SACE Stage 2 Women's Studies flashcards

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Performance standards

Descriptions of the quality of learning at each grade level, used by teachers and external assessors to make consistent judgements about student achievement.

Summative assessment

Assessment that provides evidence used to report a student's achievement against the performance standards at the end of a learning period.

Formative assessment

Assessment used during learning to give feedback and guide teaching; its results do not count toward the reported final grade.

Validity

The extent to which an assessment task measures what it is intended to measure, such as the specific capabilities described in the subject outline.

Reliability

The consistency of assessment results across tasks, students, and assessors, so that similar performances receive similar judgements.

Moderation

A quality assurance process that compares teacher judgements with the performance standards to ensure comparability of grades across schools.

Assessment plan

A school-level document setting out the sequence, type, and weighting of assessment tasks and the evidence gathered for each standard.

Assessment type

A category of task specified in the subject outline, such as skills and applications tasks or an investigation, each with its own requirements.

Folio

A collection of evidence assembled over time that demonstrates a student's skills, processes, and achievement against the performance standards.

Grade descriptors

Statements describing typical achievement at each grade from A to E, used to interpret evidence and assign a grade.

Fairness in assessment

The principle that tasks have clear criteria, comparable conditions, and no irrelevant barriers that disadvantage particular students.

Academic integrity

The expectation that submitted work is the student's own, that sources are acknowledged, and that breaches are managed under official procedures.

Evidence of learning

Samples of student work, such as written responses or products, used to make judgements against the performance standards.

Task weighting

The proportion of the school assessment total allocated to a particular task or assessment type in the assessment plan.

External assessment weighting

The percentage of the final subject grade contributed by the externally set and marked assessment, commonly 30 per cent.

External assessment

Assessment set and marked outside the school, using the same performance standards, and contributing a fixed proportion of the final grade.

Examination conditions

The rules governing an exam, including time allowed, permitted materials, supervision, and expected conduct during the session.

Permitted materials

Items such as notes, calculators, or texts that candidates may bring into an assessment, specified in advance by the assessing authority.

Command words

Instructional verbs such as describe, explain, analyse, or evaluate that indicate the cognitive demand and required depth of a response.

External assessor

A trained marker outside the school who applies the performance standards to external assessment responses to ensure consistent judgements.

Special provisions

Adjustments arranged in advance for students with disability or disadvantage, such as extra time or separate rooms, approved by the assessing authority.

Authentication

The process of verifying that work submitted for assessment is genuinely the student's own and has been completed under required conditions.

Externally assessed investigation

A research or inquiry task completed under school supervision but marked externally against the performance standards.

Marking guide

A document used by assessors that links expected features of responses to the performance standards and supports consistent scoring.

Grade boundary

The cut-off point on a mark scale that separates one grade from the next, applied consistently to all candidates.

Cognitive demand

The level of thinking a task requires, ranging from recall and description to analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

Stimulus material

Source extracts, data, or scenarios provided in an assessment that candidates must interpret and use as the basis for their responses.

Extended response

A longer written answer requiring sustained argument or analysis, assessed for structure, use of evidence, and quality of reasoning.

Source analysis

A task requiring candidates to interpret provided sources, identify perspectives or bias, and draw supported conclusions.

Time allocation

The distribution of available exam time across questions or sections, often guided by the marks or weighting of each part.

Word limit

A specified maximum or range for a written response that candidates must observe, with penalties applied if exceeded.

External marking

The process in which responses are scored by assessors outside the school, following procedures designed to ensure consistency and comparability.