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SEV Annual Update - 2014. Business Graded Units, Business Management, Economics. SEV Annual Update. Location of Internal Assessment Reports General comments Unit specifications, instruments of assessment and exemplification models Evidence Requirements Administration of assessments
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SEV Annual Update - 2014 Business Graded Units, Business Management, Economics
SEV Annual Update • Location of Internal Assessment Reports • General comments • Unit specifications, instruments of assessment and exemplification models • Evidence Requirements • Administration of assessments • Areas of good practice • Specific areas for improvement (Continuing challenges)
SEV Annual Update Location of Internal Assessment Reports www.sqa.org.uk Qualifications Higher National Browse HN Subjects Business, Administration, Accounting & Finance HNC/HND Business Internal Assessment Reports
SEV Annual Update General comments • Where the information comes from • Significant changes for centres • New colleagues and the departure of old colleagues • Bigger classes, new subjects • NAQA now not so new • Overall verification was very successful
SEV Annual Update Unit specifications, instruments of assessment and exemplification models • Not so new Units • Business Graded Unit 2 has been given a modest but important update • From Assessment Exemplars to ASP’s • Security • Check for changes to the specifications and the exemplars • Continuing Piloting Enhancements to HN Qualifications to Support Articulation
SEV Annual Update Evidence Requirements • Better grades in GU 1???? • The importance of continuing discussion to enhance consistency and arrive at sound decisions • Discuss and record good practice and problems • Loss of experienced staff • Positive feedback from learners
SEV Annual Update Administration of assessments • New centres at both home and abroad and many amalgamations • Most centres use the exemplars • Security: MPO • Get question papers back in for in class work • All assessments must go through internal verification • Turnitin • Managing ongoing assessment - Business GU2, Getting Started in Business etc.
SEV Annual Update Areas of good practice • Turnitin/questioning/declaration sheets • Integration • Use of social media, VLE’s, YouTube • Recording problems and discussion in IV records • Electronic submission • Good feedback and guidance
SEV Annual Update – Importance of Internal Verification Specific areas for improvement (Continuing challenges) • Mergers and partnerships - integration of quality procedures, staff and managerial changes • Evolution of NAQA procedures • The security of assessment exemplars • Plagiarism • Look at the Unit specifications to check the requirements • Distinguishing between remediation and reassessment
SEV Annual Update Thank you for all of your hard work