Review of Courses New in 2018

Courses for Review

Humanities & Social Sciences	Health & Physical Education	Mathematics	Mixed Field	Science	Technologies
·        Introduction to Sociology and Psychology Level 2 ·        Community Service Learning Level 2 ·        Tasmanian Aboriginal Studies Level 2 ·        Philosophy Level 3	Personal Care Level 1 Fitness Experiences Level 1 Outdoor Experiences Level 1 Sport and Recreation Experiences Level 1 Athlete Development Level 2 Outdoor Education Level 2 Personal Health and Wellbeing Level 2 Community Sport and Recreation Level 2 Sport Science Foundation Level 2 Health Studies Level 3 Outdoor Leadership level 3 Sport Science Level 3	·        Mathematics Specialised Level 4	·        Career and Life Planning Level 2 ·        Project Implementation Level 2 ·        Building Connections Level 1	·        Environmental Science Level 3 ·        Physical Sciences Level 3 ·        Physical Sciences – Foundation Level 2	·        Computer Graphics and Design Level 3 ·        Housing and Design Level 3 ·        Computer Science Level 3 ·        Food and Nutrition Level 3 ·        Information Systems and Digital Technologies Level 3 ·        Computer Graphics and Design – Foundation Level 2 ·        Food, Cooking and Nutrition Level 2 ·        Engineering Design Level 2

 

Timeline for Review

• Nov – Dec 2018 Formstack consultation through the Years 11 and 12 website
  • Submissions open on Monday 19 November (9.00 am)
  • Submissions close on Wednesday 5 December (9.00 pm)
• Dec – Jan 2019 Curriculum Services work with TASC to address any major concerns
• Dec – Jan 2019 Teachers will be advised by start of Term 1 of outcome of this process (including responses to issues raised which will be made available on the 11 and 12 website)

 

Threshold for Change

Before providing feedback – please note the threshold for changing a course that has been accredited is high and will be considered in terms of likely outcomes for learners. These issues must be discussed with your school leadership before submitting (Principal/Curriculum AP/Line Manager).

There must be either:

• Type 1 amendment – a factual error, typographical error or outdated material that needs updating; or,
• Type 2 amendment – an issue with the course that is demonstrably affecting Learner Outcomes
• There is also an opportunity to provide feedback on external assessment specifications.

Rationale

In providing feedback on Type 2 amendments, you will need to provide a rationale clearly substantiating the way in which the issue has demonstrably affected learner outcomes.

The rationale must also take into account the following aspects of course accreditation.

• level of complexity – how hard or demanding courses are
• size value – how big or long courses are
• robustness – the degree of reliability and validity of results issued in a course.

• general coherence: learning outcomes and aims must be appropriate for students in the senior secondary phase of education in Tasmania; and must be at least at the equivalent of the types of competencies characteristic of AQF Cert I; and has a balance of learning of both domain-specific and generic skills and knowledge
• internal coherence: alignment (line of sight) between learning outcomes, course content, the criteria and performance standards,
• coherence with other TASC accredited courses, Australian Curriculum courses and other national counterparts.

 

See here for Course Characteristics required by TASC.

See here for Course Accreditation criteria required by TASC.

​Please provide feedback here.