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Graded Unit 3: Refreshed Guidance. Robert Laird Senior External Verifier (363/389) February 2014. Graded Unit 3: Refreshed Guidance. Rationale Concerns for Quality Previous Arrangements. Graded Unit 3: Refreshed Guidance Revised Unit Specification. Allows remediation
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Graded Unit 3: Refreshed Guidance Robert Laird Senior External Verifier (363/389) February 2014
Graded Unit 3: Refreshed Guidance • Rationale • Concerns for Quality • Previous Arrangements
Graded Unit 3: Refreshed Guidance • Revised Unit Specification • Allows remediation • Candidates must meet the minimum evidence requirements and, in doing so, achieve minimum marks for each stage • Minimum evidence requirements (success) • Marks (grade)
Graded Unit 3: Refreshed Guidance • Remediation • Remediation can occur in three circumstances: • Candidate did not meet minimum evidence requirements • Candidate did not achieve minimum marks • Candidate did not meet minimum evidence requirements and minimum marks • Professional judgement
Graded Unit 3: Refreshed Guidance • Preventing Grade Boosting • Deficiencies in meeting the minimum evidence requirements and/or minimum marks, on first attempt, addressed through feedback (or re-assessment?) • Only the areas identified as deficient, on the first attempt, should be re-marked • Authenticity of evidence
Graded Unit 3: Sharing Good Practice in Marking • Break-out session, led by External Verifiers • Working in pairs or small groups • Review candidate submission for Graded Unit 3, Planning Stage • Unit Specification • Assessment Exemplar Pack • Candidate work • Suggested feedback sheet
Graded Unit 3: Sharing Good Practice in Marking • Format • Assess a candidate’s submission and provide supportive feedback to the candidate • Discuss how (a) feedback would be given to candidate and (b) next steps • Share issues, experience and good practice • Summarise discussions for dissemination to the Quality Network