SACE Stage 2 Industry Connections flashcards
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- School assessment weighting
- The portion of the final subject grade determined by tasks set and marked within the school, commonly the larger share in Industry Connections. Check the current subject outline for the exact percentage.
- External assessment weighting
- The portion of the final grade determined by tasks set and marked outside the school. It is combined with school assessment results to produce the overall subject grade.
- Performance standards
- Descriptions of the quality of evidence a student demonstrates, used to judge all tasks. They focus on capability shown rather than on how much content or time is covered.
- Negotiated assessment plan
- An agreement, made before work begins, specifying the tasks, the evidence to be submitted, due dates, and the performance standards each task addresses.
- Folio of evidence
- A cumulative collection of work samples, records, and products built up across the industry connection. It is judged on demonstrated capability, not on page count or hours logged.
- Industry partner
- An external organisation, business, or mentor that provides the context for the student's project or placement. The partner may give feedback but does not assign the grade.
- Teacher judgement
- The school's assessment authority. Partner comments and workplace supervisor reports can inform evidence, but the teacher alone judges achievement against the performance standards.
- Drafting and feedback
- A permitted cycle in school assessment where students submit work in progress and receive feedback, provided the final submission is the student's own work and the feedback is recorded.
- Moderation
- The process of comparing judgements within a school and across schools to ensure grades are consistent and comparable. A grade is final only after moderation is complete.
- Task-standard mapping
- The design rule that each assessment task must be explicitly linked to the specific performance standards it will evidence, so that marking is defensible and comparable.
- Project record
- Documentation of planning, decisions, and progress maintained throughout the industry connection. It supplies evidence for school assessment and raw material for external reflection.
- Evidence sufficiency
- The requirement that the collected evidence allow a defensible judgement against every standard addressed. Missing evidence for a standard limits the achievable grade regardless of effort.
- Supervised conditions
- The controlled circumstances, set out in the subject outline, under which an external task is completed. They specify permitted materials, time allowed, and level of supervision.
- Evaluation versus description
- External tasks typically require judging outcomes against intentions, weighing what worked and why. Description reports events; evaluation makes a supported judgement about them.
- Word limit enforcement
- Word or time limits are maximums that are strictly applied. Material beyond the limit is not marked, so planning must reserve space for evaluation rather than narrative description.
- Citation conventions
- The referencing style required by the subject outline for sources, partner organisations, and collected data. Failing to acknowledge others' work is treated as plagiarism.
- Plagiarism
- Presenting another person's words, data, or ideas as one's own without acknowledgement. It applies to partner materials and workplace documents as well as published sources.
- Confidentiality obligation
- A duty to an industry partner not to disclose commercially sensitive information. Students describe processes and learning without revealing protected details in external responses.
- Intended outcomes
- The goals set at the start of the project or placement against which performance is later evaluated. They form the benchmark for judgement in the external response.
- Reflective response
- An external task in which the student analyses their own decisions, learning, and capability development during the industry connection, supported by specific evidence.
- Combined grade
- The final subject result produced by applying the published weightings to school assessment and external assessment results together. No single component alone determines it.
- External marking
- Scoring of the external task by markers outside the school, using the published criteria. School staff do not determine the result of this component.
- Capability evidence
- Concrete examples of what the student actually did and produced, such as decisions made, problems solved, or products created. It is the currency of both assessment components.
- Authenticity
- The requirement that submitted work be the student's own. It applies to both components and is preserved by recording the nature and extent of any assistance received.
- Submission requirements
- The format, length, and deadline rules set by the subject outline for each task. Non-compliance can mean work is not accepted or not fully assessed.
- Industry context
- The real workplace, community, or business setting in which the student's project occurs. It supplies authenticity and the problems the student investigates and evaluates.
- Assessment task design
- The construction of a task so that it elicits evidence for the targeted standards. Task type, conditions, and required evidence are chosen to match the standards.
- Progress checkpoints
- Scheduled points at which a student's developing work is reviewed against the plan. They generate evidence and allow adjustment before final submission.
- Externally moderated sample
- A selection of school-assessed work reviewed outside the school to confirm that judgements align with the standards across schools.
- Data collection ethics
- The rules governing gathering information from people or organisations during the project, including consent, privacy, and approval before collecting personal or sensitive data.
- Stakeholder feedback
- Comments from partners, supervisors, or clients about the student's performance. It is supporting evidence only and is interpreted by the teacher against the standards.
- Final grade determination
- The outcome reached by combining moderated school assessment and external assessment according to published weightings, applied to evidence judged against the performance standards.