Assignment Brief and Feedback form
(Unit with single assignment)
Learner achievement (please circle) NB: All learner
Name of Centre:
achievement is provisional until confirmed at the AVA Awards Board
Level Achieved:
Final Grade Achieved
(Level 3 units only)
Resubmission?
L2
P
L3
M
Y
D
N
Title of Access to HE Diploma:
(e.g. Science)
Unit title(s): Applications: Courses and Careers
Unit code(s):
Learner:
Tutor/Assessor:
Description of Assignment:
Complete the attached proforma in conjunction with your UCAS application.
Date set:
Date for draft submission
(if applicable):
Date for final
submission:
Extension date
Signed by Tutor/Assessor to
agree extension:
Date
submitted:
(if agreed):
Learner declaration:
 The explanations and evaluations in this work have been developed and written by me.
 I have not submitted material copied from the Internet, text books or other sources in place of my own
thinking and writing.
 When I have referred to the work of others I have done so to discuss, comment on or argue their ideas.
 I have kept quotation and paraphrasing to an absolute minimum and only to support points I have made.
 I understand that referencing the names of authors whose ideas I have used without including my own
interpretation of those ideas, does not meet the assessment criteria and cannot attract the Pass, Merit or
Distinction grades.
 I have not copied the work of my peers.
Learner comments: (please use this space to comment on any aspect of the assignment when handing in your work)
Signature:
Date:
TO THE LEARNER: Please attach this assignment brief to any written work you are handing in for assessment, or
submit the brief as instructed.
YOUR WORK CANNOT BE ASSESSED UNLESS YOU HAVE SIGNED AND SUBMITTED THIS FORM
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Assignment Brief and Feedback form
(Unit with single assignment)
Level 2/3
(please circle)
Unit title: Applications, Courses and Careers
This assignment addresses the following Assessment Criteria from the unit (or a copy of the unit may be attached, if
all AC are covered):
AC
no
1.1
Level Two (only list L2 AC if the Rules of Combination
Level Three
allows a learner to claim L2 credit for this unit)
Describe own skills, knowledge, experience and
personal qualities and explain the relevance of these
to chosen career path or programme of study.
1.2
Analyse the relevance of own skills, knowledge,
personal qualities and experience to chosen
course/career.
Indicate areas of new learning and challenges.
2.1
Describe appropriate progression routes and
summarise entry requirements or person
specifications.
3.1
Describe and plan for the stages of the application
process e.g. research, deadlines, advice and
guidance and application form.
3.2
4.1
List likely questions appropriate for interview.
4.2
Provide own answers to questions.
Analyse appropriate progression routes and
summarise entry requirements and person
specifications.
Produce a comprehensive action plan based on
research into progression opportunities which
includes a realistic timetable for all stages of the
process.
Produce a personal statement, or letter of
application, in support of application.
Analyse which questions are most likely to be asked
at interview.
Assess own answers to questions
Level 3 units only:
Learners achieve a Pass if they meet all Level 3 Assessment Criteria for a unit. You will achieve a Merit or Distinction
by meeting the following Grade Descriptors. Your tutor will give you feedback for all three grades.
Grade
Merit
Distinction
Descriptor 5
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
Communication
& Presentation
Grade
Descriptor 6
Autonomy/
Independence
Grade
Descriptor 7
Quality
Learner’s work shows very good
command of language (including technical
or specialist language), syntax, register,
spelling & punctuation.
Learner’s work shows excellent command of
language (including technical or specialist
language), syntax, register, spelling &
punctuation.
Merit
Distinction
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
Learner
a) Makes generally sound judgements
about how to complete work.
b) In most cases takes opportunities to
initiate appropriate actions.
Learner
a) Makes consistently sound judgements
about how to complete work.
b) Nearly always takes opportunities to
initiate appropriate actions.
Merit
Distinction
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
Learner’s work
a) Must be structured in a way that is
generally logical & fluent.
b) Taken as a whole, demonstrates a
very good response to the demands of
the brief/assignment.
Learner’s work
a) Must be structured in a way that is
consistently logical & fluent.
b) Taken as a whole, demonstrates an
excellent response to the demands of the
brief/assignment.
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Assignment Brief and Feedback form
(Unit with single assignment)
Grade Guidance: Learners must carefully read the guidance below which is linked to the components above
MERIT: (e.g. To achieve a Merit your work will show…..)
For a Merit your work will show that you can use technical and specialist vocabulary relevant to a university
application. Your sentence construction, spelling and punctuation will ensure clear communication in the various
tasks. The register of your answers will show that you can adapt your use of language for the particular purpose of a
written university application and for an interview context. Your course selection choices will show you are able to
make sound judgements in matching your goals with appropriate university courses. Your action plan (for AC3.1) will
show that you are able to take the initiative in maximising your opportunities. Your responses for each task will be
written in logical sequences and will be fluently written.
DISTINCTION: (e.g. To achieve a Distinction your work will show…..)
For a Distinction your work will show the ability to manipulate technical and specialist language to support a strong
university application. Your sentence construction, spelling and punctuation will ensure consistently coherent
communication in your responses to the tasks. The register of your answers will show that you can make creative use
of language for the particular purpose and for the particular audience of a university application and for an interview
context. Your course selection choices will show a series of decisions that are based on well-informed judgements
that carefully match your goals with appropriate university courses. Your responses for each task will be written in
consistently logical sequences and your use of language will be consistently fluent.
Part A: Feedback on credit level
AC no
Level
achieved
Credit
achieved
(L2/L3)
Location of
evidence
Tutor/Assessor comments on assessment criteria
(you could also indicate on the work itself where each AC is met)
Tutor/Assessor’s
signature:
Date:
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(Unit with single assignment)
Resubmission (if applicable) If any of the assessment criteria for this assignment have not been met at Level 3, a
resubmission may be permitted. Resubmission must follow the QAA guidelines and be permitted only once.
Requirements for resubmission/new Task set:
Date Set:
Date due:
Date Submitted:
Feedback on resubmission:
Level achieved
after resubmission:
Tutor/Assessor’s
signature:
Date:
Part B: Feedback on grading (Applicable only if all assessment criteria achieved at Level 3)
Grade
Descriptor
Tutor/Assessor comments against grade descriptors
GD7:
Quality
Tutor/Assessor’s reason for final grade decision (if applicable):
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Grade indicator
(P/M/D)
Please enter the final grade on
page 1 based on this grade
profile e.g. PPM=P
Assignment Brief and Feedback form
(Unit with single assignment)
Applications: Courses and Careers: Proforma
University Entrance 2014
Name:
Date:
Present Course:
Intended subjects of study at University:
Assessment Criteria 1.1, 1.2 & 3.2
Attach a copy of your UCAS Personal Statement
Assessment Criteria 3.1
Itemise your timetable for dealing with each stage of the UCAS application process and
explain the significance of each stage:
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Assignment Brief and Feedback form
(Unit with single assignment)
Assessment Criteria 2.1
On the basis of your research, analyse what the Universities you have selected are looking
for in Undergraduates:
Assessment Criteria 4.1 & 4.2
Identify 5 questions you might be asked at interview & outline answers to these questions
with reasons why you feel they are relevant and will impress your interviewer:
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