The backbone of defensible assessment decisions
Reliability is an essential aspect of VET assessment, and best-practice strategies involve incorporating reliability into assessment marking guides.
This information sheet gives ~10 pages of guidance for how to develop benchmarks in your assessment tools that will support the Principle of Assessment, Reliability - necessary under the Outcome Standards.
See examples of how to construct benchmarks that give proper guidance for assessors, and examples of not-so-good examples.
This product explains the key factors that make a 'good' benchmark - irrespective of whether it is intended for instruments designed to collect:
- Knowledge evidence
- Performance evidence via skills demonstration
- Performance evidence via a portfolio/work product
This tool is a must for any assessment developer looking to confirm existing practice and/or develop a best-practice approach to the design and development of marking guides for VET assessment.
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- Updated 17.4.26