1. MODULE 3 SELF STUDY: TRACKING AND SUPPORT

2. Lifelong process whereby individuals acquire attitudes, values, skills and knowledge from daily experience and the educative influences and resources in their environment. INFORMAL LEARNING

3. 1. Increase employee knowledge 2. Direct correlation between learning and increased productivity 3. Costs less than formal training 4. Relevancy 5. Immediacy 6. Generally short 7. Often more student-driven and job-relevant BENEFITS OF SELF STUDY

4. TRACKING SELF STUDY Δ Develop learner management programme Δ Mentoring Δ Provide short face-to-face interventions Δ Create e-community Δ Making learners and line managers aware of implications of self study

5. Δ Tracking chart so learners can plot their progress Δ Promote learner and study groups Δ Intranet Δ Highlight success stories Δ Ensure learners understand the purpose of the programme (compliance, step in life long learning process) Δ Provide flexibility, allowing learners to go at their own pace Δ Accommodate disabilities Δ E-communities, also called communities of practice Δ “The grapevine” approach Δ Meet-the-expert days Δ “Brown-bag lunches” SUPPORTING SELF STUDY

6. MODULE 4 ASSESSMENT AND MODERATION ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

7. A structured process for gathering evidence and making a judgement about an individual’s performance in relation to registered national standards Assessment is: Structured Transparent Negotiated Objective ASSESSMENT ON THE NQF

8. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Δ This is the assessment that takes place during the process of learning and teaching SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT Δ This form of assessment is carried out against a registered unit standard and usually takes place at the end of a learning programme, during the learner’s journey towards an NQF qualification.

9. Δ Validity Δ Consistency Δ Transparency Δ Appropriateness Δ Systematic recording Δ Cost effectiveness Δ Integrated (naturally occurring evidence) Δ Manageable (planned) Δ Reasonable adjustment Δ Fairness (access to all) PRINCIPLES OF GOOD ASSESSMENT

10. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSESSOR Δ Ensures agreement reached on evidence presented of prior achievement Δ Ensures assessment plan is agreed on with candidate Δ Ensures candidate is fully briefed on assessment process Δ Follows assessment guidance (Given by awarding body and training centre) Δ Records all questions and responses used for meeting evidence requirements and range statements of standard Δ Ensures candidate receives prompt, accurate and constructive feedback Δ Ensures candidate demonstrates competence and completes documentation provided Δ Gives constructive feedback on candidate’s competence and agrees on new assessment plan if further evidence is required

11. Moderation means a process of monitoring and auditing assessment to ensure that it is valid, consistent, fair and sufficient. Moderation is a process that helps to ensure consistency of judgements. The judgements made by assessors in different locations and organisations must be comparable. Individual assessors who do not meet this requirement are identified and measures taken to ensure that their judgement come within acceptable tolerance. (From the New Zealand moderation Unit Standard 11551) Definition of Moderation

12. To verify assessments are fair, valid and consistent To identify the need to redesign assessments if required To provide an appeal procedure for dissatisfied learners To provide a procedure for the reassessment of learners To evaluate the performance of assessors To provide a procedure for the de-registration of unsatisfactory assessors To provide feedback to NSBs MAIN FUNCTIONS OF A MODERATION SYSTEM

13. WHAT MAKES AN EFFECTIVE MODERATOR? Δ Have extensive experience as assessors Δ Have credibility and hold professional respect of stakeholders Δ Listen and explain Δ Facilitate good discussions on assessment Δ Are open to innovation in assessment techniques Δ Are clear on their role in moderation system Δ Acknowledge the role and expertise of an accredited organisations’ assessors Δ Can share assessment ideas Δ Make clear, consistent moderation judgements Δ Use moderation system to feedback necessary amendments to standard settling body

14. CONCLUSION

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