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28 April 2016 Senior secondary Number: 040/16
Extension subjects: Monitoring 2016
Purpose
To notify schools of the due dates for submissions and monitoring meetings for extension subjects: English Extension, Music Extension, Chinese Extension, French Extension, and German Extension.
Background
Monitoring is the process by which review panels consider the school’s implementation of a course and the standards of assessment in Authority subjects after approximately half of the course of study has been completed.
Timelines for monitoring extension subjects differ from other Authority subjects, as extension subjects are all one-year courses (Year 12 only).
Monitoring submissions information
All schools with students studying senior Authority extension subjects in 2016 are to provide submissions for monitoring.
Submissions due
For QCAA office addresses, see www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/about/contact/district-offices.
Subject Send to Submissions due
Chinese Extension French Extension German Extension
QCAA Head Office Thursday 23 June 2016
English Extension/District Send to Submissions due Brisbane–Ipswich, Brisbane South,
Toowoomba
QCAA Brisbane–Ipswich Office Thursday 23 June 2016
Brisbane Central, Townsville, Rockhampton
QCAA Brisbane Central Office
Brisbane North, Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay, Cairns
QCAA Brisbane North Office
Gold Coast, Brisbane East, Mackay QCAA Gold Coast Office
Memo
Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Memo
Extension subjects: Monitoring 2016
Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority 28 April 2016 Page 2 of 3
Music Extension/District Send to Submissions due
Brisbane Central QCAA Brisbane Central Office Thursday 23 June 2016 Brisbane North QCAA Brisbane North Office
Toowoomba QCAA Toowoomba Office
Brisbane South QCAA Brisbane South Office Brisbane–Ipswich QCAA Brisbane–Ipswich Office
Gold Coast QCAA Gold Coast Office
Townsville, Cairns, Mackay QCAA Townsville Office Brisbane East, Rockhampton QCAA Brisbane East Office Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay QCAA Sunshine Coast Office
Meeting dates
Subject Meeting date Venue
Chinese Extension French Extension German Extension
Wednesday 27 July QCAA Head Office
Level 7, 154 Melbourne Street South Brisbane 4101
English Extension Music Extension
Week beginning 25 July Venues to be advised
Monitoring submission contents
A monitoring submission should include:
• a Form R3, signed by the principal or the school moderator, indicating the number of students in the cohort and identifying the sample folios lettered A to E
• a copy of the school’s approved work program
• copies of assessment instruments with expected responses, where required by the syllabus
• five sample student folios whose responses demonstrate standards that are typical of the particular level of achievement, i.e. students closest to the middle of each level of achievement
• other evidence and/or documentation that may not be associated with a sample folio but which provides information to support decisions about practical or non-written responses.
Each of the sample folios should:
• be clearly labelled with a letter code (A–E)
• contain student responses to assessment instruments that have been used to make the interim level of achievement judgment
• have the relevant assessment instrument and criteria sheet attached to each of the responses
• include a completed student profile.
Memo
Extension subjects: Monitoring 2016
Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority 28 April 2016 Page 3 of 3
Guidelines for preparing submissions
Electronic submissions
QCAA accepts electronic submissions. Please read the resource: Preparing electronic submissions: Advice for teachers, available on the Moderation resources webpage:
www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/moderation-hub/resources.
Appropriate submission materials
Schools should ensure that submission materials are as described by QCAA protocol:
‘Appropriate materials for submissions of student responses’ (Section 2.1 in the A–Z of Senior Moderation, available from www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/moderation-hub/handbooks).
Packing and sending submissions
Keep submission size to a minimum and pack submissions securely, ensuring that:
• all materials, including recorded evidence (e.g. USBs, CDs, DVDs) are clearly labelled with the school and the subject
• the Form R3 is completed, signed and placed on top of each submission
• no single package/box exceeds 10 kg
• all packages/boxes are securely bundled and clearly labelled, e.g. Box 1 of 2.
What you need to do
Principals please bring this memo to the attention of all staff responsible for preparing submissions.
Further information
Further information on preparing monitoring submissions and monitoring meeting details is available:
• Senior moderation hub: www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/moderation-hub/handbooks
• Moderation handbooks: www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/moderation-hub/handbooks
− A–Z of Senior Moderation
− Moderation handbook for Authority subjects (Sections 3.3 ,4.1.2, 4.1.4 and 4.1.5)
• Moderation resources page of the QCAA website: www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/moderation- hub/resources, including
− Preparing electronic submissions: Advice for teachers
• by contacting the Quality Assurance Unit on 3864 0375 or [email protected]
• by contacting your local District Coordinator — district office details are available at:
www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/about/contact/district-offices
Jacqueline Wilton
Director, Curriculum Services Division
