assessment as central to local and systemic efforts to improve student learning. This paper explores the challenges that will shape the debate for a more nationally consistent approach to assessment and the application of achievement standards in Australia. It will discuss an approach to building a sustainable assessment culture and include:&#8226, principles for quality assessment practice&#8226, alignment of curriculum, achievement standards, assessment and reporting&#8226, application of the Australian Curriculum achievement standards&#8226, achieving consistency of teacher judgment&#8226, the role of moderation&#8226, the place of testing.The paper draws on nearly 40 years of experience and practice of standards-based, school-based assessment in Queensland. It proposes how this can inform classroom practice and reporting&#160,student achievement in Prep to Year 10.

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