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TSC Category Learning Assessment and Evaluation

TSC Assessment Design and Implementation

TSC Description Design and implement assessment methods and tools to evaluate learner progress

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

TSC Proficiency
Description TAE-LDD-3002-1.1 TAE-LDD-4002-1.1 TAE-LDD-5002-1.1
Prepare for assessments Develop assessment Establish practices and
and implement appropriate framework, plans, tools and processes to drive effective
assessment methods and methods to facilitate assessment design and
tools effective assessment implementation
implementation

Knowledge  Components of an  Assessment plan design  Purpose of assessment

assessment plans processes implementation
 Types of assessment  Methods for determining  Linkages between
methods assessment criteria assessment outcomes
 Features, principles and  Trends and and learning
rules of assessment developments in effectiveness
methods assessment practices  Best practices in
 Types of assessment  Processes of validating assessment design and
tools assessment design with implementation
 Principles of assessment relevant stakeholders  Methods to evaluate
 Principles of evidence-  Quality assurance trends and
based assessments strategies developments in
 Techniques to prepare  Methods to review assessment practices
for conducting assessment tools
assessments  Objectives of learning
 Techniques for assessments
communicating with and  Methods to review
providing feedback to assessment plans
candidates
 Manners of
professionalism and
impartiality during
conduct of assessments
 Ethical considerations
and guidelines relating to
assessment processes

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Abilities  Interpret assessment  Define the framework for  Establish the purpose of
plans to define assessment assessment design
assessment implementation processes in measuring
requirements, methods  Develop assessment learning effectiveness
and tools with relevant plans  Oversee assessment
stakeholders  Assess relevance and design processes
 Prepare candidates for applicability of emerging  Set guiding principles to
assessments assessment practices evaluate emerging
 Prepare assessment  Determine the criteria for assessment practices
venue and resources selecting appropriate  Determine implication of
 Conduct assessments in assessment tools with trends and
accordance with relevant stakeholders developments in
assessment plans  Identify appropriate assessment practices
 Deploy appropriate assessment tools for  Lead alignment of
assessment tools and different assessment organisation's
methods methods assessment practices
 Record assessment  Develop relevant with relevant best
decision in accordance assessment tools in practices
with principles of accordance with  Manage quality
assessment and selected assessment assurance issues in
evidence-based methods assessment design and
assessment principles  Evaluate quality implementation
 Record assessment assurance issues in processes
evidence to support assessment tools and  Evaluate effectiveness of
assessment decisions methods assessment methods
 Provide clear and  Review assessment and tools to measure
constructive feedback to tools with relevant learner progress
candidates regarding the stakeholders to
assessment decisions determine areas of
 Review effectiveness of improvement
assessment plans in  Analyse the
assessing the required effectiveness of
competencies assessment methods
 Apply code of ethics and tools to measure
when conducting learners progress
assessments

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