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Leading Assessment (EDUC90754)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Dr Jason Pietzner jason.pietzner@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability | July - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject is designed around the assumption that assessment practice and policy is a central component in successful school leadership and instructional decision making, and that assessment practice is a key tool for driving school improvement. Participants will explore a developmental approach to assessment, how this can be implemented in the classroom, and how assessment can be used at individual student level, at class-coordinator level, and at school leadership level. Participants will be engaged in reviewing approaches to student assessment, teacher use of assessment to make instructional decisions, and leadership use of assessment to inform curriculum, staffing, and school policy related matters. The subject will also consider how school leaders can work towards improving school assessment policy and practice. The subject aligns with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership National Professional Standard for Principals.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Evaluate innovative modes of assessment
- Evaluate their own and other schools' progress towards using developmental approaches to teaching and learning
- Develop and implement assessment and reporting practices with a developmental focus
- Design effective means of leading improvements in the quality of a school's assessment practice
Generic skills
On completion of this subject participants will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
- Be effective collaborators and show teamwork skills through the assessment tasks
- Implement critical analyses of how innovative assessment practices can be adapted to classroom use
- Apply technical understanding of assessment development data use through consideration of schools data and innovative approaches to assessment.
- Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate a viable model for integration of current approaches to assessment within a school.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the MC-INSLEAD Master of Instructional Leadership
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 |
|---|---|---|
Analysis of evidence on school and system assessment policy and practice
| Between the first and second teaching intensives | 50% |
Discussion of how within-school assessment practices can be strengthened
| Following the second teaching intensive | 50% |
| Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 75% attendance at tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Jason Pietzner Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 2 July 2024 Pre teaching requirements A pre-reading booklet will be provided through the LMS 2 weeks before the first teaching intensive. Students will be expected to have read this booklet prior to the first intensive. Teaching period 19 July 2024 to 24 August 2024 Last self-enrol date 5 July 2024 Census date 19 July 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 30 August 2024 Assessment period ends 21 September 2024 July contact information
Dr Jason Pietzner jason.pietzner@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Instructional Leadership - Links to additional information
- 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