Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to present and actively question and listen
literacy skills to analyse and evaluate information when details and comments are logged and signatures are gained
problem-solving skills for a defined range of unpredictable problems, such as memory leakage, global name space pollution, and static variables
technical skills to use testing tools and methodologies.
Required knowledge
object-oriented programming language
automated test tools, with detailed knowledge of features and processes in some areas
client business domain relating to class to be tested
input and output requirements
organisational requirements relating to class to be tested
system testing
underlying test data.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Test criteria may include: | object-oriented language criteria that may encompass: inheritance between classes interaction between methods of the classes procedural language criteria proper instantiation of classes procedural language criteria that may encompass: behaviour that affects the attributes of the program parameters procedures return values. |
Test environment may include: | data network or communications and other equipment operating system other support software program libraries. |
Quality benchmarks may relate to: | organisational standards products, such as Protocol and Service Multiplexor (PSM). |
Appropriate person may include: | project leader or programmer responsible for code supervisor. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist