The document discusses changes to the national curriculum grading system in Australia. Grades will now be determined holistically based on multiple pieces of evidence, rather than calculated percentages. Students' grades cannot be penalized for late work or plagiarism if they can demonstrate achieving learning outcomes. Grades A through E describe different levels of achievement, and students in a personalized program will receive a P grade. Schools no longer have the option to award a consideration grade and must assess students holistically from A to E based on achievement evidence.
2. We cannot assign
percentages for a grade
that is determined
holistically.
Suggestion: We will
move away from a
model in which grades
are 'calculated' towards
a model in which grades
are pictures that form
from multiple pieces of
evidence.
3. Given that student grades
are assigned holistically
on basis of any evidence,
if students later show that
they can achieve the
outcomes of an
assessment task
(regardless of plagiarism)
we are required to
acknowledge it.
Suggestion: We need to
find other ways of
acknowledging student
effort than solely in their
grade.
4. We have no scope to
penalise students for
late work against the
achievement standard.
Suggestion: we must
find other ways of
acknowledging student
effort than solely in
their grade.
The department
supplied
documentation of new
grade descriptors for
National Curriculum
subjects.
A indicates that a
student has
demonstrated
excellent achievement
of what is expected.
5. B indicates that a student
has demonstrated high
achievement of what is
expected.
C indicates that a student
has demonstrated
satisfactory achievement
of what is expected.
D indicates that a student
has demonstrated partial
achievement of what is
expected.
E indicates that a student
has demonstrated limited
achievement of what is
expected.
They will receive 'P' on
their reports indicating that
student received a
Personalised Program
based around a modified
version of the Australian
Curriculum.
We no longer have
scope to award a
'Consideration' grade –
the student must be
assessed A-E holistically
based upon the evidence
obtained of their
achievement. We do
have scope to alter the
nature of that evidence.
6. It is likely that changes to
the way grades are
assigned in Maze that
this will become
prohibitively difficult to
collate, however
possibilities may exist
within the Accelerus
archive.
