ASSESSMENT, EXTERNAL MODERATION (VERIFICATION) TOOL
REGULATIONS THAT GOVERN THE EVALUATION OF ASSESSMENTS AND FACILITATION OF MODERATION
In terms of the ETQA bodies Regulation NR1127 Chapter 2 Education and Training Quality Assurance Bodies under the heading Accreditation section 2(1) States:
“Education and training Quality Assurance Bodies shall be accredited in each sector by the authority for the purpose of monitoring and auditing achievements in terms of national a standards or
qualifications, and to which specific functions relating to the monitoring and auditing of national standards or qualifications shall be assigned in terms of section 5(1)(b)(i) of the Act “.
In accordance to the SAQA Regulations, ETQA’s must :
1.
2.
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accredit providers for specific standards or qualifications
Promote quality amongst providers
Monitor provision by constituent providers
Evaluate assessments and facilitate moderation amongst providers
Register Assessors
Take responsibility for the certification of learners
Cooperate with the relevant body or bodies appointed to moderate across ETQA’s
Recommend new standards or qualifications to the National Standards Bodies for accreditation
Maintain a database acceptable to the Authority
Submit reports to the authority
Perform such other functions assigned to it by the authority
The W&RSETA ETQA is required by SAQA to fulfil certain obligations as highlighted above –one of these is to evaluate assessments and facilitate moderation amongst providers in the
W&RSETA Sector (see point 4 above) .
Full qualification
Unit standard / skills programme
PROVIDER / LEARNER DETAILS
Provider
Name
ETQA
Accreditation
Number
Learner Name
Contact
Number
Address
Contact
Person
Quality
Assurer
Date of report
1.
Unit Standard/s
SAQA ID Number
YYYY / MM / DD
QUALIFICATION /UNIT STANDARD DETAILS
Name of Assessor
Date Of Assessment
2
2.
Assessors
Moderator
s
Name and
Surname
Name and
Surname
ETD PRACTITIONER /FACILITATORS /ASSESSORS /MODERATORS
Reg 617/ASS/________________________
Scope:
Reg 617MOD/_________________________
Name and
Surname
Name and
Surname
Reg
617/ASS/_______________________
Scope:
Reg
617/MOD/_______________________
Name and
Surname
Name and
Surname
Reg
617/ASS/______________________
Scope:
Reg
617/MOD/______________________
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3. Assessment Guide: Meets requirements as per assessor unit standards
Evidence requirements
Instrument design is appropriate for U/S /Qualification
Instructions to learners are clear and unambiguous
Clear relationship between course content and assessment exists
Instrument is linked to the overall assessment strategy
Instructions to learners are clear and unambiguous
4. Assessment activities adheres to the principles of assessment
Evidence requirements
Assessment activities are VALID
Assessment activities are RELIABLE
Assessment activities are PRACTICABLE
Learner evidence is VALID
Recording templates allow for the above to be carried out
5.
Assessment as part of the learning programme
Evidence requirements
Clear relationship between the programme strategy document, the roll out
plan and the assessment pan exists.
6.
Assessment Process
Evidence requirements
Assessment plan signed by assessor and candidate
Proof of learner and assessor meetings where learner was made aware of
the assessment process
Completed assessment documentation and learner evidence
Proof of Assessor feedback to learner
Yes
No
Comments and evidence
Yes
No
Comments and evidence
Yes
No
Comments and evidence
Yes
No
Comments and evidence
3
Proof of completed appeals (If applicable)
Proof of re-assessment
7. Assessment Results
Evidence requirements
Documented assessment results signed by learner and assessor
Learner evidence adhere to assessment requirements being valid:
Completed recording template /all relevant templates have been completed
by the relevant parties
8. Internal Moderation process
Yes
No
Comments and evidence
Evidence requirements
Moderation plan
Evidence of Moderators evaluation of assessment results, tools and
processes
It is evident that the Moderator has provided feedback to the assessor on the
moderation findings
There is an assessment review system in place
All moderation results are recorded
The moderation process has clearly looked at the following:
1. Assessment tools
2. Assessment process
3. The assessor
4. The assessment results
10% / 25 % (choose applicable %) of an assessors assessments have been
sampled for moderation
The Moderator report has been completed and includes recommendations o
the assessor
The moderator has upheld the decision made by the assessor.
Yes
No
Comments and evidence
4
9.
Overall feedback report
Office use only
The external moderation report is submitted to W&R YYYY / MM / DD
SETA on
A copy of the report is filed with the verifier
Feedback is provided to the provider
Signature (s) of external moderator
Each page is signed
Comments
5