Rich Tasks represent the culmination of student engagement with the curriculum, they are activities which are assessable and reportable. The Rich Tasks are more than merely something by which students are assessed. They legitimate and underscore the New Basics and Productive Pedagogies by making available assessable activities that are intellectually challenging and have real-world value, two characteristics which research identifies as necessary for improved student performance.
The Rich Tasks will provide the most elaborate portrait of a student's achievement over nine years of schooling ever undertaken in Australia. A suite of Rich Tasks is completed in each of the three-year spans: years 1-3; 4-6; 7-9.
Student work will be assessed in terms of the standards that would be expected in the later part of years 3, 6, 9. This will remain the same even if the student completes the tasks earlier. Parents will receive a report on their children's Rich Tasks performance at the end of the three-year span.
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