Mapping

This kind of mapping uses a narrative approach to show that the assessments address all unit requirements.

  1. Get soft copy of unit into computer.
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  2. Translate performance criteria into plain English.
    • Put performance criteria into active voice
    • Separate run-together performance criteria (where two criteria are lumped together into one)
    • Put performance criteria into short clear sentences.
    • Use plain vocab.
     
  3. Tidy up page layout.
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  4. Delete anything in the unit that is not a requirement. (e.g. "... may ..." statements in the Range Statement.
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  5. Delete redundancies so everything is assessed no more that required. In particular, check critical aspects of assessment for redundancies.
     
  6. Decide upon assessment modes and the most naturally occurring kind of evidence. In this case, we used projects comprising the tasks that a senior manage would actually do in a systems-wide review.
     
  7. Go through performance criteria and make them into instructions.
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  8. Check essential aspects of performance and delete any redundancies. Those that aren't are integrated into the document.
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  9. In the unit “Be an effective volunteer" (CHCVOL201B), the interview questions represent elements 1 and 2, knowledge requirements of element 3, and essential knowledge. Items have been edited and reordered into one sequence for clarity adn to make them easier to use.
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  10. Check other requirements:
    1. valid, reliable, fair and flexible
    2. focus on the application of knowledge and skill to the standard of performance required in the workplace and cover all aspects of workplace performance, including
      • task skills (done by covering the elements properly)
      • task management skills,
      • contingency management skills and
      • job role environment skills
       
  11. Check assessment context: the workplace over a substantial period of time.
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  12. Go through and delete any more redundancies.
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  13. Check that everything is in a sensible order.
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  14. Check that tools are concrete and clear enough to be reliable.