GCE Spanish 6SP02 Training New Examiners – Overview of marking and the unit Level 1 (part a)

Welcome to the Spanish Team

Introduction from Chair and QDAM/SL In this training module you will: Welcome to your New Examiner training part a! Examining is an excellent way of getting to grips with the expectations of the specification and how mark schemes are applied – useful for bringing back to the classroom and raising the attainment of your own students. We have designed this training to give you an introduction to being an examiner, what you will be expected to do as well as getting to grips with some real life work. We hope that you find examining an enjoyable and rewarding experience. Welcome to the team! Abena Childs QDAM; Judith O’Hare Chair of Examiners; Peter Blagdon Subject Co-ordinator

 Review a timeline of the marking period  Understand where guidance and support can be found  Look at the structure of the mark scheme  Complete a short exercise In this training module you will: Learning Objectives

What does an Examiner do? Completes a standardisation exercise to apply the mark scheme correctly for an exam series, supported by a Senior Examiner Marks student responses to the standard set by Principal Examiner Mark steadily throughout the marking period to ensure accuracy of marking is maintained Meets all deadlines Regularly communicates with Team Leader and update with progress/escalate an issues Provides the Principal Examiner with some feedback on work you have seen (U4 report)

Overview of an examination series Before the exam Pre-standardisation You download Question Paper & Mark Scheme (10am day after exam) You complete some familiarisation marking with live candidate responses You feedback on the mark scheme to your Team Leader The Team Leaders, Principal Examiners & Assistant PEs meet to agree the standard for marking for this year You complete New Examiner Training You install ePEN and check access You complete ePEN training Team Leader contacts you

Different types of Standardisation meeting Standardisation This is where you get trained to mark. There are three different types of standardisation Your contract will state what type of standardisation you will be doing – the next couple of slides give you a bit more information about each type Online Standardisation (OLS) Centra Standardisation Traditional standardisation Completing an online marking exercise training you to apply the mark scheme Attending an online standardisation event Attending a face to face meeting

Overview of an examination series Centra standardisation Before this event you will need to complete the training exercise sent to you by the centra team shortly before the exam series You attend a virtual meeting environment You will be briefed by the Principal Examiner You will be talked through the exam paper and mark scheme You will mark a sample of pre-selected scripts provided at the meeting Team Leader provides you with feedback You will leave the meeting knowing how to apply the mark scheme for that series

Overview of an examination series During marking At the end of the marking period Submit a feedback report on marking (U4) Your Team Leader samples your marking If there are any issues with your marking you will receive feedback You mark your allocation by the contract completion deadline – there are milestones in your contract to help you pace your marking You can mark extra responses, if they are available, after you have completed your allocation

Overview of Examination Series Key dates will be found in your contract and provided at standardisation

Support from the Examining team Team Leader (TL) –You will be assigned a Team Leader –Before marking begins they will contact you to check that you have completed training and have all the documentation and login details you need –They are the first person you should contact if you have any problems with marking –They check you marking throughout the marking period and provide you with feedback if necessary Principal Examiner (PE) –Supervises TLs –Sets the standard for marking this years responses

Support from Edexcel GQ Assessment (GQA) –Also known as the Spanish team (contact details at the end) –Responsible for supporting and delivering the marking and ensuring that it is all completed in time for the grade boundaries to be determined (awarded) Deployment –Queries regarding your contract AA Payments –Queries regarding your payment for marking AA helpdesk ( ) –Any queries regarding usernames, passwords, problems installing ePEN etc

Question Papers and Mark Schemes

Question paper structure You are contracted to examine AS Unit 2: Understanding and Written Response in Spanish (6SP02) Three skills are assessed in this unit –Listening (Section A) –Reading (Section B) –Writing (Section C) Examiners are only required to mark the following items: –Q04, Q06, Q07 and Q08 –The remaining items are marked either by computer or clerical examiners For more information about this unit please refer to the specification and past examiner reports –Link to specification and past examiner reportsLink to specification and past examiner reports

Question paper structure General topic areas assessed via this unit: –Youth Culture and Concerns –Lifestyle: Health and Fitness –The World Around Us: travel, tourism, environmental issues and the Spanish-speaking world –Education and employment Detailed, specialist Spanish vocabulary or detailed and specialist knowledge of the chosen topic areas are not required Knowledge of the chosen topic area in relation to Spain and other parts of the Spanish-speaking world will not be assessed

Marking Principles for 6SP02

Question 4 (Section A: Listening) Part example of Q04 Short answer responses in Spanish Up to 8 marks awarded

Question 6 (Section B: Reading) Part example of Q06 Candidates read a passage in Spanish and then answer in English Up to 5 marks awarded

Question 7 (Section B: Reading) Part example of Q07 Short answer responses in Spanish Up to 10 marks awarded

Question 8 (Section C: Writing) Candidates write 200 – 220 Words in the form of a Letter, report or article in Response to the stimulus and Bullet points Up to 30 marks awarded using Assessment grids

Question 8 (assessment grids) The response is marked using the two assessment grids: –Content and Response (up to 15 marks) –Quality of language (up to 15 marks) Long tests: read to the end of the sense group after 220 words, then stop. Omitted bullet points –Max 9 for content if one bullet point omitted –Max 6 for content if two bullet points omitted. Correlation between Quality of language and Content and Response –if content scores zero so does language –if content receives one mark or more then the full range of marks for language can be accessed.

Marking Exercise Download the marking exercise found here: >>insert link<< Read through each sample response The first response has been annotated Mark the second response Once you have marked all the blank responses, complete the online survey (link below) or us Contact details can be found on the final slide

Contact Details If you require any further guidance on any aspect of this training pack, please let us know Spanish, Italian, Russian and ESL Team Address Details: One90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7BH Abena Childs – Peter Blagdon – Telephone Numbers: Abena Childs – / Peter Blagdon –