APPENDIX C: FAIR PRACTICE

FAIR ASSESSMENT PRACTICE – DRAFT^{Footnote 2}

• assessment methods should be compatible with the purpose of assessment


• assessment tasks should be grounded in a relevant context according to learners’ goal pathways


• assessments should be at appropriate levels of task complexity


• learners should be assessed with a range of tasks integrated into practice and linked to successful transition


• learners must receive sufficient practice with assessment tasks


• learners may be assessed on different tasks, but judgements about their learning and achievements should clearly reflect the same outcomes to the same expectations or standards


• assessment tasks should guard against cultural bias


• instructions for completing assessment tasks should be clear and explicit


• time to complete assessment tasks should be reasonable and clearly stated


• all measures to ensure test security should be in place before formal testing begins
• results of assessments should be shared with learners


• initial assessment should provide diagnostic information


• learners should have opportunities to evaluate the assessment instruments

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