SACE Stage 2 Auslan (continuers) cheat sheet

School assessment is the internal component; it draws on the two assessment types in the subject outline: assessment type 1 (skills and application of knowledge) and assessment type 2 (interaction).

Assessment type 1 tasks are assessed against the skills and application criteria: receptive comprehension of Auslan texts and productive use of Auslan in response to a text or topic.

Assessment type 2 (interaction) requires sustained signed interaction in Auslan, assessed on turn-taking, negotiation of meaning, and maintenance of the exchange rather than on a prepared monologue.

Evidence for school assessment is typically recorded signed performance plus the student's own documentation; recordings must be of live, unrehearsed Auslan, not read from a script.

Receptive tasks use recorded or live Auslan texts (monologue, dialogue, or narrative) with no captions or voice-over; students respond in Auslan, English, or a mix as the task specifies.

Productive and interactive tasks are assessed on the same criteria strands: communication of meaning, use of language features, and appropriateness to audience, purpose, and context.

Language features assessed include use of signing space, spatial referencing and indicating verbs, constructed action, non-manual features (facial expression, mouthing, eyebrow and head movement), and fingerspelling.

Moderation of school assessment compares student evidence against the performance standards; a grade reflects the standard reached, not the number of tasks completed.

External assessment is the remaining component of the subject grade; it is set and marked outside the school and is undertaken under supervised conditions at the end of the program.

The external assessment is an examination comprising a receptive section (comprehension of signed Auslan texts) and a productive or interactive section (signed response or signed exchange).

Receptive texts in the examination are viewed as live signed video; students may view a text a limited number of times as specified in the examination instructions, and notes are taken only where permitted.

Receptive questions may require answers in English, in Auslan, or in a combination; the response mode is stated in the question, and answers must address what was signed, not what was expected.

The productive/interactive section is recorded and assessed on communication of meaning, range and accuracy of language features, and appropriateness to the specified audience, purpose, and context.

Examination topics are drawn from the prescribed themes and their subtopics; responses must be prepared to handle unfamiliar texts within those themes rather than memorised content.

Time allocation is split between viewing/reading time and response time; the examination specifications state the total duration and the weighting of each section.

Marking uses the performance standards descriptors; higher bands require sustained, coherent Auslan with controlled use of space, reference, and non-manual features, not merely accurate vocabulary.