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Assessment and Appeals : Assessment
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The Eastern Suburbs Community College believes that assessment should reflect the stated learning outcomes for the course and at all times it must be valid, reliable and usable.
Assessment tasks will be appropriate to produce evidence about what is being assessed, thereby enabling assessors make accurate assessment decisions. Student assessment will apply to all accredited and certificate courses.
Tutors will be encouraged to use a range of techniques, relevant to their field of study, that encourage students to apply their skills in new ways, as authentically as possible to their future professional and personal lives.
The College is committed to ensuring that:
Assessment will be clearly linked to the learning goals
Fair assessment practices and methods will be equitable for all groups of learners (including gender, ethnicity, social or educational background, disability, age, employment status)
The procedures for assessment, and the assessment criteria for determining competence will be communicated clearly to all students
The assessment will, where possible, involve the learner in decisions concerning the nature of assessment, the procedures, and the reporting of decisions
Assessment procedures will provide opportunities for students to challenge assessments and to undertake reassessments
Assessment tasks will assess the range of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are required to demonstrate competence on the specified learning outcomes
Assessment practices and tasks will be monitored regularly to ensure that assessors are interpreting the evidence consistently
Tutors who make assessment judgments will have adequate knowledge of the area they are assessing
Students understand the assessment process and the criteria being implemented. The purpose of assessment will always be made clear to the learners
Principles of moderation will apply to determinations made by different assessors to ensure consistent consideration of student work
Constructive and detailed feedback will be available to the student