Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Diagram Overview

Assessment & Reporting

Mazenod uses Accelerus to produce reports. Reports are issued at the conclusion of each semester. A detailed report writing guideline is available on MazCom and distributed at the start of each semester. While teachers have input into work habits and VIC CURRIC Standards that are displayed on subject reports, these reports are largely generated from the work teachers do in their ongoing feedback and reporting throughout the semester.

All reports are immediately provided as a PDF to parents via MazCom. Parents are given advance knowledge of their son’s progress as staff provide real time assessment results and comments during the semester. All results are delivered in this way via MazCom.

Assessment and Reporting Procedures

1. All assessment tasks have their grades or percentages reported to students and parents on MazCom in real time during the year. It is expected results would be available two to three weeks after the assessment item is completed.

2. All results will be withheld from electronic distribution during exam periods. They will be released at the completion of the exams.

3. Teachers in all subjects in Years 10 - 12 and core subjects in Years 7 - 9 provide to parents and students summative feedback on two assessment tasks per semester. Years 7 - 9 elective teachers provide one online comment per semester. This feedback can take the form of written comments, but can also utilise the in-line annotation, video, and audio functionality of MazCom. Teachers are encouraged to consider the feedback method most appropriate to student skill development.

4. Teachers are also expected to provide real time formative feedback during preparation for assessment tasks.

5. All exams and assessment tasks are returned to students with relevant feedback. Feedback for assessment items will include comments, or a detailed rubric/criteria sheet or a marking scheme for that task.

Semester reports are immediately distributed to parents as a PDF on MazCom.

Feedback Considerations

Teachers are encouraged to view feedback as more than a summative comment on assessment tasks, but an ongoing process that helps students make meaning out of their learning tasks. Teachers are encouraged to consider utilizing a range of feedback practices such as:

• video and audio feedback;

• student self evaluation;

• individual student conferencing;

• peer evaluation;

• exemplars;

• annotated work samples;

• real time monitoring using the Google Suite and Hapara Teacher Dashboard

Mazenod offers a range of ICT platforms that provide feedback functionality and teachers are encouraged to consult with the Digital Coaches, LMS Coordinator, or the Head of Library & Digital Resources for training and ideas regarding these platforms.