Assessments
The DAL provides a comprehensive suite of assessments that allow teachers to understand student learning, both generally and in regard to specific areas of the curriculum. There are over 250 assessments available on the DAL, that can be used flexibly to support summative and formative assessment practices at the discretion of teachers to best suit their learning programs. For Mathematics and English, assessments have been aligned to the Victorian Curriculum F-10 Version 2.0. There are three broad categories of assessments available on the DAL, outlined in the table below:
| Achievement Level | The achievement level assessments are the broadest, covering content from across the curriculum to give an indication of the student’s relative placement within that level. |
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| Strand/ Sub-strand/ Skills | Strand and sub-strand assessments are targeted to specific aspects of the curriculum (for example, English Language Skills). |
| Focus | Focus assessments provide detailed information about students’ learning, within a relatively narrow (or singular) aspect of the curriculum. |
In addition to being able to be used in a broad range of contexts, the assessments support the implementation of the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0 and the Mathematics and English Skills assessments align to and support the Victorian Lesson Plans.