Assessment Scheduling and
Tracking
Assessment Scheduling
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Information requirements for standards verification
from 2012
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Projected grades for each candidate to enable a representative
sample
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Assessment schedule for the delivery of unit assessment across the
whole programme
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Cohort list with allocated assessors and IVs
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IV sampling schedule
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For NQF – samples from each assessor will be scrutinised
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Assessment Scheduling
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1.
How do your BTEC teams currently plan assessment for their
programmes?
2.
Is there shared/common practice to assessment scheduling across
BTEC programmes ?
3.
Do you need to review how you plan the delivery and assessment
in the light of these requirements?
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Planning for formative and summative assessment
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Greater emphasis on the distinction between
formative and summative assessment
Formative assessment
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takes place prior to summative assessment
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provides feedback to enable the learner to make improvements or
attain a higher grade
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feedback should be prompt so it has meaning and context
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must be constructive and provide clear guidance and actions
Summative assessment
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final assessment decision/judgement on an assignment task(s)
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definitive assessment and recording of the learner’s achievement
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Benefits of clear focus on formative and summative
assessment
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Avoids ‘ping-pong’ assessment
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Lightens the assessment load
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Underpins the requirement for authenticity of student work
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Clear rules on submission provides fairer assessment across
learners
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Planning for Formative and Summative Assessment
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Ensures the distinctions are not blurred between the formative and
summative assessment
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New guidelines for the BTEC Firsts assessment will support how you
plan for formative and summative assessment in the assessment
schedule – which can be adopted for QCF programmes
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There may be a difference between programmes that deliver units
long & thin and short & fat
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How do you plan for formative and summative
assessment?
1.
What are your current arrangements for formative and summative
assessment ?
2.
How do you handle resubmission opportunities?
3.
Is this uniform across the BTEC provision ?
4.
How do you authenticate learner work on both formative and
summative assessment ?
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Tracking Assessment
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Tracking assessment decisions
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We encourage a standard approach to recording assessment
outcomes
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Assessment records should be maintained for 3 years after
certification
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Authenticity of learner evidence is important
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Current learner evidence must be kept securely and be available for
scrutiny during the programme
1.
Is there a common approach to assessment tracking across all
BTEC provision in your centre?
2.
Which records are retained for 3 years ?
3.
How do you monitor authenticity?
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The Lead Internal Verifier Role
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The role of the Lead Internal Verifier
•The
Lead Internal Verifier role is ongoing
•Must
register through OSCA on Edexcel Online
•Access
•For
and use the standardisation materials
NQF – there is no standardisation exercise
1.What
are the changes to the role from QCF to NQF new next
generation BTEC?
2.What
3.How
evidence will you need for Quality Review & Development?
are you going to support Lead Internal Verifiers?
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