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H21 DEVELOPING COMPETENCY-BASED
ASSESSMENT RUBRICS IN THE MIDDLE
YEARS.
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Mark Grasso, Bialik College, Matthew Vicendese,
Templestowe College
(Year 7 to Year 10)
Competency based assessment rubrics in mathematics
can have a range of effects on teaching and learning. From
improved student outcomes, assessment and reporting
practices and the identification of necessary support
or extension, these rubrics, can enable students to best
select their pathway as they navigate their choices in
VCE mathematics. In this session, we will aim to construct
several competency-based rubrics, and their corresponding
assessments. Including topics such as linear algebra, quadratic
algebra, probability and statistics, and indices, surds and
logarithms. These rubrics will encompass the relevant
curriculum and key knowledge from several curriculum levels,
aimed at being a continuum for student learning. In addition
to these rubrics, we will analyse several assessments, and
how they align with the rubrics, ensuring accessibility and
extension for all students.
Key takeaways:
1. Confidence in navigating curriculum documentation.
2. Identifying key knowledge, and their place in a learning
continuum.
3. Construct a competency-based rubric for a topic, or
selection of topic for a range of levels.
Remember: Please bring a laptop with Microsoft Excel, or
Google Sheets.
the subject and teaching for the first time.
The session offers a hands-on experience that will give you
the opportunity to use the calculator just like the students
on all the questions where it would be most beneficial. The
session is open to TI-Nspire and ClassPad users and the
featured calculator will be the Casio ClassPad
Key takeaways:
1. Familiarisation of an approved CAS technology.
2. Applications of CAS functionality in a VCAA Examination.
3. Exposure to efficient approaches to solve and investigate
questions thorough the use of a CAS technology.
Remember: Bring your preferred CAS calculator to have the
opportunity to try some of the presented applications.
H23 MIXING IT UP WHILE KEEPING THINGS
IN PROPORTION
Subtheme: Pedagogy
David Leigh-Lancaster, Leigh-Lancaster Consulting
(Year 7 to Year 12)
Many real-life problems involve ratios, proportions, rates,
and percentages, which can be challenging for both students
and adults alike. In this interactive session, we will start with
a practical problem and then use a variety of examples to
progressively unpack a set of approaches that can help make
this topic more accessible for students. Throughout the
session, we will cover related concepts, skills, and processes
for these topics across Years 7–10.
Key takeaways:
1. Approaches to modelling and solving problems involving
ratio, proportion, rates and percentages.
H22 GENERAL MATHEMATICS EXAMS: USING
THE CAS CALCULATOR EFFICIENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY
2. A collection of related activities and resource links.
Subtheme: Technology
3. A progression of key concepts,skills and processes for
learning about ratio, proportion,rates and percentages across
Years 7 – 10 of the Victorian Curriculum V2.0.
Kevin McMenamin, Mentone Grammar
(Year 9 to Year 12)
Remember: Participants should have access to a scientific
calculator.
This session will look at questions from this year’s General
Mathematics papers and discuss how useful the CAS
calculator was in assisting the students in finding a solution.
This would be particularly useful to teachers who are new to
THE MATHEMATICAL
ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA
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