Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver ACMATE505, 'Carry out advanced breeding procedures'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Carry out advanced breeding procedures' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements | Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Establish breeding programs for production lines | 1.1 Comply with organisational policies, procedures and protocols set by the Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) and relevant legislation, including health and safety, at all times 1.2 Relate genetic principles to breeding program requirements 1.3 Design and establish breeding programs for animal production lines 1.4 Confirm design, and develop or evaluate established data collection record systems for relevant breeding program 1.5 Review and modify organisational standard operating procedures for breeding programs |
2. Select animals and prepare for breeding | 2.1 Identify and confirm breeding program for specific production line requirements and production schedules 2.2 Review and monitor animals for mating to determine the current stage of their reproductive cycle 2.3 Monitor females for stages of oestrus cycle and identify those that are ready for mating 2.4 Identify and allocate animals selected for mating or cohort production in an appropriate environment |
3. Implement breeding procedures | 3.1 Select and review appropriate mating systems and methods according to the breeding program 3.2 Monitor animals during and after the mating period to determine whether mating has been successful |
4. Perform post-mating procedures | 4.1 Monitor animals for signs of parturition and/or eggs for signs of hatching 4.2 Prepare a plan for fostering arrangements or caesarean re-derivations 4.3 Assess quality of offspring according to the required quality parameters of the breeding program and experimental needs 4.4 Identify, sex and wean offspring according to the breeding program 4.5 Carry out post-weaning management according to the breeding program 4.6 Maintain breeding records according to the breeding program and organisational policies and procedures 4.7 Review and suggest modifications to breeding program outcomes for future production runs |
5. Name and record animals | 5.1 Identify and record strains or breeds of animals 5.2 Record and interpret breeding records, including details of number of litters born, stillbirths or neonatal deaths, weaning sex ratios and reasons for poor test performance |