Evidence of moderation practice: Summative assessment of the GTPA

learning sequence

For moderation purposes, you are to select up to three samples of student work showing the range of
achievement at year level (above, below, meets expectations).

Moderator 1*

Name:

Title/position:

Signature:

Date:

Moderator 2 (Preservice teacher)

Name:

Title/position:

Signature:

Date:

*
Suitable personnel to act as Moderator 1 could include your supervising teacher, or other teachers or administrators in the school.

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Student sample 1: Meets year level expectations

Proposed grade of student work prior to moderation: _____________

Finalised grade of student work as a result of moderation: ________

Comment on the grade adjustment addressing the following:

1. Where the teacher’s grading decision and yours differed, what was the source of the difference (e.g.
particular interpretations of the specified criteria)?

2. What feedback would you report to the student and parents/carers about student achievement in this work?

3. What did you learn about the application of scoring rubrics, criteria specifications, and standards used in the
judgement of student work?
Student sample 2: Meets year level expectations

Proposed grade of student work prior to moderation: _____________

Finalised grade of student work as a result of moderation: ________

Comment on the grade adjustment addressing the following:

1. Where the teacher’s grading decision and yours differed, what was the source of the difference (e.g.
particular interpretations of the specified criteria)?

2. What feedback would you report to the student and parents/carers about student achievement in this work?

3. What did you learn about the application of scoring rubrics, criteria specifications, and standards used in the
judgement of student work?
4.
Student sample 3: Above year level expectations

Proposed grade of student work prior to moderation: _____________

Finalised grade of student work as a result of moderation: ________

Comment on the grade adjustment addressing the following:

1. Where the teacher’s grading decision and yours differed, what was the source of the difference (e.g.
particular interpretations of the specified criteria)?

2. What feedback would you report to the student and parents/carers about student achievement in this work?

3. What did you learn about the application of scoring rubrics, criteria specifications, and standards used in the
judgement of student work?
Student sample 4: Above year level expectations

Proposed grade of student work prior to moderation: _____________

Finalised grade of student work as a result of moderation: ________

Comment on the grade adjustment addressing the following:

1. Where the teacher’s grading decision and yours differed, what was the source of the difference (e.g.
particular interpretations of the specified criteria)?

2. What feedback would you report to the student and parents/carers about student achievement in this work?

3. What did you learn about the application of scoring rubrics, criteria specifications, and standards used in the
judgement of student work?
4.
Student sample 5: Below year level expectations

Proposed grade of student work prior to moderation: _____________

Finalised grade of student work as a result of moderation: ________

Comment on the grade adjustment addressing the following:

1. Where the teacher’s grading decision and yours differed, what was the source of the difference (e.g. particular
interpretations of the specified criteria)?

2. What feedback would you report to the student and parents/carers about student achievement in this work?

3. What did you learn about the application of scoring rubrics, criteria specifications, and standards used in the
judgement of student work?
Student sample 6: Below year level expectations

Proposed grade of student work prior to moderation: _____________

Finalised grade of student work as a result of moderation: ________

Comment on the grade adjustment addressing the following:

1. Where the teacher’s grading decision and yours differed, what was the source of the difference (e.g.
particular interpretations of the specified criteria)?

2. What feedback would you report to the student and parents/carers about student achievement in this work?

3. What did you learn about the application of scoring rubrics, criteria specifications, and standards used in the
judgement of student work?