Assess and report on student learning

Descriptor | Statements | Underpinning knowledge and skills

Descriptor

This standard covers the requirements for planning and conducting assessment, providing feedback to students, reporting on student learning and using the outcomes of student assessment to inform program planning.

Statements

7.1	Establish and communicate learning goals and assessment criteria.
7.2	Plan for assessing student learning.
7.3	Collect and use multiple sources of valid evidence to make judgments about student learning.
7.4	Communicate with students, families and caregivers and other authorities about student progress.
7.5	Use assessment results to guide program planning, delivery and assessment.

Further details of statements and related indicators can be found in the Professional Standards for Teachers: Guidelines for Professional Practice (new window)

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Underpinning knowledge and skills

This aspect of professional practice is informed by a knowledge and understanding of:

• policies and documents developed by relevant authorities, and the school, on student assessment and reporting;
• relevant curriculum frameworks, syllabuses and program documents, including any specific assessment requirements;
• an outcomes approach to education;
• the purpose of assessment and use of assessment data;
• alternative assessment systems, including formative, summative, descriptive and negotiated approaches;
• relevant phases of learning (Early Years, Middle and Senior phases)
• assessment principles of reliability, validity, fairness, flexibility, authenticity, sufficiency and consistency;
• assessment methods and strategies, including criteria for selecting and evaluating assessment tools;
• factors that influence the selection of assessment methods, including characteristics of the learning, the type and nature of evidence required, and resource requirements;
• how to utilize statewide and national assessment data to understand student progress
• content area and trans-disciplinary knowledge;
• moderation principals and processes
• ethical responsibilities involved in assessing student learning (e.g. confidentiality);
• program review and planning processes;
• effective communication skills and strategies
• the preparation of required documentation to report to students, families, caregivers and colleagues.