ASQA | Spotlight On Assessment, Chapter 4
Spotlight on providers - Interviews
In this episode of Spotlight On, the importance of knowing your student cohort, their needs and circumstances, and how to avoid jargon and promote understanding.
Improving student outcomes
In this interview, Linda Manning, Director of the Training Division at Karen Sheldon Training, provides her guidance and tips on how best to support students through the assessment process.
Supporting students through assessment
Linda Manning's advice for supporting students through assessment:
Interview highlights
- know your cohort
- assessment should reflect the potential workplace that the learners are likely to be working in
- keep the jargon out of the assessments and ensure the instructions are clear
- consider adjustments to meet the language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) needs of your learners
You can listen to the podcast at the link below
Linda Manning
Director of the Training Division at Karen Sheldon Training, a privately operated RTO based in the Northern Territory.
Linda has significant expertise in managing and delivering vocational training and has a number of memberships and affiliations across the VET sector. Her career experience includes nine years at Charles Darwin University, in roles as Team Leader of Sales and Personal Services, Acting Director of VET Programs, Acting Team Leader of Tourism, Hospitality, Business Central, and Training and Assessment Lecturer. Before immigrating to Australia, Linda was a lecturer and business owner in the United Kingdom.
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