IELC - Assessment for Learning

Intensive English Language Centre (IELC) - Assessment For Learning

Continuous Assessment

Continuous assessment provides students and parents with timely information regarding student skill acquisition, learning and growth.

Teachers set and assess Learning Tasks via the Compass portal
Student progress will be monitored and reviewed by lead IELC teachers and the International Student Coordinator as part of the meeting schedule for the current year
During the 20 week IELC course; Reading and Viewing, Writing, Speaking and Listening will be monitored via EAL aligned Learning Tasks as well as On Demand testing

Learning Tasks

At the Macleod College IELC, we have two different types of Learning Tasks that provide feedback to students and families:

Progress Tasks (formative)

Progress tasks are formative assessments that portray a student’s progress through the IELC curriculum

These will not appear on the mid-cycle (week 10) and end-of-cycle (week 20) reports
These tasks can be graded using either the S/N or % grading components
There should be at least 5 progress tasks uploaded to Compass per term by the two lead IELC teachers

Assessment Tasks (summative)

Assessment tasks are summative tasks that represent a student’s achievements within the Victorian Curriculum 7-10 EAL.

These will appear on the mid-cycle (week 10) and end-of-cycle (week 20) reports
These tasks will be graded using the % grading component
All work submitted will receive a pathway C level (CL-C4)
There should be at least 4 assessment tasks uploaded to Compass per term by the two lead IELC teachers

VCAA On Demand Testing

Students in the IELC will complete the VCAA On Demand Testing upon arrival in the IELC, at the end of the 10 week and 20 week mark.

Tests are conducted in the following areas:
- Literacy – Reading, Language Skills, Word Building
- Numeracy – Number and Algebra

End-of-Cycle Exam

All IELC students will complete an end-of-cycle exam upon completion of their semester long program in the IELC