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This article discusses the importance of external verification in the HN Business Network, providing guidance on allocating marks, multiple marking conventions, good practice, and future development. It also highlights the role of the verifier in facilitating reliability and producing measurable evidence for sound decision-making.
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EV Update HN Business Network October 2009
External Verification 2008/09 • Background • Graded Unit 2 • A continuing challenge • Topic selection • Allocating marks • Grading
External Verification 2008/09 • Graded Unit 3 • Continuing care required • High marks • Answer the questions • Evaluation means evaluation • Multiple markers • Multiple marking conventions
External Verification 2008/09 • Good practice • Meeting before marking • Double/cross marking • Arriving at a final mark • Uniform marking convention
External Verification 2008/09 • Further development • Continuing to apply an appropriate standard • Discussion • The future
Prior Verification • Exemplars versus locally devised internal assessments • Assessment within the revised HN Business • The role of the verifier • Appropriate • Coverage of outcomes • Facilitates reliability • Produces measurable evidence • Accessible • To arrive at a sound decision
Development Visits • Helping staff define standards • Sharing good practice • Providing encouragement • Building confidence