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Technologies and content

Solar - enhancing the assessment of the Personal Finance Award Graeme Clark graeme.clark@sqa.org.uk. Technologies and content. E-testing (Solar) – summative and formative assessment delivery E-Portfolio ’s for SfW

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Technologies and content

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  1. Solar - enhancing the assessment of the Personal Finance AwardGraeme Clarkgraeme.clark@sqa.org.uk

  2. Technologies and content • E-testing (Solar) – summative and formative assessment delivery • E-Portfolio’s for SfW • Games-based assessment and use of social software to assess group work using wikis and blogs • Flexible Web-based learning materials • tools to support improvement in the learning and assessment experience • CPD using/through SQA Academy

  3. Solar e-assessments • Summative and Formative e-assessments • Banks of questions authored and QA by subject specialists • Input to central system and managed by SQA • Available freely to all SQA centres • Majority of content for HN & National Certificates • Increasing range of NQ provision • www.sqasolar.org.uk

  4. Solar e-assessments Summative Pre-verified and automatically marked Unit and topic based Item bank (no versions) Secure web-based delivery Authored, peer reviewed by subject specialists No requirement for internal or external verification of assessments/results

  5. Solar e-assessments Formative Item banks of topic/unit-based questions with the addition of rich context-specific feedback Using a minimum range of 6 different question types Available direct to learners Supporting learning rather than practice for assessment/exam Use of audio/animation/other graphical media as required. www.sqasolar.org.uk/openassess

  6. Other new Content incl. PDAs in Bricklaying – 2010/11 SVQs in Beauty and Plumbing – 2010/2011 Streetworks (HAUC) – August 2010 Nabs for : Int 1/Int 2/Higher Computing – NOW Higher Information Systems – 2010/11 Higher Maths – 2010/11

  7. Assessment for the PFA – Phase 1 Summative Assessment Itembank rules-based approach All questions 4 option MCQ Principles of Money – 25 Q’s in 5 sections Money Management – 20 Q’s in 4 sections 60% passmark with immediate result and feedback

  8. Assessment for the PFA Principles of Money Available now Max of 2 versions of a paper Nab - tbc Money Management Available w/c 28 October Max of 2 versions of a paper Nab - tbc

  9. Assessment for the PFA – Phase 2 Summative Assessment New question items added to bank using other question types MRQ, re-order, matching, gapfill, drag’n’drop No paper equivalent Updated assessment in use from January 2011

  10. Assessment for the PFA – Phase 2 Formative Assessment New question items with contextualized learner feedback Using a range of different question types MCQ, MRQ, re-order, matching, gapfill, drag’n’drop To support learners in using the Solar system and the different question types Available through OpenAssess Released January 2011

  11. www.sqasolar.org.uk OpenAssess

  12. Questions

  13. Contact Graeme Clark Project Manager SQA 0845 213 5581 for training:-solar@sqa.org.uk www.sqasolar.org.uk

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