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Quality Assessment Design (EDUC90938)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
February
Overview
Availability | February - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject examines assessment of competency in a range of educational settings from Early Childhood to Tertiary. Various approaches to the collection of assessment data are examined including tests, observation, portfolios and the development and application of rubrics. Assessment design and management processes are discussed and critiqued with respect to validity and reliability perspectives, along with the influence of key policies and central debates in this field.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Design objective and judgement-based assessments which prioritise reliability and validity considerations
- Appraise the impact of design processes on the quality of assessments
- Critique assessment quality management approaches and frameworks used within a range of educational settings from a validity and reliability perspective
- Critique the key policies relating to quality assessment and the central debates in this field
Generic skills
- Critical thinking and reasoning
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Evidence based decision making
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students admitted to courses/entry points not specified below have no prerequisites for this subject.
Students in the 200-point program of the Master of Education, Master of TESOL or Master of Modern Languages Education, must have completed the following four compulsory subjects*:
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90929 | Understanding Education in Context |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90930 | Local Literacies in Global Contexts |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC91029 | Understanding the Student as Learner |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC91030 | Research in Educational Relationships |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
*Students that commenced their course prior to 2021 may have completed EDUC90830 in place of EDUC91029, and EDUC90900 in place of EDUC91030:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90830 | The Student as Learner |
Term 3 (Online)
Term 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90900 | Resilience and Relationships |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Design task
| Early in the teaching period | 25% |
Report
| End of the teaching period | 75% |
Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 75% attendance at all workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- February - Online
Principal coordinator Pam Robertson Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 24 January 2022 Pre teaching requirements During the preteaching period, students are required to engage with materials posted on the LMS. Teaching period 12 February 2022 to 2 April 2022 Last self-enrol date 27 January 2022 Census date 18 February 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 25 March 2022 Assessment period ends 26 April 2022 February contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Griffin, P. (Ed.) (2014). Assessment for teaching. Port Melbourne, Vic: Cambridge University Press.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Education Course Master of Modern Languages Education Course Graduate Certificate in Education Course Master of TESOL Specialisation (formal) Assessment and Pedagogy - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024