Write a better test

Write a better test - ERTs

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Course Curriculum

1

Initial task and reflection
- Archaeopteryx writing task
- Task reflection (archaeopteryx)
2

Extended Response Tasks and test design basics
- Why ERTs
- 2 Assessment frameworks.pdf
- 3 HSC questions target performance
- Differentiation using standards
3

SOLO Taxonomy
- Extended response tasks
- Analysis of student responses using SOLO
- SOLO Intro
- Burning magnesium SOLO.pdf
- Magnesium cycles
- Magnesium SOLO
- Archaeopteryx
- Archaeopteryx
- Antibiotic resistance
- My SOLO question
4

SOLO Super Item
- 2 Cycle SOLO task for stage 4 or 5
5

A final word
- A final word
- SOLO Super Item
6

Reflection
- Relection
7

Resources
- Course manual
- ESSA Marking manuals

About the instructor

Curriculum and assessment advisor

Jim Sturgiss

Jim is an educational researcher and independent educational consultant. A recipient of the NSW PTC Distinguished Service Award for leadership in delivering targeted professional learning to teachers, he works with schools to align assessment, reporting and learning practice. He has been a DoE Senior Assessment Advisor where he developed many statewide assessments, (ESSA, SNAP, ELLA, BST) and as Coordinator: Analytics where he developed reports to schools for statewide assessments and NAPLAN.