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External Verification Report Summary: June 2006 Graded Units Exam

This report summarizes the external verification activities conducted for the June 2006 Graded Units Exam. It includes information on the selection of centers, moderation team, verification reports, good practice, marking and verification approaches, and suggestions for improvement.

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External Verification Report Summary: June 2006 Graded Units Exam

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  1. Central VerificationHNC/D AIT Graded Units June 2006

  2. Graded Unit 1 (Examination) June 2006

  3. Verification Activity • 24 centres selected for external verification • Team of 5 moderators over 3 days • Individual verification reports • No holds • Various approaches to marking and verification • Some good practice

  4. Assessment Exemplars • Revised exemplars addressed some of the difficulties experienced last session • Questions more demanding in revised assessment exemplars – still not demanding enough for the level • Headroom for better answers needs addressing through the unit specification

  5. Marking and Verification • Good practice identified at Graded Unit Workshops had been incorporated in marking and verification • good evidence of prior verification and expanded marking schemes • Clearer indication of marks within questions • Action points from previous year had been addressed, where applicable.

  6. Suggestions • Continued development opportunities for centres (dissemination of good practice and networking) • Clearer guidance on central verification (dates, material to be provided, checklist of material submitted) • Amended unit specification and exemplar material

  7. Graded Unit 2 (Examination) June 2006

  8. Verification Activity • 6 centres selected for external verification • Team of 5 moderators over 2 days • Late submissions addressed by postal verification • Individual verification reports • One hold • Various approaches to marking and verification • Some good practice

  9. Assessment Exemplars • Demanding papers • Marking scheme very prescriptive • Value of the case scenario? • Marks were not awarded for referencing case scenario • Did not allow the range of grades expected

  10. Marking and Verification • Good evidence of prior and post-delivery verification • Marking scheme amended to allow answers well below that expected at SCQF Level 8.

  11. Suggestions • Continued development opportunities for centres (events to focus on delivery and marking of HND AIT graded units) • Clearer guidance on central verification (dates, material to be provided, checklist of material submitted)

  12. Graded Unit 3 (Project) June 2006

  13. Verification Activity • 6 centres selected for external verification • Team of 5 moderators over 2 days • Late submissions addressed by postal verification and visiting verification (one postal and one visiting) • Individual verification reports • No holds • Various approaches to marking and verification • Some good practice

  14. Assessment Exemplars • Inconsistencies between unit specification and exemplars • Poor guidance on making an assessment decision • Scenario presented in Exemplar 1 was flawed and was open to misinterpretation • Did not allow the range of grades expected

  15. Marking and Verification • Good evidence of prior, ongoing and delivery verification, together with expanded marking schemes and marking checklists • Good evidence of support given to students and feedback • Need to reinforce independent working

  16. Suggestions • Withdrawal of Exemplar 1 • Continued development opportunities for centres (events to focus on delivery and marking of HND AIT graded units) • Clearer guidance on central verification (dates, material to be provided, checklist of material submitted)

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