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23 March 2015 Senior secondary Number: 015/15
Senior curriculum and assessment survey
Purpose
To invite you, your teachers and your school community to participate in a survey on assessment processes and the role of school-based and external assessment in Queensland senior
schooling.
Background
In 2014, the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) conducted a review into Queensland senior assessment and tertiary entrance processes. Information regarding this review, including its recommendations, is available at www.acer.edu.au/queensland-review.
To coordinate its response to the review, the QCAA Board established a cross-sector Senior Review and Assessment Taskforce which has commissioned 22 subject working groups to provide expert advice on specific technical issues relating to the review recommendations.
To guide their advice, the working groups are conducting a survey focused on assessment processes and the proposed role of school-based and external assessment in Queensland senior schooling.
Responses to the survey and information obtained through other consultation and trial initiatives will inform QCAA’s advice to the Minister for Education about the review recommendations and system improvements. More information about these initiatives is available at
www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/27090.html
What you need to do
• To complete the survey, go to
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QCAA_Senior_Assessment_Survey. The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete depending on how detailed your responses are.
• Please make your teachers and school community aware of the survey and encourage their participation.
The survey is available from 23 March to 23 April 2015.
Finding out more
Please email Judi Carter at [email protected], or phone 3120 6102.
Jacqueline Wilton
Director, Curriculum Services Division
