More than 270 activities and almost 1000 work samples aligned to grades are now on the Assessment Resource Centre (ARC) for Stages 1 to 5.

Almost 500 primary work samples are now on the ARC across all key learning areas. More than 80 activities are also available on the site to assist teachers in awarding A to E grades in Semester 1 reports.

About 100 additional aligned work samples were added to the site in March 2007, and a further upload is planned for Term 2.

Stage 3 Creative Arts work sample from the Cubist-inspired self-portrait activity that has not yet been aligned to a grade. Teachers can participate in the grade alignment process by submitting comments on this, and other, new work samples on the ARC website arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au

• Stage 1 English
• Stage 2 Science and Technology
• Stage 3 PDHPE and Creative Arts (see sample pictured)
• Stage 4 English, History, PDHPE and Visual Arts
• Stage 5 English, Mathematics and Visual Arts.

The range of work samples on the ARC shows a breadth of student achievement, with activities in each broad strand or area for assessment now available in almost every stage of a course. There is also advice on how teachers can use these samples for reporting at intermediate periods within the stage.

The student activities and work samples on the website have been provided by teachers who have run the activities as part of their teaching program. The activities include references to the prior learning of the student, outcomes, areas of assessment and the assessment criteria.

New activities with work samples are welcome, and teachers are invited to run activities from the website and send in work samples. A student permission note and information on running an activity are available on the site.

For more information on running activities and collecting work samples, please contact

Sharon Phillips: sharon.phillips@bos.nsw.edu.au or Kerry Blight: kerry.blight@bos.nsw.edu.au.