Assignment Brief and Feedback form
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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):
Reading and Comprehension of Texts
Unit code(s):
Learner:
Tutor/Assessor:
Description of Assignment:
With reference to at least three texts you have read for any one of the units you have studied on the
Access course, complete a grid like the one below:
Text: title and references
Summarise the main points of the text (AC 2.2)
What is the meaning of the text? (AC 1.1, 1.2 & 2.1)
What are the author’s intentions? (AC 3.1 & 1.2)
Evaluate the effectiveness of the form & style. (AC 1.2, 3.2 & 4.2)
Comment on the social/ historical/cultural implications of the text. (AC 1.2 & 4.1)
You should produce one of these grids for each of the texts you use for this unit. Only one website is
permitted for this assignment (you do not have to use any if you so choose).
The word limit in your responses will depend on the nature of the texts you use. However, as a general
guide it would be expected that you write approximately 600 words in answer to the questions for each
text or a grand total of 1,800 for the whole assignment.
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):
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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
Level 2/3
(please circle)
Unit title: Reading and Comprehension of Texts
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
Level Two (only list L2 AC if the Rules of Combination
Level Three
1.1
Describe the meaning of texts.
Analyse the meaning of texts.
1.2
Distinguish between fact & opinion, where
appropriate, & identify the use of emotive
language.
Explain & evaluate text where appropriate.
2.1
Explain & evaluate text where appropriate.
Interpret main purpose of text.
2.2
Interpret main purpose of text.
Summarise the main points of texts in own
words.
3.1
Describe authors’ intentions.
Interpret critically the authors’ intentions.
3.2
Describe authors’ chosen form & style.
Evaluate the effectiveness of authors’ chosen
form & style in achieving their intentions.
4.1
Describe some social, historical & cultural
features explicit & implicit in the passage.
Analyse social, historical & cultural features
explicit & implicit in the passage.
4.2
Describe how language is used in different
social contexts.
Analyse how language is used in different
social contexts.
allows a learner to claim L2 credit for this unit)
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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 2
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
Application of
Knowledge
Grade
Descriptor 5
Communication
& Presentation
Grade
Descriptor 7
Quality
Learner makes relevant use of ideas &
perspectives with breadth and very good
levels of accuracy, insight and creativity.
Merit
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
Learner’s work shows very good command
of language (including technical or
specialist language), syntax, register,
spelling & punctuation.
Merit
Learner makes relevant use of ideas &
perspectives with breadth and depth and
excellent levels of accuracy, insight and
creativity.
Distinction
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
Learner’s work shows excellent command
of language (including technical or
specialist language), syntax, register,
spelling & punctuation.
Distinction
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
Learner’s work is structured in a way that is
generally logical & fluent.
Learner’s work is structured in a way that is
consistently logical & fluent.
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 responses will show that you can recognise how texts are written and what they are saying. In
other words you will analyse the relationship between form and style, and the content of texts. In doing this you will
analyse the ideas and perspectives or the meaning and the purpose of the text.
Part of your response will show that you can accurately summarise what authors have written and can interpret an
author’s intentions with insight.
You will show that you have comprehended technical and specialist language and can use it creatively in your
responses.
Your choice of reading material should be varied enough to allow you to show that you recognise how language is
used in different social contexts. The emphasis in GD 2 on creativity is especially important in relation to AC 4.1.
You will need to show that you can recognise social, historical and cultural implications in the texts you use.
The grammar of your answers will be stable enough to support logical and fluent responses. Your Register will be
academic in tone and so in most cases will be written in the third person.
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DISTINCTION: (e.g. To achieve a Distinction your work will show…..)
For a Distinction your responses will show that you can, through close reading of a text, explain how an author
uses form and content to convey ideas/meaning and perspectives/purpose.
Your responses will show that you can summarise with accuracy, creativity and insight the gist, tone and structure
of an author’s intentions.
You will comprehend and use technical and specialist language in a syntax and register that reveals you have a
thorough grasp of the subject matter in the text.
You will show the ability to comprehend widely different language use in various social contexts. For each text you
choose you will be able to comment analytically on its social, historical and cultural implications.
The grammar of your answers will be consistently accurate and with the logical fluency that supports an academic
register throughout.
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:
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.
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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
GD 2:
Application of
Knowledge
GD 5:
Communication &
Presentation
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
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