HSC Assessment Grid for Background Speakers Languages (NSW)*
This sample illustrates one way in which an assessment program can be constructed to meet the Board’s parameters that three to five tasks are sufficient for a two unit course and two to three tasks are sufficient for a one unit course. It shows that a variety of tasks can be used and that, overall, the weighting requirements for each of the assessment components are met.
There are many other ways in which similar HSC assessment grids could be constructed that may involve different types of tasks, timing of tasks and weightings given to each task.
Schools may use this assessment grid without modification, or change it to suit their particular needs, being mindful that the weightings for each of the assessment components in the HSC course are mandatory.
* Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean
| Component | Task 1 | Task 2 | Task 3 | Task 4 | Task 5 | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term 4 | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 2 | Trial HSC Term 3 | ||
| Spoken
exchanges in [Language] Objectives 1 and 4 Outcomes: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
10 | 10 | ||||
| Written
exchanges in [Language] Objectives 1 and 4 Outcomes: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
10 | 10 | ||||
| Listening
and Responding Objectives 3 and 4 Outcomes: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
10 | 10 | 20 | |||
| Reading
and Responding Objectives 3 and 4 Outcomes: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
10 | 15 | 15 | 40 | ||
| Writing
in [Language] Objectives 2 and 4 Outcomes: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | ||
| Marks | 10 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 100 |
* Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean
It is assumed that all tasks will involve assessment of Objective 4, understanding aspects of language and culture of [Language]-speaking communities.