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IDENTIFYING THE LEARNING REQUIREMENTS Support units: Assessment in geography Illustration 1: Curriculum-based program planning and assessment

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Page 1: I DENTIFYING THE LEARNING REQUIREMENTS Support units: Assessment in geography Illustration 1: Curriculum-based program planning and assessment

IDENTIFYING THE LEARNING REQUIREMENTS

Support units: Assessment in geographyIllustration 1: Curriculum-based program planning and assessment

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Identifying the learning requirements

Teachers make the differenceHattie (2009)

What effective teachers do to improve student learning:

• plan for deep understandings and specific skills

• explicitly set goals

• plan teaching strategies that align with the goals

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Places and topics from the Geographical Knowledge and Understanding strand of the Australian Curriculum: Geography

Knowledge content

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Understanding is making connections between facts and skills:• showing understanding and applying knowledge• interpreting and analysing

problems and issues

Fundamental understandings

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Geographical skills

As identified in the Geographical Inquiry Skills strand of the Australian Curriculum: Geography Teaching students to:• inquire through questions• problem solve• investigate data and

information• make decisions

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Concept focus

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.List the concepts to be the focus in order from greatest to least

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Inquiry questions

• Examples in the Australian Curriculum: Geography

• Intent is that the question is open and uses higher-order thinking skills

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Big ideas

• Crucial in designing the assessment task

• What do we want students to know, understand and be able to do at the end of this unit?

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When you have identified the learning requirements …

Think about:• informing students of the goals• providing ongoing feedback that

focuses on the learning intentions