There will be one online quiz:

• Supervised Online Quiz (25%) will occur in week 5 on Wednesday 8th August at 8am . It will assess content from weeks 1-5 inclusive.

This quiz will consist of up to 45 questions (worth up to 60 marks) and will have a time limit of up to 90 minutes. The questions will be identical for all students, however they will be randomly generated from a question bank so that the quizzes may appear differently for each student. This quiz is a closed book assessment which will be supervised by a CQU staff member and must be completed at the scheduled time on either Rockhampton or Bundaberg campus. Access to all resources other than the quiz itself is prohibited (e.g. books, notes, electronic devices or websites other than the quiz itself). It is recommended that a laptop be utilised for this assessment, however a tablet is permitted. The use of a mobile phone is not permitted for this assessment item.

Supervised online quiz will consist of some or all of the following categories:

• Multiple choice questions
• True/ false questions
• Short answer questions
• Fill in the missing word(s) questions
• Questions relating to multimedia material (e.g. images, videos)

Refer to Moodle for further information and additional resources.

All questions will be marked numerically and an overall percentage mark awarded.

There will be one supervised online written examination:

• Supervised Online Written Examination (45%) will occur in week 12 on Wednesday 3rd October at 12pm . It will assess content from weeks 1-11 inclusive.

This online written examination is in the format of an online quiz and will consist of up to 65 questions (worth up to 90 marks) and will have a time limit of up to 150 minutes. The questions will be identical for all students, however they will be randomly generated from a question bank so that the examinations may appear differently for each student. This examination is a closed book assessment which will be supervised by a CQU staff member and must be completed at the scheduled time on either Rockhampton or Bundaberg campus. Access to all resources other than the examination itself is prohibited (e.g. books, notes, electronic devices or websites other than the examination itself). It is recommended that a laptop be utilised for this assessment, however a tablet is permitted. The use of a mobile phone is not permitted for this assessment item.

Supervised online written examination will consist of some or all of the following categories:

• Multiple choice questions
• True/ false questions
• Short answer questions
• Fill in the missing word(s) questions
• Questions relating to multimedia material (e.g. images, videos)

Refer to Moodle for further information and additional resources.

All questions will be marked numerically and an overall percentage mark awarded.

There will be two hurdle assessments:

• Hurdle 1 (Attainment of a Satisfactory Grade for the Observational Placement): This unit includes six (6) hours of observational learning. This clinical observation placement is designed to give you the opportunity to observe children interacting in a non-clinical environment (two (2) hours of observation in an early learning facility) as well as observe practicing allied health professionals interacting with paediatric patients in a range of clinical settings (four (4) hours of observation in a paediatric therapy setting). These observational placements will be scheduled outside regular timetabled sessions. All pre-clinical requirements must be completed prior to the observational clinical placement and attendance at the placement is mandatory. Following your observational placement, feedback will be provided by the supervising physiotherapist to the Clinical Educator Coordinator on the following constructs of physiotherapy practice: professional behaviour, communication and assessment (observation). A satisfactory grade for the observational placement is required in order to be eligible to PASS this unit. Results for this hurdle will be available once all clinical observational placements are completed and satisfactory performance is confirmed by the clinical educator coordinator.

• Hurdle 2 (Attendance): A minimum attendance rate of 85% for practical and tutorial sessions is required in order to be eligible to PASS this unit. This minimum attendance requirement is recommended by the Australian Physiotherapy Council. The monitoring of attendance will take into consideration legitimate requests for absence such as those outlined in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) as reasons for requesting time extensions for submitting assessment tasks (e.g. medical or allied health, compassionate, misadventure and exceptional circumstances). Attendance rates for this hurdle will be calculated in week 12.

Refer to Moodle for further information and additional resources.

Hurdle 1: Attainment of a satisfactory grade on your observational placement is required to PASS this hurdle. You must PASS this hurdle in order to be eligible to PASS the unit.

Hurdle 2: An attendance rate of 85% at practical and tutorial sessions is required to PASS this hurdle. You must PASS this hurdle in order to be eligible to PASS the unit.

The Practical Assessment will be in the form of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and is intended to assess your performance of practical and clinical reasoning skills.

You will be provided with two (2) scenarios. One (1) scenario will be focused on the assessment of a paediatric patient and the other will be focused on the treatment and management of a paediatric patient. The clinical notes will be provided to you 30 minutes prior to the practical examination. The practical examination will have a time limit of 30 minutes (15 minutes per scenario). For each clinical scenario, you may be requested to:

• Demonstrate awareness of typical developmental motor presentations
• Demonstrate awareness of interacting systems on an infant/child’s motor presentation
• Demonstrate knowledge of developmental age expectations
• Demonstrate knowledge of the presenting condition including aetiology, pathophysiology and typical presentation
• Interpret the clinical notes and design an appropriate assessment (subjective and physical) and/or treatment (including short and long term treatment goals) plan
• Identify, discuss and manage any precautions, contraindications or considerations
• Demonstrate specific assessment techniques (e.g. subjective examination, postural control, fine motor assessment, gross motor assessment, musculoskeletal assessment, sensory assessment, neurological assessment including spasticity, reflexes and tone)
• Demonstrate specific practical intervention techniques (e.g. facilitating appropriate positioning and transitions, challenging limits of stability)
• Document physiotherapy intervention (e.g. assessment, treatment, plan)

You must come appropriately attired for the Practical Assessment. When being examined, you should be attired in your full clinical uniform.

A timetable for the Practical Assessment will be published on Moodle at the end of Term 2.

Refer to Moodle for further information and additional resources.

The assessment rubric for this task is based on the Australian Standards for Physiotherapy, the Accreditation Standard set by the Australian Physiotherapy Council and The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice Instrument. These quality frameworks are mapped against the CQUniversity Graduate Attributes and are intended to give a holistic understanding of standards expected for the assessment task. The rubric for this assessment will be based on the following categories and weightings:

Practical Assessment (OSCE) (35%)

• Professional Behaviour (10%)
• Communication (20%)
• Risk Management/ Safety (Pass/Fail)
• Assessment and Interpretation (35%)
•   Management and Treatment (35%)

Refer to Moodle for the assessment rubric.

Requirements to PASS the Practical Assessment

In order to be eligible to PASS the Practical Assessment you must:

1) achieve a PASS result for the PASS/FAIL component of Risk Management/Safety for the Practical Assessment (OSCE).

AND

2) achieve 50% or higher in the graded component for each of the two parts (i.e. a minimum of 50% for Part 1 and a minimum of 50% for Part 2).

If you do not meet the above criteria for each part, you will be eligible for one opportunity to re-sit the part(s) of the assessment task for which you have not met the requirements to PASS, provided you have:

1) achieved an overall grade equal to, or higher than 44.5% for your OSCE.

AND

2) achieved 49.5% or higher for each of the assessment items within the unit that have been completed and graded at the time of the OSCE.

Re-sit Conditions

1. If you meet the eligibility criteria for a re-sit, you will be given only one opportunity to pass the practical assessment.

2. The re-sit will be assessed by up to two examiners and will be of an equivalent format to the original assessment task.

3. Where possible, the re-sit will be conducted within two weeks of the date of grade release for this assessment item.

4. The assessment criteria of the re-sit will be identical to the original practical assessment.

5. If you pass the re-sit you will receive a grade of exactly 50% for the practical assessment (i.e. 27.5% of the entire unit grade), irrespective of your achievement for the graded component. This is to ensure equity to those students who only had one attempt.

6. If you do not meet the requirements to pass the re-sit, or to PASS the re-sit, you will receive a grade equal to your original OSCE grade and may be awarded a supplementary assessment in line with CQUniversity Policy.