[Year 12 SofDev] Preparing to assess Criteria 5 and 6 on the SAT

[Mary Ho]

Thanks so much for this Phil, very informative.  Mine have handed in so
good timing!

On 2 August 2016 at 08:38, Philip Feain <feainp at stkevins.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> Dear All
>
> I am at the point where my Criteria 5 and 6 will be submitted tomorrow
> morning and thinking about how I will assess it. I am currently working on
> the criteria checklists which should be ready by Thursday.
>
> I was thinking about how to ensure students submit their work to me and
> make each component obvious to me and how to mark students when they don't
> get everything working. I have a few students that will have some issues.
>
> The obvious question that some teachers are asking is can they mark the
> code first without running the software solution? It would be a good idea
> to run the program and then look at the code to mark. That way if something
> doesn't work then you can look at the source of the problem. This will help
> you when looking at efficiency and effectiveness.
>
> I am asking my students to print off their code and to annotate their
> printouts showing where each section meets the relevant descriptors. This
> will assist in marking and gives them an opportunity to be clear in their
> understanding of where and how they meet the criteria.
>
> I am also asking them to write a set of basic instructions explaining how
> to use their solution to aid me in using it when marking it. It isn't user
> documentation as such, but just a set of simple steps for me to follow so I
> don't miss anything. This is because in the previous Study Design we gave
> them the problem and we pretty much knew how it should work. They also
> completed user doc in the old SAC tasks as well. This is not a formal
> thing, but just a practicality thing for me.
>
>
> Criterion 5
>
> Descriptor 1 - Even if there are issues with the program running you can
> still mark data structures. Even for one or two marks students need to have
> a few data structures. I would say at least 2 here.
> Descriptor 2 - This one has to work to even meet 1 or 2 marks - "Organises
> and manipulates files in a way to allow quick access to data". So if
> students can't get files working then this will be an issue for them.
> Descriptor 3 - Procedures and techniques here will involve code and a
> report. You are focusing on KK1 and KK3. With KK3 you need to look at
> security, archiving, backing up and disposing of files.
>
>
> Criterion 6
>
> Descriptor 1 - Applying processing features as in the KK. Can mark without
> solution totally working.
> Descriptor 2 - Internal documentation. Even if the software solution is
> not fully completed or working students can still get full marks if the
> internal documentation is comprehensive and well formatted.
> Descriptor 3 - Data validation. Can mark even if not everything is
> working. Even some of my struggling students have been able to start off by
> validating the login screen and then continuing on.
> Descriptor 4 - Documents a sorting algorithm. Limited evidence of a
> sorting algorithm would include the addition of a simple sorting algorithm.
> It needs to have level of complexity.
>
>
> Marking the criteria
>
> Last term I found that one way I satisfied myself that I was marking
> accurately was to do the following:
> - I initially marked Criterion 4 to start off with
> - Then I marked Criterion 1 when that came in. After I had done this I
> went back to look at my Criterion 4 again and then made some adjustments.
> - The same thing when Criterion 2 came in. I marked it and than went back
> to look at Criterion 4 and 1 again and make some adjustments.
> - Finally when Criterion 3 came in I went through the same process. Marked
> Criterion 3 and then went and looked back at Criteria 4, 1 and 2.
>
> I found this to be a very worthwhile process, particularly reflecting on
> each of the other criteria after marking the current one. It meant that by
> the time I had to hand in my marks for the SAT Part 1 I was happy that my
> marking was consistent. It is also not very time consuming. Just a couple
> of minutes to look at each rubric and thinking about it.
>
> I hope this helps you in the process of getting through Criteria 5 and 6
> over the next week or so.
>
> Regards
>
> Phil.
>
> --
> Phil Feain
>
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