2. Understanding Standards: Nominee Training Event
History
National 4 – Higher

3. Aims of the day
To support you in your understanding of national unit assessment standards by:
reviewing your role in the verification process
giving key messages update
reviewing candidate and assessment evidence
discussing this evidence and associated assessment standards with colleagues.
asking questions and seeking clarification about national standards

4. Purpose
To review recent changes to Unit Assessment Support Packs (UASPs)
To update understanding of National 4 Added Value Unit
Higher unit assessment update
To sample report writing

5. Your Role in Verification

6. Role of Nominee During verification:
Carry out evidence-based verification of unit assessment approaches and judgement, National 3-Higher
Draft External Verification Report for return to centre giving verification decision for each level submitted: Accepted, Accepted* and Not Accepted
Collaborate with fellow Nominees/Team Leaders/Deputy PV/PV in the quality assurance of verification decisions and Report writing.
Advise Team Leaders on Key Messages report at the close of verification event.

7. Role of Nominee After verification events: Local area mentoring role
Contact your LEA after this event
Quality Improvement Officer /Subject Leader
Professional Update

8. Your Verification Support Team
‘Buddy’ Nominee
Team Leader
Deputy PV/PV
SQA colleagues: prior verification and verification

9. Agreed Verification Activity

10. External Verification Activity
Nominee reviews AS for appropriate unit
Nominee reviews centre evidence, makes provisonal verification decision
Nominee completes Verification Worksheet
Quality assurance of provisonal verification decision with 'buddy' Nominee
Quality assurance of verification decision by TL
Nominee drafts Verification Report
TL/STL/PV quality assures Verification Report
Nominee and TL/STL/PV confirm Verification Report
STL/PV submits Verification Report

11. Any questions?

12. Unit Assessment & The Qualifications Framework
Level of detail and sophistication of learner response
number of sources
level of detail in sources
complexity of sources
type of source

13. Unit Assessment and The Qualifications Skills Framework
Level
Possible learner responses
Possible question types
National 5
Detailed response
Description and explanation required with some analysis
Clarity in expression of ideas Insightful use of evidence
Use of appropriate exemplification
Describe, in detail, …
Explain, in detail, …
To what extent …

14. Unit Assessment and The Qualifications Skills Framework
Level
Possible learner responses
Possible question types
National 4
Limited response Brief descriptions and brief explanations Some clarity and structure in response Limited use of evidence Use of obvious exemplification
Describe …
Give reasons …

15. Unit Assessment and The Qualifications Skills Framework
Level
Possible learner responses
Possible question types
National 3
Short response/outline Short descriptions
Able to give an obvious reason
Ability to make limited use of simple evidence
Outline
Give two reasons

16. Key Messages – External Verification
First external verification event: National 3-Higher in February
Second external verification event: National 4 Added Value Unit in May
Accepted verification in previous years should mean not being selected for Round 1 this year
All centres are eligible for Round 2 selection

17. Any questions?

18. Workshop 1 – Updates on Unit Assessment

19. Understanding Standards Workshop National 5 and Higher
Exemplars: assessing candidate evidence in relation to current assessment standards

20. Workshop 2 Debrief
Feedback from Workshop 2 and Questions

21. Workshop 3 – Key Messages for National 4 Added Value Unit
Assessment standard 1.1
Evidence of discussions with respect to the choosing of the assignment issue.
More support for candidates in selecting a question on either the causes or the impact of a historical theme or event.
Choosing an appropriate question for National 4 level.

22. Workshop 3 – Approaches Assessment Standard 1.3
Correct understanding of assessment standards to organise information in a logical and coherent order. Be careful of overly prescriptive templates.
Assessment Standards 1.4 and 1.5
These assessment standards relate to the content or the assignment. More support to candidates; tracking and monitoring.

23. Workshop 3 – Judgement
Assessors can provide support for candidates in meeting assessment standards 1.4 and 1.5.
Assessment Standard 1.6
Some statements that indicate a summing up of the question/issue are required, but not necessarily a full conclusion.
Use of specialist vocabulary meets standard.
Centres should support assessment judgements where possible with brief annotations.
Centres should annotate at point of achievement.

24. Plenary Feedback and Questions