Learning tasks are a vital component of the framework that each teacher develops annually and reviews regularly each term. Content of learning tasks is developed from information contained in NT curriculum documents, and each school's curriculum policy documents. Tasks unrelated to learning outcomes cannot be justified as anything other than time fillers, with limited educational merit. The starting point from which to plan a learning task is what the children know. Gather information from student record files.
Plan learning outcomes commensurate with students' capabilities.
Work requirements are the means by which learning outcomes are met, so in writing these, begin each work requirement with an active verb addressing the development of knowlege, skills and attitudes. Assessment items provide the teacher with an indication of the adequacy of learning. Feedback indicates progress, areas which have been learned well and areas in which more work is needed. The greater the variety of assessment tasks, the better the overall picture of students' progrss. Written tests have their place as an assessment tool but should not be used as the sole assessment criteria.