New Advanced Higher Subject Implementation Events Computing Science Unit Assessment at Advanced Higher

Unit Assessment – recap  Flexible and open Assessment Standards and Evidence Requirements in Units  Greater range of techniques and methodologies for assessment – encouraged  Assessments can be designed to provide evidence across more than one outcome or Unit – combined assessments  More opportunities to gather naturally occurring evidence – assessment as part of learning and teaching

Unit Assessment Support Purpose As at Higher, Assessment Support will be provided which you can use to: Assess your candidates Adapt for your own assessment programmes Help you develop your own assessments your own assessments

Unit Assessment Support at Advanced Higher – key features Valid from August 2015 Complements and supports learning and teaching Assess competence against Outcomes and Assessment Standards Designed to encourage professional judgement Provide broad-based tasks – allow assessors to choose appropriate context and forms of evidence Show range of approaches to generating assessment evidence Give information on the type of evidence which could be gathered

Unit Assessment Support at Advanced Higher – Approaches Package 1 (Oct 2014) Portfolio approach – naturally occurring evidence Package 2 (Feb 2015) Unit by Unit approach – discrete assessment tasks for each Unit and Outcome Package 3 (May 2015) Unit by Unit approach – discrete assessment tasks for each Unit and Outcome

Unit Assessment Support Pack 1 “Portfolio” approach Covers both Units Based on opportunities for gathering naturally occurring evidence through learning and teaching Describes success criteria for each Assessment Standard Provides commentary on possible activities Gives information on re-assessment

Judging evidence - Portfolio

Unit Assessment Support Packs 2 and 3 Individual packs for each Unit Each provides short assessment tasks within single context Contexts can be changed as required Assessment judgements are the same as ‘Portfolio’ approach Commentary on evidence relates to tasks provided Some examples of responses with commentary

Judging evidence - Unit by Unit

Unit Assessment Support Pack 2 Information System Design and Development Task 1: developing a database driven website Task 2: describing related project management techniques Task 3: explaining role of testing, evaluation and maintenance Task 4: investigating a contemporary development Software Design and Development Task 1: describing how programs work Task 2: creating modular program Task 3: investigating object-oriented programs

Software Design & Development - Packs 2 & 3

Workshop 1: Unit Assessment Using the materials provided, in small groups of 2- 3, discuss:  Identify subject-specific topics for discussion Workshop Aims  To understand the assessment and evidence requirements of Unit Assessment  To consider a range of ways of generating evidence for the Unit Assessment Support provided

Workshop 1: Unit Assessment Using the materials provided, in small groups of 2- 3, discuss:  Identify subject-specific topics for discussion Using the UASPs provided, in small groups, discuss:  ISDD and SDD tasks: practical and investigative  How they build on approaches taken at Higher Discuss ideas for:  How approaches and contexts could be altered to suit local preferences  The evidence requirements and making assessment judgements  Any other implications for learning and teaching you wish to explore

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