External assessment: Subject matter experts

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17 February 2021 Senior secondary Number: 007/21

Subject matter experts recruitment

Purpose

To notify teachers and schools that the QCAA is now seeking subject matter experts to be writers and scrutiny panel members for external assessment that will be implemented in 2022.

Background

In the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) system, the QCAA is responsible for developing and marking external assessment. The QCAA invites teachers to support the

development of external assessment for General, General (Extension), General (Senior External Examination) and Alternative Sequence syllabuses by participating in writing panels and scrutiny panels.

Information

The development period for external assessment that will be implemented in 2022 will run from March to early June 2021. The QCAA is seeking eligible subject matter experts who will be available in this timeframe to be members of writing panels and scrutiny panels.

Eligibility

Writing panel

To be a writing panel member, a teacher must be able to:

• use their subject matter expertise to participate in the development of external assessment

• develop responses to external assessment

• make recommendations for approval.

Scrutiny panel

To be a scrutiny panel member, a teacher must be able to:

• review the external assessment and marking guide

• develop a response to the assessment

• provide advice about the validity of the assessment.

Memo

Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority

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Accreditation

To be considered for these roles, applicants must have successfully completed Accreditation courses 1, 2 and 6 (including assessment). The Accreditation courses and assessment are available in the QCAA Portal: www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/portal.

Applicants should not be teaching Units 3 and 4 in the year in which the assessment will be used with Year 12 students. This includes tutoring students or providing feedback on drafts and practice assessments. However, applicants who are teaching the General syllabus for a subject may apply for positions related to that subject’s Alternative Sequence or Senior External

Examination assessments.

Scheduling

The activities, dates and time commitments for each subject are listed by learning area at the end of this memo:

• External assessment 2022 development: Writing schedule for 2021, p. 3

• External assessment 2022 development: Scrutiny schedule for 2021, p. 6

The QCAA encourages all interested teachers to apply. If you are not sure of your availability for all of the dates listed, you should still apply — final appointments will be made based on

availability.

Teacher Relief Scheme (TRS) will be provided for school-based participants for weekday activities. Out-of-school hours participants will be paid an hourly rate of $52.15.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted online through the Assessor jobs application in the QCAA Portal:

www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/portal. Please refer to the position description in Assessor jobs for more detailed information.

Applications close Monday 1 March 2021.

Finding out more

For more information about becoming a QCAA assessor for external assessment visit www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/assessment/quality–assurance/qcaa–assessors.

Alternatively, please email [email protected] or phone (07) 3864 0344.

Jacqueline Wilton

Director, Curriculum Services Division

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External assessment 2022 development:

Writing schedule for 2021

English

Dates No. of days Days Subject

12–13 March 2 Fri & Sat Essential English (CIA) 21–22 March 2 Sun & Mon Essential English (CIA)

21–22 March 2 Sun & Mon Literature

15–16 April 2 Thu & Fri English & Literature (Extension)

15–16 April 2 Thu & Fri English (SEE)

15–16 April 2 Thu & Fri English & English as an Additional Language

Health and Physical Education

12–13 March 2 Fri & Sat Health

14–15 March 2 Sun & Mon Physical Education

Humanities and Social Sciences

19–20 March 2 Fri & Sat Accounting General

19–20 March 2 Fri & Sat Accounting (SEE)

19–20 March 2 Fri & Sat Philosophy & Reason

19–20 March 2 Fri & Sat Business General

19–20 March 2 Fri & Sat Economics General

19–20 March 2 Fri & Sat Study of Religion

14–15 April 2 Wed & Thu Ancient History (SEE)

14–15 April 2 Wed & Thu Modern History (SEE)

14–15 April 2 Wed & Thu Legal Studies (SEE)

16–17 April 2 Fri & Sat Philosophy & Reason (SEE)

16–17 April 2 Fri & Sat Legal Studies

16–17 April 2 Fri & Sat Ancient History

16–17 April 2 Fri & Sat Modern History

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16–17 April 2 Fri & Sat Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies

16–17 April 2 Fri & Sat Geography

Languages

12–13 March 2 Fri & Sat Chinese

12–13 March 2 Fri & Sat Chinese (SEE)

12–13 March 2 Fri & Sat French

12–13 March 2 Fri & Sat Japanese

12–13 March 2 Fri & Sat Korean (SEE)

12–13 March 2 Fri & Sat Spanish

26–27 March 2 Fri & Sat Indonesian (SEE)

26–27 March 2 Fri & Sat Italian

28–29 March 2 Sun & Mon German

28–29 March 2 Sun & Mon Vietnamese (SEE)

Mathematics

19–20 March 2 Fri & Sat Essential Mathematics (CIA)

19–20 March 2 Fri & Sat General Mathematics

19–20 March 2 Fri & Sat Mathematical Methods

19–20 March 2 Fri & Sat Specialist Mathematics 26–27 March 2 Fri & Sat Specialist Mathematics (AS)

Science

26–27 March 2 Fri & Sat Agricultural Science

26–27 March 2 Fri & Sat Biology (SEE)

26–27 March 2 Fri & Sat Earth & Environmental Science

26–27 March 2 Fri & Sat Physics

26–27 March 2 Fri & Sat Chemistry & Chemistry (SEE)

28–29 March 2 Sun & Mon Biology

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28–29 March 2 Sun & Mon Psychology & Psychology (AS)

28–29 March 2 Sun & Mon Marine Science

9–10 April 2 Fri & Sat Physics (AS) & Physics (SEE)

Technologies

14–15 March 2 Sun & Mon Food & Nutrition

14–15 March 2 Sun & Mon Aerospace Systems

14–15 March 2 Sun & Mon Design

14–15 March 2 Sun & Mon Digital Solutions

14–15 March 2 Sun & Mon Engineering

26–27 March 2 Fri & Sat Design

The Arts

21–22 March 2 Sun & Mon Dance

21–22 March 2 Sun & Mon Drama

21–22 March 2 Sun & Mon Film, Television & New Media

21–22 March 2 Sun & Mon Music

21–22 March 2 Sun & Mon Visual Art

24–25 March 2 Wed & Thu Music (Extension)

Key to abbreviations AS Alternative Sequence

CIA Common Internal Assessment SEE Senior External Examination

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External assessment 2022 development:

Scrutiny schedule for 2021

English

Dates No. of days Day Subject

17 May 1 Monday Literature

18 May 1 Tuesday English (SEE)

18 May 1 Tuesday English & English as an Additional Language

19 May 1 Wednesday Essential English (CIA)

21 May 1 Friday English & Literature (Extension)

Health and Physical Education

15 June 1 Tuesday Health

17 June 1 Thursday Physical Education

Humanities and Social Sciences

31 May 1 Monday Economics General

31 May 1 Monday Geography

31 May 1 Monday Modern History

1 June 1 Tuesday Accounting General

1 June 1 Tuesday Ancient History

1 June 1 Tuesday Modern History (SEE)

2 June 1 Wednesday Accounting (SEE)

2 June 1 Wednesday Ancient History (SEE)

2 June 1 Wednesday Business General

2 June 1 Wednesday Legal Studies

3 June 1 Thursday Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies

3 June 1 Thursday Legal Studies (SEE)

3 June 1 Thursday Philosophy & Reason

4 June 1 Friday Philosophy & Reason (SEE)

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4 June 1 Friday Study of Religion

Languages

4 May 1 Tuesday Italian

4 May 1 Tuesday Japanese

4 May 1 Tuesday Vietnamese (SEE)

5 May 1 Wednesday French

5 May 1 Wednesday Korean (SEE)

6 May 1 Thursday German

6 May 1 Thursday Indonesian (SEE)

7 May 1 Friday Chinese

7 May 1 Friday Chinese (SEE)

7 May 1 Friday Spanish

19 May 1 Wednesday Chinese (Extension)

20 May 1 Thursday German (Extension)

21 May 1 Friday French (Extension)

Mathematics

17 May 1 Monday Specialist Mathematics

18 May 1 Tuesday Mathematical Methods

19 May 1 Wednesday Essential Mathematics (CIA)

19 May 1 Wednesday General Mathematics

21 May 1 Friday Specialist Mathematics (AS)

24 May 1 Monday Mathematical Methods (SEE) and General

Mathematics (SEE) (combined)

Science

7 June 1 Monday Earth & Environmental Science

7 June 1 Monday Marine Science

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7 June 1 Monday Physics & Physics (AS)

8 June 1 Tuesday Physics (SEE)

9 June 1 Wednesday Biology

9 June 1 Wednesday Chemistry

10 June 1 Thursday Agricultural Science

10 June 1 Thursday Biology (SEE)

10 June 1 Thursday Chemistry (SEE)

11 June 1 Friday Psychology & Psychology (AS)

Technologies

15 June 1 Tuesday Aerospace Systems

15 June 1 Tuesday Design

16 June 1 Wednesday Digital Solutions

16 June 1 Wednesday Food & Nutrition

17 June 1 Thursday Engineering

The Arts

24 May 1 Monday Music

25 May 1 Tuesday Dance

26 May 1 Wednesday Drama

27 May 1 Thursday Film, Television & New Media

27 May 1 Thursday Music (Extension)

28 May 1 Friday Visual Art

Key to abbreviations AS Alternative Sequence

CIA Common Internal Assessment SEE Senior External Examination