ATAR
OP System
New assessment Regime
Terminology
Pot Porri
100
What does the acronym ATAR represent
What is Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank
100
For approximately how many years will the OP system have been in operation at its demise in 2018?
What is 25 years
100
How many pieces of assessment will be mandated for each subject under the new Qld system?
What is 4
100
What process of distributing results follows ratification?
What is certification
100
Which organisation will be responsible for the allocation of the ATAR?
What is QTAC
200
What is the highest ATAR Rank?
99.95
200
For approximately how many years has the Queensland system of internally moderated assessment been in operation?
What is 40 years
200
What is the distribution of external to internal assessment tasks under the new system?
What is 1:3
200
Which of the new system structures are likely to cause the greatest strain on human resources?
What is endorsement.
200
How many subject results will contribute to the student's ATAR under the new senior system?
What is 5.
300
Which cohort of year 12 students will be the first in Queensland to attain an ATAR?
What is 2019
300
What mechanism is currently used to scale the internally moderated assessment tasks.
What is the QCS Test.
300
What percentage of the student final results will the external exams contribute?
What is 50% for mathematics and Science and 25% for most other subjects?
300
The process of reviewing sample assessment responses in every subject, in every school is called?
What is confirmation.
300
The student's final individual subject result will be expressed in what format?
What is a numerical value.
400
Which of these is a better turn of phrase when comparing the ATAR to the OP system. Broad-brushed, fine-grained, statistically-differentiated.
Fine-grained
400
Which of the following numbers is the cut-off benchmark for an OP1 in the current Qld system? 275, 400, 225, 200
What is 225
400
The new syllabus documents will organise the subjects/courses into how many units?
What is 4
400
What is the QCAA preferred name for the testing that will take place at the end of each year for each subject?
What is common external assessment
400
Which other State does Queensland most closely align in the structure of its new senior curriculum?
What is Victoria.
500
In what increments does the ATAR rank increase/decrease?
What is .05
500
Which of these Qld measures will not be a feature of the new ATAR system? mean differentiation, poly-scores, internal subject scaling.
What is polyscores
500
Which of these QCS features will not be transferred to the new assessment tasks? Cues, stems, stimulus, formulas?
What is formulas?
500
"High . . " what, is the term that describes one-shot external assessment?
What is stakes.
500
Who is the World's greatest Chemistry teacher?
What is Nick Scully.
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