Assessment Writing What does it involve?

Aims of workshop:  To explain the process through which Assessment Exemplars are developed  To explore how this can be/already is embedded in Centres  To examine how the process can be applied to integrate assessment of outcomes across Units

Assessment Exemplars: A Partnership  SQA provides funding, training and oversees the process  Centres provide the writers who usually do this work in their own time  This process CANNOT be achieved without this partnership. Centre staff are the subject experts, without their support Assessment Exemplars would not be available

Writing Assessment Exemplars Writer:  Gets to know the Unit  Plans the assessment  Selects Assessment Instrument  Writes the Task  Writes the Solution  Writes the checklist Vetter:  Checks:  Task, Solution and Checklist  That they match  That they are valid, reliable and accurate

Writing Assessment Exemplars SQA:  If Vetter is not an EV, Assessment is then sent to EV for checking  Assessment Production Team:  Finalise AE  Publish onto secure website Centres:  Check the Assessment Exemplar (IV process)  Assess the Candidate  Judge the evidence  Arrange for re- assessment if necessary  Carry out standardisation to check consistency of judgement

Assessment Exemplars: Partnership  These are examples and Centres do not have to use them  In fact, Centres are encouraged to write their own, particularly where they are attempting to integrate assessment ACROSS Units  How can this model be embedded in Centres?

SUPPORT:  Unit Specifications now focus on Evidence Requirements  SQA Website  External Verification Visits: during transition will seek to be supportive; development visits available  Centre Prior Verification facility

Planning to write an integrated assessment  Two groups: – one will look at 2 outcomes across two IT Units – one will look at 2 outcomes across two theory based Units  Each group will receive copies of extracts from 2 Unit Specifications to consider

TASK:  Identify where evidence requirements can be assessed together (possible starting points are highlighted in bold)  Identify how your centre could/has adopted SQAs Assessment Writing process  Identify who would be involved  Identify what would be the final product  Identify timescales for the production of the Assessment

Feedback and Questions  ERRORS in Assessments:  Centre produced assessments  SQA Assessment Exemplars