English for ESL Learners 2007 Trial
Work program review checklist — RevisedSeptember 2016

The information you provide on this form will be used for reviewing work programs for quality assurance purposes as part of legislative functions described in Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 (s.14). Personal information will be accessed by authorised QCAA staff, including panel staff, and handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009.

Panel code: / B42 / Subject code: / 003
School:
School code: / District:
Reviewer name: / Date:
Compiled by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority

This form is used by panellists when reviewing work programs. It can also be useful for schools to use as a checklist to ensure that all work program requirements have been met.

Instructions: Indicate Yes or No to the following statements. If your answer is No, please give specific examples of the problem in the Comments section.

Course organisation

The course organisation shows: / Yes / No / Comments
  • the sequence of units that:
includes time allocation (minimum of 55 hours per semester)
shows evidence of balance across the areas of study, Language of academic learning, Language of literature and Language of the media (Section4.5)
indicates the intended focus of the unit
▪key resources (including the range of specified texts)
▪assessment instruments and conditions
  • specified texts per Section 4.5.4:
match unit and context
include spoken, written, visual and electronic resources that:
▪reflect a variety of cultural perspectives
▪are of cultural or aesthetic value and significance
▪are from within and beyond Australia
▪are from past and present
▪increase in complexity
▪offer opportunities to learn through literary and
non-literary texts.

Outline of intended student learning

The scope and depth of the student learning experiences in the sample unit of work is demonstrated in: / Yes / No / Comments
  • focus of the unit:
statement or explanation of the intent of the unit including time allocation and relevant area/s of study
  • sequence of contextualised learning experiences and identification of the particular objectives addressed showing:
alignment between learning experiences and objectives
alignment between objectives and assessment
  • key resources (including consideration of specified texts per Section 4.5.4).

Assessment plan

The assessment plan indicates: / Yes / No / Comments
  • assessment techniques including text types and genres, and whether instruments are formative or summative (Section 6.5)

  • the area/s of study

  • the criteria assessed
  • conditions for each instrument

  • verification folio requirements for written assessment instruments (Section 6.6) are met by including three or four written instruments including:
one analytical response to a text or texts
one persuasive or one reflective text
one instrument must be a response to literature from the area of study Language of literature
at least two instruments must assess all three criteria
two instrumentsconducted under supervised conditions
▪one instrument in response to an unseen question (task is completed in one uninterrupted session)
▪the other may have more flexible supervised conditions
  • verification folio requirements for spoken/signed assessment instruments (Section 6.6) are met by including:
one analytical response to a text or texts
at least one instrument assessing all three criteria
one task prepared, delivered or performed by individual students
one task to be presented in semester four of the course
  • post-verification assessment
either one written or one spoken/signed task that assesses all three criteria
  • sample student profile for Year 11 and Year 12 which allows for recording of:
a standard for each criterion for each instrument
a standard for each criterion and the proposed level of achievement at monitoring and verification
a standard for each criterion and level of achievement at exit.

Additional comments

Recommendation for approval

Approved / Not approved
Action to be taken:
English for ESL Learners 2007 Trial
Work program review checklist — Revised / Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority
September 2016
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