Learning outcome: 3 (cont’d)
It is also an assessor’s responsibility to be aware of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the specified qualification as this also should be reflected in their assessment decisions.
Although should also include the following:
• Take into account that if the students are submitting an e-portfolio, there may be no provisions to add a ‘real’ signature, which will then require an agreement with your organisation to carry out the authenticity of the signature. When completing your summative reports it is important to ‘tick’ the authenticity box to show that the work is his/her and you are able to show a valid audit trail for all your decisions.
• Sufficiency- This is used to ensure the learner is covering …show more content…
Understand how to internally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
To ensure that a good IQA system is set in place, it is good practice to firstly put into a place a good strategy as mentioned previously within this unit.
This should cover, the AO requirements, this will cover the programme syllabus, which in turn a SoW will be put together and will also give information how assessments will be taken place
For the assessment plan to work well, the strategy should state assessors experience, their professional development and their qualifications, and any Continuing Progression Development (CPD) that has taken place during the academic year. Ensure that the assessment strategy is assessed in accordance with the relevant regulations and guidance, this will give a quality service to the learners should raise learner achievement rates, will increase retention, should support the programme to be more cost-effective the regulatory requirements will be met and will support planning and the monitoring processes such as self-assessment. By IQA carrying out all the requirements as mentioned previously this will maintain the reputation of the organisation that is delivering the qualification on behalf the …show more content…
It is important that when an IQA gives feedback to the assessor to remember that this feedback is to improve and to maintain the quality of their assessment processes. Always base these facts on being honest, constructive, and specific remember this is to be factual and clear. It is also good to remember that feedback is not personal, the purpose of carrying out an assessment and give feedback is to support the assessor to recognise their strengths and weaknesses, by using the correct terminology such as “I liked it when you” this will encourage the assessor. If there is weaknesses with the assessor do not discuss this in front of their learners, I feel it is good practice to give short feedback, to be constructive give encouragement, give good detailed feedback to what has been done, but also remember to mention if certain feedback activities have not been covered. Focusing on what was good, but this can also cover areas that could be improved e.g “I did not think that worked so well”, then would give examples of how this could be improved, usually this is by using a different teaching strategy, using a different piece of equipment, documents or maybe using technology to support the
It is also an assessor’s responsibility to be aware of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the specified qualification as this also should be reflected in their assessment decisions.
Although should also include the following:
• Take into account that if the students are submitting an e-portfolio, there may be no provisions to add a ‘real’ signature, which will then require an agreement with your organisation to carry out the authenticity of the signature. When completing your summative reports it is important to ‘tick’ the authenticity box to show that the work is his/her and you are able to show a valid audit trail for all your decisions.
• Sufficiency- This is used to ensure the learner is covering …show more content…
Understand how to internally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
To ensure that a good IQA system is set in place, it is good practice to firstly put into a place a good strategy as mentioned previously within this unit.
This should cover, the AO requirements, this will cover the programme syllabus, which in turn a SoW will be put together and will also give information how assessments will be taken place
For the assessment plan to work well, the strategy should state assessors experience, their professional development and their qualifications, and any Continuing Progression Development (CPD) that has taken place during the academic year. Ensure that the assessment strategy is assessed in accordance with the relevant regulations and guidance, this will give a quality service to the learners should raise learner achievement rates, will increase retention, should support the programme to be more cost-effective the regulatory requirements will be met and will support planning and the monitoring processes such as self-assessment. By IQA carrying out all the requirements as mentioned previously this will maintain the reputation of the organisation that is delivering the qualification on behalf the …show more content…
It is important that when an IQA gives feedback to the assessor to remember that this feedback is to improve and to maintain the quality of their assessment processes. Always base these facts on being honest, constructive, and specific remember this is to be factual and clear. It is also good to remember that feedback is not personal, the purpose of carrying out an assessment and give feedback is to support the assessor to recognise their strengths and weaknesses, by using the correct terminology such as “I liked it when you” this will encourage the assessor. If there is weaknesses with the assessor do not discuss this in front of their learners, I feel it is good practice to give short feedback, to be constructive give encouragement, give good detailed feedback to what has been done, but also remember to mention if certain feedback activities have not been covered. Focusing on what was good, but this can also cover areas that could be improved e.g “I did not think that worked so well”, then would give examples of how this could be improved, usually this is by using a different teaching strategy, using a different piece of equipment, documents or maybe using technology to support the