Building Student Success

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Workshop 9
Using QCATs to support learning
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Workshop aims

• To introduce the QCATs
• To show how QCATs support learning and build
  consistency of teacher judgments

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The five components of the QCAR Framework
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What are QCATs?
Authentic, performance-based assessments that

• involve solving meaningful problems
• emphasise critical thinking and reasoning
• provide students with the opportunity to do their
  best work
• target a selection of Essential Learnings and
  incorporate the Standards

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QCATs support learning by

• building consistency of teacher judgments
• modelling quality assessment
• providing information to teachers, students and
  parents about
• what students know and can do
• what is working well
• what needs attention.

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QCAT design
QCATs focus on a targeted selection of Essential
Learnings in English, Mathematics and Science in
Years 4, 6 and 9.

• QCATs may be
• centrally devised
• school-devised.

QCATs provide comprehensive information that
support schools in their planning.
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Achieving consistency in teacher judgments
StandardsEvidence Agreement
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QCATs support consistency of teacher judgments
Assessment Design brief Standards Guide to
making judgments Evidence Sample student
responses Agreement A shared understanding
about the application of the Standards to the
evidence
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How teachers work with QCATs

• Teachers are involved in decisions about
• preparation
• implementation
• making judgments
• moderation
• evaluation
• feedback

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Available from the QSA website only
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Using QCATs as a strategy to support learning
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Implementing QCATs

• Preparation
• Special provision
• Student attendance

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Implementing QCATs in your school
Using QCATs to support learning and consistency
of teacher judgments
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QCATs reporting

• A report to parents/carers provides an overall
  grade on each of the QCATs, using the five-point
  standards scale (AE). The overall grade is
  assigned to the student work by the class
  teacher.

Sample report
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Reporting sample
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More information on the QCAR Framework
Website www.qsa.qld.edu.au Email
office_at_qsa.qld.edu.au