Sufficiency “Sufficient evidence” is one of those phrases assessors hear all the time, but it can still feel vague. There’s no magic formula, no checklist that says, “Collect three pieces of evidence and you’re done.” As assessors, we need to make judgment calls about the evidence in front of us every time we assess. And… Continue reading What’s on Your Plate? Judging Sufficiency with Confidence
Let’s be honest: multiple choice questions (MCQs) are a bit like instant coffee. Quick, convenient, and sometimes... just not quite good enough when you really want quality. That doesn’t mean they’re useless—but if we’re relying on them to do all the heavy lifting in vocational education and training (VET), we’re missing the point. In VET,… Continue reading Can we talk about multiple choice questions in VET?
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Reliability We all understand (I hope) that assessment tools need to be developed with some kind of evidence criteria. The principle of assessment reliability states: Evidence presented for assessment is consistently interpreted and assessment results are comparable irrespective of the assessor conducting the assessment. That means we need to have some kind of decision-making… Continue reading Evidence criteria – Examples are not always the answer.
There are two types of RTO CEOs. Those that are knee deep in the trenches and took on the CEO role after years’ operating and managing Registered Training Organisations. These CEO’s have an intimate understanding of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations and their organisation's funding contracts. They understand exactly where their RTO stands in… Continue reading A message for RTO CEOs
I’m going to start this post with the assumption that there is universal agreement that assessment should include helpful and constructive feedback to learners. There is no clause in the Standards for Registered Training Organisation that refers directly to assessment feedback, but the User’s Guide does provide some guidance. In the introduction to Chapter 4… Continue reading Are you really providing helpful feedback?
The good So much of what we do in the workforce, we do as part of a team. Some jobs just can’t be done without a team working together. Whether it's construction workers performing team lifts to move large items or working collaboratively with a team to make decisions or brainstorm ideas. Working as part… Continue reading Group assessment – the good, bad and ugly
You know when you kinda know something, but the thought is just so unsavoury, that you just ignore the thought, almost at a subconscious level. That was me until I heard this statement said out loud during the VELG conference I attended back in 2018. You cannot use students to participate in or observe role… Continue reading Reliability, Authenticity, Fairness and…….actors?
This blog post is definitely going to create debate, so I'd like to apologise in advance, because I know that this is a controversial subject in VET. I want to talk about AQF in terms of assessment. Bringing this up in a VET forum is a bit like talking about religion or politics at a… Continue reading How to start an argument in VET……AQF in assessment design and delivery
Seems some of you liked my last rant, so since I have an audience to blurt out my frustrations to, I thought I'd grab your ear and keep raving! Now before I start, I’m not saying I’m a VET guru. I get things wrong, often. I may (likely even) have some of the statements in… Continue reading That’s not compliant because…..I don’t like it
