1. QCAR Queensland Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Framework An overview

2. August 2008 QCAR components Key messages QCAR in a national context

3. Where does it come from? It is a QSA project being run by a designated project team. They are generating, trialling, evaluating and implementing the objectives and deliverables of the framework.  DETA Minister  QSA  QCAR team  Partner, Trial and Project Schools  All Sectors (EQ, ISQ, QCEC)

4. What is it? Curriculum CurriculumAssessmentReporting Objectives Alignment between what is taught, assessed and reported National Statements of Learning Identify essential learning opportunities for all students in all KLAs from years 1-9Objectives Framework for measuring quality of student achievement against shared standards Tools for supporting consistency of teacher judgement Frameworks to support greater assessment comparability between schools across the stateObjectives Shared standards to use for reporting across sectors and between schools State data on standards comparability, teacher consistency and student achievement around designated slices of the Essentials Components Essential Learnings described at junctures 3,5,7 and 9 A-E Standards described for every KLA at junctures 3,5,7 and 9Components Assessment Bank Assessment Items, resources, all KLAs years 1-9 QLD Comparable assessment tasks (QCATs) 4,6 and 9 Centrally-devised Assessment Tasks (CAT) School-devised Assessment (SDA)Components Reporting Guidelines Reporting of student results on QCATs to families, Data to QSA State aggregate mean, random light sampling, retrospective report to schools Social moderation advice

5. Learning and Assessment Focus Describes the focus of learning andassessment within the year-level juncture. Knowledge and understanding Describes essential concepts, factsand procedures of the KLA. Ways of working Describes the essentialprocesses that students use todevelop and demonstrate theirknowledge and understanding.

6. Assessable elements: the focus of assessment identify the valued features of the KLA

7. Essential Learnings and Standards Assessable elements EnglishMathsScienceSOSEHPEThe ArtsTechnologyLanguages Knowledge and understanding Knowing and understanding Interpreting texts Thinking and reasoning Investigating CreatingInvestigating and designing Comprehending texts Constructing texts Communicating PlanningPresentingProducingComposing texts Appreciating texts ParticipatingImplementing and applying RespondingEvaluatingIntercultural competence Reflecting

8. Assessable elements and standards

9. Understanding the Standards Knowledge and understanding Ways of working

10. Key messages for schools Alignment is ensuring assessment purpose is clear and related to the learning experiences and consistent approaches are used to plan, teach, assess and reflect. Good feedback improves learning. Moderation - Standards/Evidence/Agreement, developing consistent approaches to standards CIAU - Credibility, Intellectual Depth, Authenticity, User friendliness, developing comparability in our expectations and rigor in our assessment

11. A Planning model from QCAR Select the Essential Learnings, school priorities and context for learning. Plan learning experiences and teaching strategies to respond to the needs and interests of the learner. Plan a variety of assessments to collect comprehensive and meaningful evidence of learning. Consider how judgments will be made about the quality of learning using the evidence in student responses. Consider how and when to provide feedback. Identify curriculum Sequence learning Develop assessment Make judgments Use feedback

12. Regions for Common Assessment Trial 08 Greater Brisbane Yr 4 ScienceYr 9 Maths Mackay Whitsunday Yr 6 MathsYr 9 English Moreton Yr 4 EnglishYr 9 Science North Qld Yr 6 ScienceYr 9 Maths South Coast Yr 4 MathsYr 9 English Sunshine Coast Yr 6 EnglishYr 9 Science Wide Bay Burnett Yr 4 ScienceYr 9 Maths Darling Downs South West Yr 6 MathsYr 9 English Far Nth Qld Yr 4 EnglishYr 9 Science Fitzroy Central QLD Yr 6 ScienceYr 9 Maths

13. What else is going on? State  QLD 1-10 Syllabus redevelopment (timeline now unclear)  Senior Phase of Learning Project (waiting for more national direction)  Quality Syllabus research (March 2008)  Year 10 guidelinesNational Core curricula standards (from ALP post election briefing to States)  Establish a National Curriculum Board to develop a rigorous, consistent and quality curriculum for all Australian students including State, Catholic and Independent sectors supported by Curriculum Corporation - $5m.  Standards to be simple, clear and written in plain English for P-12 with ‘obvious and sensible’ local and regional variations. Commence with 4 core subjects: Maths, English, the Sciences, History. To be implemented by 2010 in cooperation with States and Territories including negotiating funding impact with States. ACER to have a support role in development.

14. Challenges Multiple-age classrooms and the QCATS – time, intrusion to curriculum, moderation opportunities QCAR transition processes – Who would be responsible for auditing the existing programs and mapping curriculum to ensure the Essentials are being covered? What tools can you use to support professional development of your team? How are you informing your families and local community about curriculum changes and particularly standards? ICT expectations – a cross-curricular priority Indigenous perspectives are now embedded in curriculum

15. QCAR in a national curriculum context High Quality, High Equity, Low Definition (Luke, Weir and Woods http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/downloads/syllabus/syll_princi ples_dev_report.pdf http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/downloads/syllabus/syll_princi ples_dev_report.pdf Generic standards (student achievement and content ) Informed Prescription (what is essential) Informed Professionalism (teacher development, quality assessment practices, contextualised programming)

16. Contacts – where to from here? Assessment Bank https://qcar.qsa.qld.edu.au/assessmentbank/ Go to Queensland Studies Authority website for more information (QCAR, Indigenous perspectives, Syllabus) http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/ Subscribe to QSA Connect (an electronic newsletter) for the latest updates from the Queensland Studies Authority http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/publications/2408.html Contact Josephine Wise for more PD opportunities jwise@asiq.qld.edu.au For a draft Maths scope and sequence EDeVries@aisq.qld.edu.au