Modern Languages CPD Presentation

Unit Assessment Flexible and open Assessment Standards and Evidence Requirements in Units Greater range of techniques and methodologies for assessment – encouraged through Unit Assessment Support Packs Assessments can be designed to provide evidence across more than one Outcome or Unit – combined assessments More opportunities to gather evidence as part of learning and teaching

Unit Assessment Support Pack (UASP)- purpose Assess your candidates Adapt for your own assessment programmes Help you develop your own assessments

UASP – Key Features Designed to encourage professional judgement Provide broad-based tasks – allow assessors to choose appropriate context and forms of evidence Show a range of approaches to generating assessment evidence Give information on the type of evidence which could be gathered and how this is to be judged against Outcomes and Assessment Standards

UASP - Structure Structure Outcomes and Assessment Standards Purpose Overview of assessment Assessment conditions Evidence to be gathered Judging Evidence Tables Re-assessment arrangements Samples of recording documentation Appendix 1

Adding Value – National 4 and 5 Each Course at National 4 and National 5 includes assessment of Added Value For National 4, the added value is in an Added Value Unit – not graded For National 5, the added value is in the Course Assessment – graded A - D

Added Value Makes the Course more than the sum of its parts Builds on current Course Assessment and Group Award approaches Defined as breadth, challenge and/or application as outlined in Building the Curriculum 5 May involve accumulation, assimilation, integration and/or application of skills, knowledge and understanding

Verification – Evidence Checklist Evidence of the centre’s internal quality assurance processes Details entered on verification sample form and candidate evidence flyleaf, and on the centre’s assessment record or equivalent The assessment or other stimuli that has generated the judged candidate evidence The candidate’s evidence with the assessment judgement(s)

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