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DRAMA MODERATION PROTOCOL

DRAMA MODERATION PROTOCOL. FET Drama. Introduction. Circular 128/2002 Protocol to take effect 2003 UMALUSI tasked with quality assuring provision of education. Umalusi. Replaces former SAFCERT To quality assure the GET and FET assessment processes for certification

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DRAMA MODERATION PROTOCOL

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  1. DRAMA MODERATION PROTOCOL FET Drama

  2. Introduction • Circular 128/2002 • Protocol to take effect 2003 • UMALUSI tasked with quality assuring provision of education

  3. Umalusi • Replaces former SAFCERT • To quality assure the GET and FET assessment processes for certification • To ensure same standard of assessment across different examining bodies

  4. Moderation policy for WCED • Province has to quality assure assessment of learners for progression, promotion or qualifications

  5. Main functions of moderation system • Verify that assessment is: • Fair • Valid • Reliable • Consistent Practicable

  6. To ensure that learners within same LA/Subject are treated equitably • Validate authenticity of learners work • To identify the need to redesign the assessment

  7. To provide for an appeal procedure for learners • To provide support, advice and guidance to assessors

  8. Moderation methods • Face moderation e.g. for practical work, products • Cluster Moderation

  9. Cluster moderation • Time-effective • Human resource effective

  10. Why cluster moderation? • Mechanism to develop human resources • To set standards • Stimulates collegiality • Create shared understanding of standards and assessment requirements in a collegial environment

  11. Evidence required for moderation Dramatic Arts : 1. Educator File. See Cover pages 2. Learner Assessment Evidence. See Cover pages

  12. Moderators • Senior Education Specialist • Educators • Within schools: subject heads

  13. Types of moderation • INTERNAL • To ensure school based assessment is consistent, accurate and well designed • EXTERNAL • To validate school based assessment

  14. Functions of Internal moderation • Verify assessment is fair • Ensure learners in same subject in different classes are treated equitably • Validate authenticity • Ensure school-based assessment is continuous

  15. Criteria for internal moderation • Assessment and moderation criteria for each subject • All educators in subject are involved

  16. Functions of external moderation • To verify assessment is fair across schools • To ensure learners in same subject but in different schools are treated equitably • To validate authenticity • To identify the need to redesign assessments

  17. Moderation sample • Generally a 10% sample • (Up to 15%)

  18. Cluster moderation • Educators come together with Educator- and Learner assessment Evidence files • Moderation is based on group evaluation and discussion • On a consensus basis or a weighted system of scoring

  19. Cluster meetings conducted by senior education specialist • Head Office will set official clusters • Regular meeting during year to discuss details regarding procedures in the subject

  20. External face moderation • Practical work • All candidates in Dramatic Arts

  21. Adjustment of marks • After scrutiny and discussion: • If average difference between marks allocated by the school and by the moderation panel is greater than 10% Then: • the marks of all candidates are adjusted up or down according to the average difference

  22. Irregularities • Candidates who fail to hand in work • School to inform parents • Work still not submitted give ‘incomplete’ - indicate that follow up action was taken • Keep record of interventions in Educator File

  23. If candidate does not hand in any SBA give “incomplete” • Candidate can re-enter the following year • If learner hands in work not worth marks give ZERO • No SBA, for medical reasons, mark absent,SBA calculated out of lower mark

  24. SBA appeal • LEARNERS • To HOD • To Senior Education Specialist • SCHOOLS • To CCA within 5 days • Will appoint another specialist to re-assess

  25. Developmental moderation • Via school visits • Via clusters

  26. Via school visits • MFT’s • Support visits • Educator files and learner assessment Files • Return visits • Developmental reports on a personal level • General routine reports to schools

  27. Via clusters • A series of developmental meetings • Samples of work will be observed • Joint standard setting exercises will take place

  28. Final moderation • Internal and developmental moderation should have ensured a degree of standardisation • Head Office must provide dates & venues for Dramatic Arts • At least one educator per school • 15% of schools total sample (5% if there are queries) • If there are less than 12 learners per school, then ALL the files

  29. Full set of educator files • Mark schedules • Group assessment takes place • Consensus decision about marks • Each educator file to be studied by at least three educators

  30. Administration • Educator provides marks as per guidelines • Computer sheets completed • Educator signs • Principal signs • SES checks and signs • Assessment coordinator submits to examinations directorate

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